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WJZ shared the following story on the launch of Baltimore's Safe Passage initiative:
ayor Brandon Scott has announced the launch of the city's Safe Passage initiative, a strategy to help improve safety for students traveling to and from school.
The program is a combined effort between the Mayor's Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement (MONSE), the Mayor's Office of Children and Family Success (MOCFS), Baltimore City Public School System, and the Maryland Transit Administration Police (MTA).
The city said it will use data on student involved incidents to determine ideal areas for Safe Passage sites. The sites will be staffed with Safe Passage Partners from 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m., monitoring student traffic and ensuring safe travels for students at the end of each school day.
The city has set Mondawmin, and Sate Center as the first Safe Passage priority areas.
The Baltimore Sun reported on the City's summer youth engagement strategy that combines non-law enforcement centered curfew engagement with programming especially designed for young people to enjoy:
Two days before Baltimore City is set to begin enforcing a youth curfew, elected leaders, police and community partners unveiled a strategy labeled as “communal parenting” that aims to be non-punitive for young people.
Shantay Jackson, the director of the Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement, said at a news conference Wednesday that although past curfew attempts have overemphasized the role of law enforcement, alienating young people, this summer’s attempt would emphasize support, safety and engagement.
The curfew, which will start being enforced Friday, is one facet of a larger summer youth engagement strategy, dubbed B’More this Summer, that will feature city-sponsored programming ranging from midnight basketball to pool parties and concerts, officials said at the news conference.
In May, Mayor Brandon M. Scott and Mayor's Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement (MONSE) Executive Director Shantay Jackson announced the departure of Executive Director Jackson effective June 30, 2023.
“On behalf of the entire City of Baltimore, I want to thank Executive Director Jackson for her service,” said Mayor Brandon M. Scott. “She has been an integral part of my administration’s work to treat violence as a public health issue and carry out Baltimore’s Comprehensive Violence Prevention Plan. Together, we have built a strong team at MONSE that is well positioned to continue to move this work forward to improve public safety outcomes for all of Baltimore.”
At the beginning of his administration, Mayor Scott appointed Executive Director Jackson to lead the newly created Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement as part of his holistic approach to public safety that combines traditional law enforcement with Baltimore’s Group Violence Reduction Strategy (GVRS) and Community Violence Intervention (CVI) ecosystem.
“It is with mixed emotions that I have chosen to resign as the Executive Director of MONSE as I enter into my next chapter of service to our City,” said MONSE Executive Director Shantay Jackson. “I do not take this decision lightly, and it has been an honor to serve the city I love. I have full faith that the team we have built over the past two-and-a-half years will be able to carry on this transformational work and deliver on our commitments to building a safer Baltimore. I will be working with Mayor Scott to ensure a smooth transition ahead of my departure on June 30.”
WMAR (Channel 2) joined MONSE and our partners to celebrate the Baltimore City Visitation Center's 10th anniversary:
The Mayor's Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement is celebrating 10 years of the Baltimore Visitation Center.
It helps families impacted by domestic violence connect.
MONSE's Baltimore Visitation Center bridges the gap for families, providing a healthy interaction for everyone involved in a very unpleasant situation.
Every weekend, the Baltimore Visitors Center provides a free safe space for children, allowing for supervised and monitored visitations.
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