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How are you? you haven't aged a day. >> so good to see you. >> so good to see you. >> i'm surprised you remembered me. >> are you kidding? you leave a mark. >> you want to go in? >> i'd love to. diane, diane, diane, diane, diane, tell me again why did you first open your doors? >> i realized that they were failing in school and needed help, the gangs were trying to recruit the boys and stuff. and i'm like, what am i going to do? >> what do you do? >> what do i do? but i sold the tv and bought some computers and started helping with homework. it's about a program like tutoring and mentoring, bu...

And kate recently reconnected with her to recount the decade of success, joy, and some heartbreak. >> reporter: when i first met diane, the supreme court was about to hear a case, a landmark case having to do with chicago's handgun ban. >> if you would stay here two days, you'd realize our young people are looking backwards because of drive-byes. >> reporter: when diane laticer opened up her own home to start the non-profit kids off the block she was fighting to stem the tide of gang activity in her neighborhood. >> and i came here to chicago to talk to some of the people who were most affecte...

Almost ten years ago, kate bolduan melt a women there who decided to take a few kids under her wing. since then, she's given guidance and direction to thousands of children. and kate reconnected with her to recount the decade of success, joy and some heartbreak. when i first met diane, the supreme court was about to hear a landmark case having to do with chicago's handgun ban. >> if you would stay here two days, you realize our young people are looking backwards at every car because there are drive-bys. >> when diane latiker opened up her own home to start the non-profit, kids off the block,...

A case, a landmark case having to do with chicago's handgun ban. >> if you stay here, people are looking backwards in every park because of drive by's. >> reporter: when she opened kids off the block, she was fighting to stem the tide of gang activity in the neighborhood. i came here to chicago to talk to some of the people who are most affected by gun violence. i know how much my life has changed in the almost ten years since we last met. i'm interested to see how much has changed for diane. >> there she is. how are you? i mean, you haven't -- >> good to see you. >> so good to see you. >> i'm...

>> i can see how another kid that age could so easily think, i've got no future. >> that's what they think. no hope. and can you blame them? >> returning to the memorial diane started, it does feel impossible to blame them. each brick represents a young life lost to gun violence. >> how many are in there now? >> 201. >> so how many now. >> 800. >> i never thought it would be this big. i know that's so naive to think. diane isn't alone in her fight to save this community. >> i'm from roseland. i went on to get my bachelors degree and masters degree, and i am working inside the community that i ...