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Youth Programs
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The goals for the Youth Prevention Intervention Program are to divert youth from drugs, gangs, and other at-risk activities. Creating a positive and enriching capacity, while building activities for kids in order to prevent criminal involvement and also creating an environment of mutual trust between youths.
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The guidelines for the Youth Prevention Intervention Program are as follows:
- This program is currently only available to children residing in the Southside Terrace.
- This project is in collaboration and a grant funded by the Weed and Seed program.
- Every three months there will be a total of 25 youth participating. Each child will have a group leader (Mentor). A series of 9 crime prevention field trips will be conducted in the Omaha area during the grant period.
- Children participate in workshops that are designated to career preparation, hygiene, anti-violence, mannerism, and community involvement.
- Field trips have included college facility tours, Douglas County Youth Correctional facility, Youth Conferences that focus on gang prevention, and a day coordinated by the Boy Scouts of America to teach team building and anti-violent behavior. Other field trips will focus on drug prevention, bullying, gang violence and gang intervention.
Youth Programs Pages
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