magic. >> he is one of our partners and mo magic and what does it stand for. >> mo magic, is a magic program out of the public defender's program. magic is mobilization of adolescent growth in our communities. they launched it in 2004 at hunters point. and they wanted to see it in the western addition. the area has been referred to the harlem of the west or the fillmore or the mo' -- so it became mo magic. >> how does it help? >> we meet with community members and city departments around issues and challenges within the community. specifically towards summer we started in 2006 and june of 2007 there were a series of shootings in the neighborhood. it became the catalyst for the community to come together, we've got to do something this summer so initial trust was to keep kids safe during the summer. >> i've heard you had great success and numbers are down, right? >> i spoke with the local captain and what do did d we look like for the last few years. we've gone from five, four, three, two, one homicide for the last few years and we are hoping to decreasing but it's everybody working t

we found our way into the community through mo magic. we attended community events and were allowed the opportunity to work with their kids, providing life skills, violence prevention groups, case management, and recreational activities. that the collaboration and the dedication of our staff have, we would not be able to provide vital services to the community. we are in the homes, in the communities, and in the schools, bridging relationships and forming bonds with kids who do not normally have a stable person they can count on. why take away money from a program that has had more than 500 youth graduate, to improve school attendance, 12 get jobs, 16 receive mentoring, and over 10 families receive mental health services? with your help, we can only increase these numbers and our services. thank you, and please restore our funds. supervisor chu: thank you. >> good afternoon, supervisors. before i start, i want to a knowledge and thanks supervisor ross mirkarimi for his support and the efforts he has put into building collaboration within

we found our way into the community through mo magic. we attended community events and were allowed the opportunity to work with their kids, providing life skills, violence prevention groups, case management, and recreational activities.