Diane Latiker is reaching out to young people in her troubled Chicago neighborhood . `` Kids Off the Block '' provides recreational activities and valuable life skills . The program has been a success for many years, but it was recently put on hold because of budget cuts at CPS. Do you know a hero ? ` I invited them into my living room , '' she said . Nominations are open for 2011 CNN Heroes .
Diane Latiker is reaching out to young people in her troubled Chicago neighborhood . `` Kids Off the Block '' provides recreational activities and valuable life skills . The program has been a success for many years, but it was recently put on hold because of budget cuts at CPS. Do you know a hero ? Nominations are open for 2011 CNN Heroes .