The best peace in my life: Ex-Winnipeg gang members turn it around to help youth in need – Winnipeg [Video]

A Winnipeg organization aimed at helping inner-city youth turn their lives around says it’s all about being a consistent presence in the community, and being there for others.

Four Sacred Hearts was started by a group of ex-gang members who sought a different path in life, and continue to share their positive outlook with young people, through weekly community walks, outreach, fundraising, cultural programs and more.

“Four Sacred Hearts is four guys who have lived a hard, difficult life,” executive director Tim Barron told Global Winnipeg.

“We are ex-gang members, in and out of jails most of our lives, some in CFS … and now we help reconnect our youth and our adults — even people who are elderly — to their culture, to their roots.

“We guide them back to their roots to help them find their identity, where they belong and their purpose in life.”

Barron said he …