The violence has taken its toll on the Mexican border town of Ciudad Juarez where even children have been targeted.<br /><br />That culture of brutality has led some of the youth to also respond with violent behavior.<br /><br />But one program is trying to make a difference by giving children at risk a reason to hope.<br /><br />One hundred and fifty children are now learning music through this program, and they all come from poor, often dangerous neighbourhoods. |<br /><br />But parents and teachers say that the program is taking the kids off the streets.<br /><br />Al Jazeera's Mariana Sanchez reports.
