For more information, contact one of the following organizations, or visit the U.S. Department of Justice Kids Page Web site at www.usdoj.gov/kidspage. This site includes information for kids, youth, parents, and teachers.

National Organizations Americans for the Arts 1000 Vermont Avenue NW., 12th Floor Washington, DC 20005 202-371-2830 Internet: www.artsusa.org Juvenile Justice Clearinghouse P.O. Box 6000 Rockville, MD 20849-6000 800-638-8736 301-519-5212 (fax) Internet: www.ojjdp.ncjrs.org National Assembly of Local Arts Agencies (NALAA) 927 15th Street NW., 12th Floor Washington, DC 20005 202-371-2830 National Assembly of State Arts Agencies (NASAA) 1010 Vermont Avenue NW., Suite 920 Washington, DC 20001 202-347-6352 National Crime Prevention Council 1700 K Street NW., Second Floor Washington, DC 20006-3817 202-466-6272 Internet: www.ncpc.org National Endowment for the Arts 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue NW. Washington, DC 20506 202-682-5400 Internet: www.arts.endow.gov National Endowment for the Humanities 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue NW. Washington, DC 20506 202-606-8400 800-634-1121 Internet: www.neh.fed.us

State and Local Programs Administrative Office of the Courts/Juvenile Services Kenton County Building, Room 606 303 Court Street Covington, KY 41011 606-784-8664 African Heritage Dance Center 4018 Minnesota Avenue SE. Washington, DC 20019 202-399-5252 Bells of Love Elisa Mescon 210 Gifford Parkway Syracuse, NY 13214 315-445-0018 Children's Aid Society Chorus 219 Sullivan Street New York, NY 10012 212-533-1675 City at Peace, Inc. Suzanne Tarlov, Executive Director 3305 Eighth Street NE., Studio A Washington, DC 20017-3504 202-529-2828 202-529-1654 (fax) Do the Write Thing Challenge Program National Campaign to Stop Violence 1120 G Street NW., Suite 990 Washington, DC 20005 202-393-7583 New Visions/Nuevo Visiones 136 Suffolk Street Holyoke, MA 01040 413-532-6350

This Bulletin was produced by the National Crime Prevention Council as part of the National Citizens' Crime Prevention Campaign under a cooperative agreement with the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. The National Crime Prevention Council is a nonprofit organization that conducts demonstration and youth-based programs, produces publications and training materials on a variety of subjects, and manages the day-to-day activities of the National Citizens' Crime Prevention Campaign.

Points of view or opinions expressed in this document are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, BJA, or the U.S. Department of Justice.

The National Youth Network, founded and managed by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, consists of diverse youth leaders from across the Nation who are sponsored by youth-serving organizations. The goal of the Network is to recognize and build upon the power and importance of youth leadership by uniting young people and adults, through communication and action, to enable youth organizations and nonaffiliated youth to have a positive, formidable impact in our communities and throughout our Nation.

The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention is a component of the Office of Justice Programs, which also includes the Bureau of Justice Assistance, the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the National Institute of Justice, and the Office for Victims of Crime.

Youth In Action Bulletin

December 1999     Number 11