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GOAL AREAS
Community Involvement: Increase city-wide involvement and awareness of the importance of a violence-free culture for our children and youth.   
Families:   Increase the capacity for families to provide a safe nurturing environment.

Examples:   
 
  • Protect Our Kids Violence Intervention Program
  • Newport News Healthy Families Initiative
  • Parenting Education and Support     

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    Neighborhoods:  Increase the capacity in neighborhoods for adults to provide positive support, demonstrate caring and be actively involved in the lives of young people.
    Examples:   
     
  • Early identification and referral
  • Targeted outreach for gang prevention for youth identified as at-risk for gang involvment
  • Community Leadership Institute      
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    Learning Environments:  Provide and support positive violence-free learning environments.  

    Examples:   
     
  • Bullying, gang awareness & training
  • Unitown
  • Youth Leadership Development     

    • Monitoring Results:  Develop a system for monitoring and evaluating the impact of strategies to prevent violence in our community and create a culture of non-violence.

     

     

    July 8, 2008