Title
& Description
News Outlet
& Journalist
Date
& Location
MEDIA TYPE
& LENGTH
26 February 2021
New York, New York, United States
Text
Over 3000 Words
The largest police raid in New York City history did little to resolve a decades-long conflict between residents of two Harlem housing projects, nor did it address the underlying problems causing violence in the commu...
2 February 2021
California, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
When a California law shifted the costs of incarcerating youth from the state to its counties, judges suddenly sent 40% fewer youth to state-run juvenile facilities. That reduction began a long-term trend that combine...
30 January 2021
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
Next Step is a hospital-based violence intervention program based at Minneapolis' Hennepin County Medical Center that counsels gunshot victims to try to help lower the chances that they will be harmed again or seek to...
10 January 2021
Flint, Michigan, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
A new Juvenile Justice Center that will focus on trauma-informed treatment of children rather than simply jailing them is still more than one year from completion. But, in the years leading to its opening, the county'...
14 December 2020
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
The House of Umoja in West Philadelphia, created in the late 1960s in response to high rates of gang violence, succeeded in helping thousands of young men through a residential treatment program, mediating disputes pe...
12 December 2020
Berlin, Germany
Text
1500-3000 Words
The Poetry Project provides a platform for young refugees to create poetry, share their stories, and learn about German culture. The initiative started with weekly meetings for 7 young refugees to workshop poetry abou...
24 November 2020
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
By one measure, a record number of homicides in 2020, Indianapolis' decision to pump $13 million into two crime-prevention grant programs looks like a failure. But program advocates and researchers say that may not be...
13 October 2020
Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
In their Group Violence Intervention program, Kalamazoo police use "custom notifications" to intervene before street violence erupts. Working in tandem with community groups, the police tell likely shooters that more ...
28 September 2020
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Broadcast TV News
5-15 Minutes
Outreach workers with CRED (Create Real Economic Destiny) in Chicago's Roseland neighborhood are paid under a city grant to de-escalate and mediate disputes among the same gangs that some of the workers once belonged ...
23 September 2020
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
Twenty high school students enrolled in Territory, an urban design nonprofit, produced a zine and their own quality of life report for West Austin, where many of the students live. The students conducted interviews, s...
15 September 2020
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
Teens selling water on the sweltering streets of Atlanta are typically dealt with by police officers who often crack down on "unpermitted sales of water by youth." In a new approach, city officials convened a council ...
28 August 2020
Fort Worth, Texas, United States
Multi-Media
800-1500 Words
Inspired by a news story about a successful violence-intervention program in Richmond, California, and alarmed by a surge in gun violence in 2019, city officials in Fort Worth created VIP FW to deploy formerly incarce...
The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia Media Network)
Samantha Melamed
8 August 2020
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
Philadelphia's PlayStreets program is a nearly 60-year-old program that began as a meal service during the summer "hungry season," when school lunches are not served, but has evolved into a summer camp on 300 city blo...
6 August 2020
Compton, California, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
About 170,000 schoolchildren in four states have participated in the Team Kids Challenge, which promotes healthier relations between youth and police by pairing them in charity work to solicit and distribute donations...
5 August 2020
Seattle, Washington, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
Choose 180 channels Seattle-area young people into an alternative to court and jail when they commit relatively minor offenses. This "offramp" from the traditional justice system, serving a disproportionately Black an...
17 June 2020
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
Many organizations are holding food drives, providing hot meals, and delivering essential items like groceries and diapers to children and their communities in underserved Chicago neighborhoods. Based on a tradition o...
15 June 2020
Wagram, North Carolina, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
A former North Carolina prison has been reclaimed by the nonprofit Growing Change to teach sustainable farming to youth who otherwise might be doomed to their own prison terms without an effective intervention. The 9-...
2 June 2020
United States
Text
Under 800 Words
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has effectively responded to the Covid-19 crisis by quickly helping existing programs provide food aid to families. School lunch programs rapidly moved from providing hot food...
The Salt Lake Tribune
Heather May
5 May 2020
Kearns, Utah, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
A high school program in Utah is combating increasing rates of teenage suicide by equipping children with the tools they need to manage thoughts of hopelessness. The program is known as ME (Mood Enhancement) Time and ...
4 May 2020
Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Video
3-5 Minutes
A program in Cape Town, South Africa is helping children learn life skills and provide mental health resources through 'surf therapy.' The program called Waves for Change starts each session with some grounding medita...
27 April 2020
Texas, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
Specialty dockets are used in some states to provide extensive follow-up and supervision to help juveniles end gang affiliations. The enhanced supervision usually includes a curfew, frequent unannounced home visits, r...
19 March 2020
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
Milwaukee's nonprofits serving youth are finding new ways to check in and connect with their students as the coronavirus rules out the possibility for in-person afterschool programming. “Social distancing doesn’t mean...
March 2020
Rochester, New York, United States
Text
Over 3000 Words
In Rochester, NY, the Center for Teen Empowerment, a nonprofit that trains youth in community organizing, personal development, and anti-violence, is working to bring kids off the street and into safety. The program, ...
25 February 2020
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
Over the past 14 years, the city of Chicago has been running a Juvenile Intervention and Support Center (JISC) to help divert youth away from the criminal justice system. The goal of the program, which took a $5 milli...
4 February 2020
Tijuana, Mexico
Radio
5-15 Minutes
"The Nest" in Tijuana is a space for migrant children to relax and be themselves during a very stressful time. "The Nest" was established by the Pedagogical Institute of Los Angeles and sits across the street from a s...
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