In response to a rise in youth violence and gang activity, a county alumni chapter of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc. has created a mentoring program for young men.

Fraternity brothers Darryl Curtis and Milton Dilligard, who run a recreational track and field club for middle school students in Burlington Township, started the club as a way to keep young boys out of trouble.

“We said, "We need to have something so we don't lose the kids that we have,'” Curtis said.  more >>