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InnerCity Weightlifting (ICW) is a 501(c) non-profit organization founded in Boston, Massachusetts. The organization originated as a gym with the simple goal of keeping "at-risk" youth off the streets, but has since evolved into a community and support network as well as a source of education, job-training, and employment in personal training for young people who have been imprisoned and/or connected to street gangs. ICW's unique solution to the nationwide problem of gang-related violence focuses on working with the young people characterized as the highest risk population in Boston for violence. ICW's goal is to empower its students and give them the connections and tools to say "no" to violence, and "yes" to opportunity. == History == InnerCity Weightlifting was founded in 2010 by Jon Feinman, as an after-school program for at risk youth. It began with four students and has since grown to serve over 150 young people. These youth, who are generally men under 24 make up the "one percent of the population who commit 70 percent of the violent crimes." Feinman, who has a background in Olympic weightlifting and personal training says, "..weightlifting is just the hook to get students in the door." Once inside the gym, students are able to work on obtaining GEDs, personal training certifications, and making connections with positive adults. In 2015, ICW expanded into a second location in Kendall Square, Cambridge where the focus is on providing students with ample training clients to improve their economic mobility. ICW's second location is designed as a fitness studio where its most devoted student trainers earn a living by training several clients a week, and traveling to nearby offices for corporate workout sessions. In the future, InnerCity Weightlifting hopes to go national. "Our overall vision is to create a systematic change in terms of the ways that society views these young people," Feinman says.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「InnerCity Weightlifting」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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