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Community Outreach
Erase The Past℠ is a community-based program developed in 1998 by Dr. Bryna Kane and Dr. Edward Glassberg in Long Beach, California. Their mission is to help former gang members and youth at risk erase their past and go forward with a productive life including gaining employment. Dr. Kane and Dr. Glassberg offer free tattoo removal in exchange for community service. The program is available each month to former gang members and youth at risk. Applicants are screened by the Long Beach Police Department to ensure a clean record for the past six months. The approved candidates must provide five hours of community service for each tattoo removal session. Since its inception, over 102 tattoo removal clinics have been held at Long Beach Memorial Medical Center totaling over 4,000 encounters with former gang members and youth between the ages of 14 and 25.
Visit the Erase the Past website to learn more or to make a tax deductable donation. |
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