Supporting youth in Milwaukee is a crucible and commitment for Sharlen Moore, executive director of Urban Underground. The organization, which she co-founded with her husband and partner, Reggie Moore, helps young people grapple with what they are up against in our city and gives them tools for a healthy, vibrant and empowered life. Sharlen has spent her whole life in Milwaukee, where she attended public schools and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She got her start in community organizing while working for the YMCA, where she and some friends created the Teen Achievers program. She also founded Youth Justice Milwaukee, which tries to keep kids out of the prison system and advocates for restorative justice. YJM also joined a longstanding community effort to close youth prisons, particularly Lincoln Hills School for Boys and Copper Lake School for Girls. We talked to Sharlen during the pandemic, delivering a recorder to her doorstep.