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Gang Reference Card for Parents (English, Español, Hmong and
Vietnamese).
This quick and easy reference guide provides common warning signs of
gang involvement. Parents are encouraged to familiarize themselves with
local gangs symbols, seek help early and consider contacting school
officials, local law enforcement, faith leaders and community
organizations for additional assistance.
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ccdo/welcome_flash.html
U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs: Community
Capacity Development Office
CCDO promotes comprehensive strategies to reduce crime and
revitalize communities. The goal is to help communities help themselves,
enabling them to reduce violent and drug crime, strengthen community
capacity to increase the quality of life, and promote long-term
community health and resilience.
www.courttv.com/choices/al_roker_menace/index.html?sect=2
Al Roker Investigates: “Menace on Main Street” gang documentary guide
In the documentary NBC's Al Roker Investigates: Menace on Main Street.
This documentary highlights the growing problem of youth involvement in
gangs, provides insight into why youth are joining gangs, and includes
strategies to reduce gangs and violence.
http://www.courttv.com/choices/teachers/videos/index.html
Court TV Teacher Resource Guides covers several different topics
http://home.inreach.com/gangbang/magw.htm
Mothers Against Gang Wars
Mothers Against Gang Wars is dedicated to ending gang violence and the
destruction of youth. Under the auspices of a former female gang
member, the organization works to curb gang violence.
www.gangoutreach.com
Gang Outreach
Gang Outreach is a faith-based, multi-racial, multi-cultural gang
prevention and intervention program in Lake County, Illinois. The
organization partners with parents, ex-gang members, mentors, community
- based organizations of mutual purpose, police departments and
probation officers.
www.gangstyle.com
Streetgangs.help.advice.expression
Gang style is a web-based organization that works with Gang
Outreach.
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COPS Gang Toolkit
Street gang crime can take many forms. The COPS Gangs Toolkit consists
of resources for law enforcement officials, educators, and parents to
address specific types of crimes committed by gangs.
www.aecf.com
The Annie E. Casey Foundation.
This website provides information on families and youth.
www.ndas.cwla.org
Child Welfare League of America, National Data Analysis System.
This website
provides a comprehensive collection of child welfare data.
www.cacsh.org
Partnership Synergy: A Practical Framework for Studying and
Strengthening Collaborative Advantage.
This
provides information on the principles of developing and strengthening
community partnership.
www.wkkf.org
W.K. Kellogg Foundation.
This website
provides information on program development and evaluations. It has
numerous publications on line to help community organizations with
program development. It also provides information on grants.
www.irvine.org
The James Irvine Foundation
This website has
an array of resources and publications on children, youth, and families,
collaborative initiatives and on workforce development. This website
also has information about grants.
www.nrys.ou.edu
National Resource Center for Youth Development.
This website
provides information on current research findings, legislative
happenings, information about innovation program and program evaluation.
This information is all related to older youth and their transition from
foster care to emancipation.
www.colorado.edu/cspv
Center for the Study & Prevention of violence:
Information on
how to select and implement effective prevention programs. Phone
(303) 492-1032
www.childtrends.org
Child Trends Research Brief
Excellent
resource materials concerning youth & families.
Mothers Against Gang Wars
Mothers Against Gang Wars is dedicated to ending gang violence and the
destruction of youth. The organization was formed by Sandra Davis, a
former gang member, who was able to go out into the streets and get an
understanding of where young people were coming from and what was needed
to offer them alternatives to a life of violence.
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