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One of the coordinators of the clean up is James Parks who says it's time people take control of their own neighborhoods.

The City of Yakima's Gang Free Initiative group is working closely with community partners like the YMCA to help curb gang violence. YMCA Executive Director Bob Romero says they hope to change lives through the Y's mentoring program. Romero says they want to pair adults with kids at Garfield and Barge-Lincoln schools and hold on site activities...

ROTARIAN'S GIVE BOOKS TO ELEMENTARY STUDENTS Members of the Rotary Club of Yakima are spending the next three weeks in and out of elementary classrooms throughout the Yakima School District.  Before they are done, every kindergarten through third grade student in the district will have received a brand new book of their own to keep...