Another street worker arrested on gun charges, this time, though, for a potentially life-ending injury

Setting aside the cronyism, we're hiring street workers based on the idea that they've had similar life experiences as these kids and can have some rapport with them, but I have to wonder if that's really a great qualification. First, we've seen that some of these workers aren't exactly modeling good citizenship, but do we really want role models who aren't qualified for much more than youth worker jobs? I feel like what we really want these kids to have are role models who can show them something about life outside the streets. Maybe I'm naive but I think you can develop rapport with kids by being respectful and showing interest in them and having been through what they're going through is secondary.