Parents, Schools &
Community Resources  

PDF of flyer on Gangs

 

www.cops.usdoj.gov/Default.asp?Item=1383
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.

www.cops.usdoj.gov/Default.asp?Item=1309
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.