Safer Communities, Brighter Futures: a public health approach to youth violence reduction
Chicago, Illinois
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How parks are designed, maintained and provide programming are key to impact on crime ...
The relationship between parks and crime remains the subject of debate. trib.al/jbQ25Bc
Beautiful weather for today's Englewood Police Youth Baseball League opening day at 5:00 in Hamilton Park. Let the games begin! @tmwkenglewood @ChicagoParks @ChicagoCAPS07
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Funders need to prioritize technical assistance for grantees, esp. when asking them to work in new ways or with a new/higher risk population. Our June newsletter shares two approaches from @ICOYouth and @MENTORIllinois. bit.ly/2xvRq2f
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It's summertime in the Chi & the City of Chicago wants to keep our Teens happy & safe! Visit Chicago.gov/summer to check out the City's Summer Resource Guide that provides info about services, activities & resources available this summer for our Teens! #OurCityOurSafety
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We are days away from our 3rd annual Austin Summer of Opportunity Street Fest and Community Celebration! This will be a 2-day event with dozens of Austin-based community leaders, anti-violence groups, youth organizations & businesses to help kickoff a safe summer for our youth!
Great progress! With stronger relationships and pipelines, CBOs can help employers by teaching soft job skills and other employment prep to formerly incarcerated youth and adults to set them up for success on the job.
Employers hire the formerly incarcerated despite internal hurdles hrdive.com/news/employers-hi… via @hrdive
Congratulations to Rick on a remarkable career serving youth and improving lives. #leadership
Rick Velasquez to Retire as Executive Director of Youth Outreach Services; Industry Veteran Jamie Noto Named as Successor. yos.org/newsroom/news/newceo…
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Mentoring practitioners can celebrate #PrideMonth by utilizing our new LGBTQ Supplement to the Elements of Effective Practice. Visit mentoring.org/pride to find the latest research on #mentoring young people who identify as #LGBTQ+. #MentorIRL #MENTORPride
Effective approaches to #violenceprevention fr/NY. "The homicide and gun violence ... is acted out by a very, very small number of high-risk people,” [@DavidKennedyNYC] said. “We can tell who they are and we can give them a special kind of care and attention.”
ICYMI: Check out this recap from our 2019 National Conference held on June 18th and 19th. Special thanks to @NNSCommunities' staff, @JohnJayCollege, @JohnJayResearch, @Arnold_Ventures, @FordFoundation, Pritzker Foundation, and @JoyceFdn thecrimereport.org/2019/06/1…
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While filming "South Side" on location, Sultan Salahuddin was moved by the amount of neighborhood kids looking to get involved. The Chicago native helped to launch Lane 44, a non-profit designed to create film production jobs for South Side youth.
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Academic #persistence and achievement are often the last priority for youth dealing w/ #trauma, #homelessness, #violence, poverty and other complex issues. So proud of our SYNC youth who graduated this yr w/help fr family, teachers, mentors and support svcs. You're amazing!
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“[LGB/TGNC] youth face higher rates of detention & incarceration. A 2015 study shows that 20% of youth in the juvenile justice system identify as #LGBTQ & gender-nonconforming, even though they compose only 5-7% of the total US youth population.” #Pride prisonpolicy.org/blog/2019/0…
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Police are stationed in Chicago’s public schools. Local leaders are debating training and accountability. We’re catching you up on what’s next citybureau.org/newswire/2019…
ALT School resource officer (SRO) placement by Chicago Police District, based on data from the Office of the Inspector General's recent report.
Through the commitment and focus of our mentoring grantees in implementing an evidence-based model, we tripled the ave time mentors spent with youth. Dosage matters, part. for high-risk youth.
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Effective #mentoring requires time to build #trust; to understand circumstances, strengths and challenges; to connect youth to svcs; to set goals and to manage setbacks. Congrats to @UCANchicago, @WestsideHealthA, @KLEO_Chicago, @ChiUrbanLeague and @YAPInc!
Happy #Juneteenth to our youth, partners, donors and advocates. More background from @HISTORY and @blackishabc: bit.ly/2WUf2J0 and
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Explore @chicagosmayor YOUR CHI guide, which provides students and their families with info. on positive programming and events, youth health, and free summer meals being hosted citywide for children of all ages this summer, at chicago.gov/summer or at 311. #OurCityOurSafety – at Chicago, IL
From the report-"45% of state prison admissions
nationwide are due to violations of probation or parole for new offenses or technical violations." Realigning resources to those most at risk for violence in adult & youth systems makes sense for public safety & economic #ROI.
A new report by @CSGJC, with support from @Arnold_Ventures, reveals the startling extent to which probation and parole violations contribute to states’ high prison admissions and populations, as well as the subsequent cost to taxpayers. #ReentryMatters csgjusticecenter.org/confine…
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A terrific example of service providers collaborating to measure and learn together in order to improve outcomes for youth.
Here's how 7 youth-serving #nonprofits in Chicago collaborated in a #data system to measure their impact and inform themselves.@chousechicago #youth #education youthtoday.org/2019/06/chica…
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