CCDO's In-Sites Magazine - Spring 2005 issue

Photos representing weeding and seeding efforts such as police officers on bicycles, building construction, brick row house facade displaying several flags.

Winter 2004 issue of In-Sites magazine, published by the Community Capacity Development Office (formerly Weed & Seed Office), Office Justice Programs (OJP)

This Issue Welcome to the spring 2005 edition of In-Sites, where CCDO gives you quick and easy access to important information from the field. This issue includes stories about a reentry program that focuses on family reunification, how sites reach out to their limited English proficiency populations, and how a surveillance car may be your low-tech answer to crime. More articles are highlighted below; find others by clicking on the section links on the left.
Features
CSOSA Helps Ex-Offenders in DC The officials at the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency (CSOSA) in Washington, DC, know they are well funded. But this independent executive branch agency has taken its good fortune and organized myriad programs to serve ex-offenders throughout the nation’s capital.	Children Need Not Suffer, Say Crow Creek Advocates The signs that the child abuse problem was growing were there, and the need for help wasn’t being met. Then came the Child Advocacy Center.
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.	Law Enforcement, Race, and Reconciliation A few years ago, the relationship between police and minority communities in Lakewood, WA, was problematic, so community leaders called a summit. Today, things are still improving.