PITTSBURGH — There’s a new plan to help stop violence and other issues in downtown Pittsburgh, particularly among young people.
The Sports and Exhibition Authority is allowing a North Side youth mentoring program to open a clinic at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center, Channel 11's news exchange partners at TribLIVE reported.
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Officials said the goal is to eliminate loitering and fighting.
A five-month, rent-free lease was approved Thursday for Youth Places, which will use an empty storefront on Penn Avenue that once housed a UPS store.
About 1,700 children attend schools downtown and another 1,300 catch buses daily on their way to and from schools, officials told TribLIVE.
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