I'd argue you're right and what we're saying is one and the same. I grew up in the burbs but the free after school programs were mostly through the school. Those are parts of successful education programs.

Better yet - imagine if we put this money towards education. We all know the inner city schools are underfunded. I'm not saying bad parenting isn't a huge problem, I'd just argue a lot of that stems from a lack of availability to a good education.

Maybe also clean up the streets and give people the means to keep their homes looking nice.