There are plenty of things to do for all ages of kids. Especially underprivelaged kids. My own kids can't afford to go to many of the summer programs because I have to pay full price while the kids we are talking about in the article get to go for free. The problem is not having the programs, but getting them to realize that dealing/using drugs and gang-banging is not more fun and profitable for them. This all has to start at home at an early age. As for the schools, they continue to take these thugs back over and over again until finally they become too dangerous for the others trying to get an education. Then they are out on the street all day and night. If that happened to me, my parents would have sent me to boarding school or somewhere. These kids just go oh well and blame the system.