Holiday Safety Tips to share with your community. Holiday project idea: Holiday cards for shut-ins Honor a loved one with a YCW Tribute Donation.
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Don't miss YCWA's 20th National Conference in Orlando, April 19-22, 2009. We are now accepting applications for youth ambassadors to the conference! You may also apply for a conference scholarship. See the conference website for details. |
YCWA site standards adopted July 2008 update the training requirement. Please review the standards. Reminder: SAFs and Census Surveys should already be in by now. Nominate someone for the Casey Award! Deadline Feb. 16, 2009. This month YCWA's Youth Spotlight shines on Carlos Gabarron of the JCC program in Brazil.
Congratulations to our 2008 Casey Award winners. YCW board member Doug Hughes receives Martin Luther King award. Congressman Allen Boyd accepted YCWA's National Champion of Youth Award in a special ceremony January 11 at the Swift Creek Middle School in Tallahassee, Florida.
Other sourcesA study (May 2008) by the U.S. Secret Service and the U.S. Dept. of Education highlights the importance of crime reporting. Check it out (PDF): Prior Knowledge of Potential School-based Violence: Information Students learn May Prevent a Targeted Attack. Stop snitchin'? Watch the 60 Minutes report on the code of silence that is killing our most desperate communities. The COPS office at USDOJ has a nice study of school-based crime prevention programs, including Youth Crime Watch. Check out the School Violence Fact Sheet (PDF) from the National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center. |
Support Youth Crime Watch of America in the Combined Federal Campaign. Designate #12539 Tallahassee, FL: Youth Crime Watch of Florida presents the Florida Panhandle Crime Prevention Kick-Off, October 29th - November 1st, 2008, in Tallahassee. All future trainers are welcome! Schools and community sites - get on board for training today! "Our house is your house." Palm Beach couple gives their home to Youth Crime Watch. Stone Mountain, GA: Spotlight on the Youth Crime Watch group at Stone Mountain Middle School. Congratulations to our finalists in the ACT OUT LOUD campaign for safe teen driving. Warriors Crime Watch produced a video to discourage drunk driving on prom night. Okeechobee Crime Watch promoted safe driving in their school and community. Great work! Broward County, FL, public schools: We really like Broward County's crime watchin' radio spots. Grayson, KY: East Carter High School launches its crime watch with a core group of 22. Opa-Locka, FL: Youth Crime Watch symposium draws applause in Florida. International roundupYCW Jamaica participates in Barbados youth summit, provides program model Three day youth leadership retreat energizes Rhodes Park YCW members in Zambia. YCW Tanzania helps get a sister program underway on the African island of Zanzibar. The maiden edition of YCW Nigeria's crime prevention magazine hits the streets. Fighting the drug trade is a priority for Youth Crime Watchers in Liberia. Haiti hit by disaster - YCWH turns out to help. Your donations welcome! |