Fear of dangerous strangers in inner-city neighborhoods is keeping kids and teens from using playgrounds and parks to be physically active.

Participants Explore Journalism, Mass Communications Careers LOS ANGELES, April 21 /PRNewswire/ -- The Urban Media Foundation (UMF) has received a $24,000 grant from Verizon to support the organization's after-school literacy education program, which offers youth workshops on literacy, critical thinking and technology training.

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