HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOW 2013-02-11 Item 2B - Powerpoint Presentation Shown at Meeting - Alive & Free ProgramBuilding Safe Communities
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The Alive & Free
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Recognizing and treating violence as a public health issue is
central to the Alive & Free MovementTM, an international
effort to equip youth and young adults to replace high -risk
behavior with positive life skills — and to promote
community involvement to cure the disease of violence.
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8,000 Seattle -area youth and have trained 600
community partners.
In the past year, 83% of youth engaged through
Alive & Free Street Outreach returned to school
and 92% of youth involved in the justice system
did not re- offend.
Alive & Free reduces risk factors and
significantly increases protective factors for
ALL participants, demonstrated in the City
of Seattle's Reinvesting in Youth Promising
Programs Evaluation.
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Valley Cities Violence
Prevention Initiative
l he Valley Lities Youth Prevention Initiative is a community-
based multi- agency strategy to address youth violence in the
Cities of Auburn, Kent, Renton and Tukwila. This initiative
will focus on court - referred youth and youth involved in gang
activity who are at the highest risk of perpetuating or being
victimized by violence. The VCYVPI will set a new direction
by identifying and helping young people who are at a
vulnerable point in their lives. The Initiative will contract with
the YMCA of Greater Seattle's Alive & Free Outreach Network
to provide services to high risk youth residing in South King
County.
Alive & Free Commitment
reside in the contracted geographic areas to address disproportionate minority
confinement
Support court referred youth in obtaining other community based services to address
risk factors to violence
Provide Risk Assessment and strategic engagement of high risk youth who are court
involved and residing in South King County
Provide Critical Incident Response by deploying street outreach workers when major
acts of violence involving youth occur to provide family and victim support, gather
relevant information for community and law enforcement partners, help with crowd
control, mediate and deescalate tensions and work to prevent potential retaliation;
Provide Major Event safety planning and staffing in partnership with law enforcement
to maintain safety at community events
Collaborate with South King County youth service organizations to build a network of
support for highest risk youth residing in Auburn, Kent, Renton and Tukwila
• Warrant Reduction
• Institutional In reach
• Critical Incident Response