"Always be willing to lend a helping hand to others, you may be the only who cares enough to help"
Happy Holidays friends, advocates and partners!
This month's issue is dedicated to the appreciation and
celebration of who are making an effort to Be The One To Make A Difference. It does not take a lot to make a difference in the life of another person, and a little can go a long way. We can give our time, energy, compassion, knowledge and financial resources to help make a difference in the life of another person. Everyone doesn't have everything, but everyone does have something. Whatever your something is, think about how you can use it to Be The One To Make A Difference.
Check out these links to learn how you can make a difference.
Thank you for reading,
Office for Safe and Healthy Neighborhoods
- Youth Violence Prevention Center Grant from CDC
- REImage
- Youth Implementation Team with Chief Conrad
- Walk Out of Darkness Recap
- Ali's Louisville: Restorative Justice in Education
Youth Implementation Team Article
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Four Members of the Youth Implementation Team will have an editorial in the Courier Journal this Sunday. Please be sure to grab a copy this Sunday.
Rumble Young Man Rumble
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@ Muhammad Ali Center - 8a
The City of Louisville, Kentucky has been making great strides in its efforts to uplift Black men and boys. For the past five years, it has served as the host city for the Open Society Foundation’s “Rumble Young Man, Rumble” convening, and continues to demonstrate a steadfast commitment to advancing and promoting the field. Click here for a glimpse.
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The Office for Safe and Healthy Neighborhoods were accompanied by two of its partners to attend the Fall Convening for the National Forum on Youth Violence Prevention. Over 100 representatives from various other cities were present at the gathering in additional to federal partners. Please click here for more information.
CDC Funded UofL Youth Violence Prevention Research Center
In hopes of addressing community violence, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has awarded the University of Louisville School of Public and Information Sciences a $5.7 million grant to establish a Youth Violence Prevention Research Center. The Office for Safe and Healthy Neighborhoods serves as a key partner in establishing the center and will continue to serve on the steering committee. On Nov. 20 UofL and Mayor Fischer introduced this exciting news to the Louisville Community. Various partners at the press conference included UofL, LCCC, and the Office for Safe and Healthy Neighborhoods.
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REImage
REImage is a program set to help young
adults in aspects from continuing their education to getting a job to coping
with drug and alcohol issues. The Office for Safe and Healthy Neighborhoods supplies support for REImage as it falls under the One Love Louisville Community Plan for Goal 13: Improve Outcomes for At-Risk Youth and Citizens Returning from Incarceration. One hundred local young adults will get a second
chance at success through this new city initiative.The
REimage program will target young people, ages 18-24, who are facing adult
misdemeanor charges. To learn more, click here.
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Youth Implementation Team meet with Chief of LMPD, Steve Conrad
Saturday November 14, YIT members met with several LMPD Majors and Chief Conrad to discuss ways to improve communication between youth and officers. During the meeting, Chief Conrad was given insight and ideas on ways for police officers to interact with youth at early ages such as a resurgence of the D.A.R.E program, having Student Resource Officers in schools, and information sharing with the community. A follow-up meeting is being discussed to take place with Chief Conrad and his Youth Council.
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Walk Out of Darkness Recap
November 7, the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention held its' annual Out of Darkness Walk at the Great Lawn. Louisvillians gathered to remember loved ones who had fallen victim to suicide, depression and other mental illnesses. Strangers exchanged hugs and held hands during the walk to celebrate the lives of loved ones.
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Ali's Louisville: Restorative Practices in K-12 Education and Racial Equity
On November 5, many UofL students and community members gathered at the University of Louisville to discuss problems and solutions within Jefferson County Public Schools' classroom settings and systems pertaining to students of color. Presenters included Dr. Cherie Dawson-Edwards of UofL school of Law, John Marshall, Equity Officer of JCPS, and Quaniqua Carthan, Program Coordinator of Office for Safe and Healthy Neighborhoods.
"Police officers should only be in the schools for crime, not discipline"
- Dr. Cherie Dawson-Edwards
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1 Love Louisville Updates
Community Plan Updates
The One Love Louisville Community Plan was released in January
2015. The 13 goals and 42 initiatives are owned and lead by various community
representatives, community organizations, agencies, governmental departments
and houses of faith.
Data Plan: Currently under review based on the information gathered at the Data Summit on October 9, 2015.
Goal Report Outs: One
Love Louisville goals 4-8 were last reported out on November 13, 2015. Initiative leads provided
current progress, actions and next steps. For more information on these report outs, contact, here.
For more detailed
updates, please join us at this
month's Implementation Team Meeting
on Friday, December 11, 2015 @ Kentucky Youth Career Center 9 - 10: 30
a.m.
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MBKLou
Updates
Office for Safe and
Healthy Neighborhoods and Mayor Greg Fischer released their One Love Louisville
My Brother’s Keeper Plan (MBKLou) to the White House, MBK Alliance and
community on July 20, 2015 – a plan to help young people, specifically young
men and boys of color, stay on track.
Mayor Fischer and the Office for Safe and Healthy Neighborhoods hosted an MBK Roundtable discussion on September 16th. This discussion was aimed at learning the insights of young men and women of color after learning about Louisville's progress on the six MBK milestones. This important conversation was facilitated by the Department of Education. Read more.
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