Web Extra: Heat of Summer
Clip: 8/4/2014 | 1m 4s
Diane Lanitker opened her home to help Roseland youth to provide them a safe haven.
Diane Lanitker opened her home to help Roseland youth to provide them a safe haven from violence. Since Kids Off the Block’s founding in 2003, the organization has expanded beyond the walls of Lanitker’s home as word spread among local youth that there was a woman who would help them.
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Web Extra: Heat of Summer
Clip: 8/4/2014 | 1m 4s
Diane Lanitker opened her home to help Roseland youth to provide them a safe haven from violence. Since Kids Off the Block’s founding in 2003, the organization has expanded beyond the walls of Lanitker’s home as word spread among local youth that there was a woman who would help them.
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