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SHE WAS A WITNESS THOUGH - AND WAS TAKEN TO THE POLICE STATION FOR QUESTIONING. WILL KEEPS FOUNDED THE MENTORSHIP PROGRAM TO HELP AT-RISK YOUTH. HE HAS WORKED WITH SEVERAL PROMINENT IOWANS, LIKE GOVERNOR REYNOLDS, TO ADVOCATE FOR A BETTER COMMUNITY. <<46-50, "POSITION YOURSELF TO MAKE A CHANGE, DON'T JUST TALK ABOUT IT, THERE IS NO MORE TALKING.">> THE "STARTS RIGHT HERE" PROGRAM IS SPECIAL FOR WILL KEEPS. HE'S BEEN A COMMUNITY ACTIVIST FOR YEARS. AND HE WANTED TO PROVIDE A SPACE FOR STUDENTS TO FEEL SAFE - - AND KEEP THEM OFF THE STREETS. <<NATS OF MUSIC VIDEO>> YOU MIGHT RECOGNIZE KEEPS FROM HIS RAP VIDEOS. HE WANTED TO SHARE A MESSAGE THROUGH MUSIC -- THAT VIOLENCE IS NOT THE ANSWER. HE SAID HE EXPERIENCED "A WORLD OF GANGS AND VIOLENCE" WHEN HE LIVED IN CHICAGO. <<37-45, "WE ARE LOSING A LOT OF OUR KIDS TO THE STREETS...WE ARE LOSING AZ LOT OF OUR KIDS TO THE DRUGS AND ALCOHOL AND GANGS WE ARE LOSING A LOT OF KIDS ON THAT LEVEL.">> KEEPS, ALSO KNOWN AS WILLIAM HOLMES, CREATED THE YOUTH CENTER A FEW YEARS AGO. ����vlog SHOWED YOU THE FACILITY BACK IN 2020. AND HE'S WORKED WITH GOVERNOR REYNOLDS IN HOPES OF ESTABLISHING "STARTS RIGHT HERE" AS A CHARTER SCHOOL FOCUSED ON HELPING CHILDREN OVERCOME PERSONAL CHALLENGES. REYNOLDS SAID IN A STATEMENT: "I'VE SEEN FIRST- HAND HOW HARD WILL KEEPS AND HIS STAFF WORKS TO HELP AT-RISK KIDS THROUGH THIS ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION PROGRA