Looking for answers to fight gangs

After her son was shot in front of her apartment complex in 2003, Lela Jones started making a list of suffering.

Jones began collecting the names of young people lost to gang violence, and she put them in a book. On Saturday, more than 70 names were posted on a tall board at Hubert Humphrey Park in Pacoima, and Jones experienced what she called a personal victory - bringing young people together to hear a message of hope. Alex Dobuzinskis in the Daily News.

Calvary Baptist Church of Pacoima, where Jones worships, organized the Youth & Young Adult Love Summit, which brought together former gang members and youths from the street.