Good schools, child care centers, parks and playing fields are requirements for every healthy neighborhood. They provide residents with a reason to stay, a source of pride, a convenient necessity, and an expectation of a predictable and desirable future. LISC and CDCs have been in the forefront of advocating and implementing the development of such institutions for years, and LISC has established programs to make that process more efficient and effective. They include:
- In 1994 LISC established the Community Investment Collaborative for Kids (CICK) to offer financial and technical assistance to develop new, quality child care facilities in neighborhoods that need them.
- LISC’s Educational Facilities Financing Center (EFFC) finances charter and alternative school development.
- The NFL Grassroots Program, a partnership between LISC and the National Football League’s Youth Football Fund, provides grants and technical assistance for the creation or redevelopment of community football fields.
Experts Online: Partnering with Police: Profiles of Gang Prevention & Youth Safety Strategies
12/06/2007
Event Description
December 5, 2007
Issues of youth violence and increased gang activity have become a challenge for many communities across the country. Youth service providers have made strides in understanding warring gangs and connecting youth to effective social services that fill the gap of unmet needs. Although successful, these strategies have had limited impact. Neighborhoods are still plagued by rising crime rates among youth and a continued concern around juvenile arrests and incarceration. Our webcast experts will discuss their innovative strategies that go beyond traditional programming as they partnered with the community to reduce crime in the inner cities of Providence, Rhode Island and Los Angeles, California.
This webcast discussion highlights the successful strategies of two community organizations who have led collaborations that effectively address issues of gang and street violence among youth. Experts discuss their role in crafting policies, practices and partnerships with law enforcement, the public school system and additional community non-profits. By the end of this discussion, participants will learn about the planning and design of programming, implementation of strategies, and lessons learned from two organizations that have been recognized and awarded for their successful prevention and intervention work with youth.
Experts
- Teny Gross, Executive Director
Institute for the Study & Practice of Nonviolence – Providence, RI
- Mark Wilson, Executive Director
Coalition for Responsible Community Development (CRCD) – Los Angeles, CA
- Moderator: Mona Mangat, Program Officer
Local Initiatives Support Corporation, Community Safety Initiative (CSI) – New York, NY
Who would be interested?
- CDC executive directors, staff, board members
- Child welfare agency staff, youth service providers
- Police officers and other law enforcement
