xactly the point.

 When they boxing in the ring, you know they talk trash to each other… I'm gonna do this to your mom. I'm gonna do this to your dad. That's not gonna faze him,  Adams Sr. said.  But to a kid on the street, you say that to them, and they don't have that discipline. What you think they're gonna do? They're gonna run to gun violence and try to hurt you. 

Adams Sr. also notes that coaches are uniquely positioned to spot kids who may be struggling emotionally.

 Because when you're a coach, you can actually see certain things like that. You know, you could look at a kid and like, okay, he's kind of disturbed. 

And the earlier that mentorship begins, the better.

 Once you start that at an early age, like it basically sticks with you. 

A renovated space, a long-term mission

Githoro says a renovated space will be ready by November 1, where youth will have access to several months of free programming in a safe, structured environment. But Githoro is clear that solving youth gun violence requires more than a temporary fix.

 We're working with these council members, we're working with these congressmen to be able to have these funds, to be able to have these resources, to be able to have the community come together, so we can have that opportunity for these kids, you know, to be able to train for free. 

For Githoro and Adams Sr., the message is simple: investing in young people today is the only way to build a safer future for everyone.