| SCOOPing Trenton Kids Off the Street
In
cities throughout the country, getting children into afterschool
programs is difficult. In Trenton, NJ, the city is helping
thousands of kids participate in more than 100 different activities. 
In Many Different Languages, Help Is There
Weed and
Seed sites are providing foreign-born residents with meaningful
access to services and benefits. Although many sites have demonstrated
successful outreach efforts, three stand out: Brownsville Westside,
TX; Northwest and Southeast Trenton, NJ; and the Colfax Corridor
site in Aurora, CO.
Look Ma, I'm on Camera: Video Highlights Safe Haven Programs
The
kids in the Safe Havens in South Bend, IN, might have felt
as if they were being watched last fall—and they were.
They not only were watched, they also were filmed, interviewed,
and peppered with questions by other kids, all to draw even
more of their peers to Weed and Seed centers.
CADCA Makes Sustainability Make Sense
Funders are beginning
to look for more accountability from grantees, and grantees
are realizing that long-term planning is in their best interest.
Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA) is working
with Weed and Seed to send out the message of sustainability.
Small and Simple Makes Tucson's DEFY Work
Six years ago, DEFY
started in Tucson, AZ; 6 years later, kids are still coming
to DEFY events. The secret to this kind of dedication and interest
lies in a number of small yet very effective strategies.
Resources
Learn more about female involvement in delinquency
and violence.
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