YES teachers (group leaders) have extremely valuable perspectives on the program. Teachers interact with the participants directly; they know what worked and didn't work for the youth, and they gained insight about working in the community. They are an important resource for information to keep … [Read more...]
Tip Sheet #4: Increasing Community Awareness
A critical component of the YES program is community engagement, and a key to community engagement is to increase the public's awareness of YES. Information that you may want to share could include: What is the YES program? How will it affect the lives of young people? How can it improve the … [Read more...]
Tip Sheet #3: Planning Your Project
Community projects are an essential component of the YES Program. These tips may be useful as you plan and complete your projects. Get Permissions Ensure that appropriate permissions are given from the proper authorities (parent, school, city, etc.) to carry out the project. Make Back-Up … [Read more...]
Empowering Kids, Overcoming Violence
The MI-YVPC YES program is featured in the latest issue of Findings magazine. Marc Zimmerman and Susan Morrel-Samuels describe the program and violence as a public health issue in a special Findings Video Extra. http://youtu.be/3Pnfnt1Exnw The full Findings article is in … [Read more...]
Program Leader Training: Portland, OR
Pete Hutchison and Susan Morrel-Samuels wrap up our program leader training for the year in Portland, one of the four STRYVE pilot communities. This collaboration with the Multnomah County Health Department (MCHD) builds off of the work of their Youth Violence Prevention Partnership. The … [Read more...]
Program Leader Training: Boston, MA
Pete Hutchison and Susan Morrel-Samuels continue our program leader training in Boston, one of the pilot communities for the STRYVE program. This is a collaboration with the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC), which builds upon their multi-agency initiative, Violence Intervention & … [Read more...]
Program Leader Training: Salinas, CA
Pete Hutchison and Marc Zimmerman are training new program leaders in Salinas, CA this week. Salinas is the site of one of the Striving To Reduce Youth Violence Everywhere (STRYVE) pilot communities. STRYVE is adapting the YES program to their community as part of their overall youth violence … [Read more...]
