COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT GOAL: Increase city-wide involvement and awareness of the importance of a violence-free culture for our children and youth. Community Education:   Create a community education plan designed to change the culture of violence in our community. ACTION STEP:   Create a community awareness campaign about the importance of effective parenting and parent responsibilities, community support for raising children, and the availability of community resources. ACTION STEP:   Create a community awareness campaign to educate parents and the  community on safety hazards in the home and neighborhoods, such as guns,  drugs, gangs and the internet ACTION STEP:  Engage the media as a partner in promoting non-violence. ACTION STEP:   Promote positive images of safe, structured activities in our community for children and youth ACTION STEP:  Promote safety of public places.   Engaging Officials: Engage elected officials to support and promote the Keeping Our Kids Safe: Violence Prevention Network. ACTION STEP:   Educate elected officials on community data. ACTION STEP:   Encourage elected officials to issue a City/School Board Proclamation. ACTION STEP:   Encourage elected officials to participate in Town Hall Meetings hosted by Keeping Our Kids Safe: Violence Prevention Network. ACTION STEP:   Include regular presentations at City Council, School Board, etc., work  sessions on Keeping Our Kids Safe: Violence Prevention Network progress. ACTION STEP:   Encourage usage of project information in City Council speeches, i.e. State of the City, speeches to the community groups.  ACTION STEP:   Encourage guest editorials on progress of initiative by elected officials and citizens.   Citizen Participation: Educate Citizens and Promote Citizen Participation. ACTION STEP:   Circulate a “Pledge Against Violence” for citizen signature and publicize widely. ACTION STEP:   Develop website for information, strategies, opportunities, and to assist in preventing violence. ACTION STEP:   Develop a menu of signature promotional events, such as community summits. ACTION STEP:   Ask faith community to support violence prevention month (October). ACTION STEP:   Promote Positive Youth Development and the Developmental Asset™ Framework.  ACTION STEP:   Include information on violence prevention, bullying, gangs, risk and protective factors at events and summits sponsored by Network members and other community organizations.   Resources for Communities. Online directories available at: Newport News Office on Children, Youth & Families 12284 Warwick Blvd., Suite 2-A Newport News, VA 23606 Phone: 757-597-2801 Fax: 757-597-2806 Visit Website  • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Kids Priority One Visit Website  • • • • • • • • • • • • • • United Way First Call 739 Thimble Shoals Blvd., Suite 400 Newport News, VA 23606 First Call Line: 757- 594-4636 Visit Website  • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
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July 8, 2008