In the context of the recent advocacy on gun violence, a profile of our Youth Organizing to Save Our Streets (YO S.O.S.) program in Crown Heights, Brooklyn—working to combat violence, strengthen youth leadership and their community, and now preparing for a march on Washington.
In an op-ed for City & State, our Greg Berman and Julian Adler offer "three underappreciated lessons" from New York City's historic reductions in crime and incarceration.
Citing John Jay College's evaluation of our Save Our Streets program, an exploration of the role played by the "credible messenger" approach to violence prevention in New York City's historic crime reductions.
News 12 Brooklyn reports on the rapid community response organized by our Save Our Streets violence prevention program following a series of shootings in Crown Heights, Brooklyn.
Representatives from the nine sites participating in the federal Minority Youth Violence Prevention initiative gathered in Savannah, Georgia to share accomplishments, learn from common challenges, and plan for how best to carry the work forward.
An op-ed by Errol Louis on the efforts of local residents, politicians, and community organizations, including the Crown Heights Community Mediation Center, to end violence in Crown Heights.