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250 Mills Civic Parkway, West Des Moines, IA 50265
Offers a community based participatory justice process. Provides repair for victims and holds youth offenders accountable, while increasing their competencies and anchoring them to the community. It offers an alternative and supplement to the court based justice system.
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United Way of the Midlands
300 Shelton Street, Chadron, NE 69337
Eight week program for the prevention of substance abuse, juvenile delinquency, school failure, child abuse and neglect, mental health problems, and violence. FAST consists of a team of community members (teachers, community partners, parents, and volunteers) who run the program each week.
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United Way of the Midlands
420 Kellogg Avenue, Ames, IA 50010

Offers programs designed to prepare youth to make healthy choices through prevention, education, and enrichment activities. These services aim to provide early awareness, intervention, and out-of-classroom support to equip children and adolescents with the tools they need to stay on a positive path. Programs address a variety of critical issues, including:

- Substance Use Prevention

- Smoking and/or Vaping Cessation

- Alcohol Use Disorder Education/Prevention

- Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention

- Suicide Prevention

- Youth Violence Prevention

- Juvenile Delinquency Prevention

- Human Trafficking Prevention

- Child Abuse Prevention

Additionally, youth enrichment programs are offered to promote healthy social interaction and help participants maximize their social, emotional, physical, and academic potential. These programs may include arts and crafts, academic workshops, sports, reading clubs, and other recreational, cultural, and civic activities.

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United Way of the Midlands
105 South Marshall Street, Boone, IA 50036

Offers programs designed to prepare youth to make healthy choices through prevention, education, and enrichment activities. These services aim to provide early awareness, intervention, and out-of-classroom support to equip children and adolescents with the tools they need to stay on a positive path. Programs address a variety of critical issues, including:

- Substance Use Prevention

- Smoking and/or Vaping Cessation

- Alcohol Use Disorder Education/Prevention

- Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention

- Suicide Prevention

- Youth Violence Prevention

- Juvenile Delinquency Prevention

- Human Trafficking Prevention

- Child Abuse Prevention

Additionally, youth enrichment programs are offered to promote healthy social interaction and help participants maximize their social, emotional, physical, and academic potential. These programs may include arts and crafts, academic workshops, sports, reading clubs, and other recreational, cultural, and civic activities.

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United Way of the Midlands
3015 12th Avenue SW, Cedar Rapids, IA 52404

Provides trauma-informed, client-centered case management and connection to services as a pathway from risky behaviors, specifically group and gun violence, and toward positive relationships. We utilize the evidence-based model - Group Violence Intervention and are part of a community collaborative.

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United Way of the Midlands
702 North Logan Avenue, Danville, IL 61832

Provides a 24-hour crisis response and intervention program for youth ages 11-17. The CCBYS team talks with youth and their families to understand the challenges at home. They work quickly to make sure everyone is safe and then make a plan to support the whole family. CCBYS can help with youth in crisis, youth at risk of involvement with DCFS, and youth at risk of involvement in the juvenile justice system. Call for youth who are locked out and their parents will not allow them to return, a youth beyond the control of their parents and in immediate physical danger, a run-away, or a homeless youth without their parents. 

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United Way of the Midlands
4805 Broadway Street, Suite C, Mount Vernon, IL 62864

Provides community-based youth services. Services include a 24-hour crisis response for homeless, runaway, and "locked out" youth individuals ages 11-17. Home-based family counseling, assistance in accessing community resources, anger management and life skills support groups is provided as a component of services. 

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United Way of the Midlands
3003 Wakefield Drive, Carpentersville, IL 60110

Provides a 24-hour crisis response and intervention program for youth ages 11-17. The CCBYS team talks with youth and their families to understand the challenges at home. They work quickly to make sure everyone is safe and then make a plan to support the whole family. CCBYS can help with youth in crisis, youth at risk of involvement with DCFS, and youth at risk of involvement in the juvenile justice system. Call for youth who are locked out and their parents will not allow them to return, a youth beyond the control of their parents and in immediate physical danger, a run-away, or a homeless youth without their parents. 

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United Way of the Midlands
3026 4th Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55408

Community-based prevention and intervention activities regarding violence, crime, and drug abuse. Chapter memberships available for adult men and women.

Resources for housing and jobs.

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United Way of the Midlands
18137 Harwood Avenue, Homewood, IL 60430

School-based domestic violence prevention program that provides education to help students understand healthy family and dating relationships and how to practice nonviolent behaviors.

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United Way of the Midlands
125 South 3rd Street, Ames, IA 50010

Offers programs designed to prepare youth to make healthy choices through prevention, education, and enrichment activities. These services aim to provide early awareness, intervention, and out-of-classroom support to equip children and adolescents with the tools they need to stay on a positive path. Programs address a variety of critical issues, including:

- Substance Use Prevention

- Smoking and/or Vaping Cessation

- Alcohol Use Disorder Education/Prevention

- Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention

- Suicide Prevention

- Youth Violence Prevention

- Juvenile Delinquency Prevention

- Human Trafficking Prevention

- Child Abuse Prevention

Additionally, youth enrichment programs are offered to promote healthy social interaction and help participants maximize their social, emotional, physical, and academic potential. These programs may include arts and crafts, academic workshops, sports, reading clubs, and other recreational, cultural, and civic activities.

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United Way of the Midlands
8 Executive Drive, Suite 100, Fairview Heights, IL 62208

Offers prevention programs to increase community education

  • Substance abuse prevention.
  • Violence prevention.
  • Teen pregnancy prevention
Offers educational curriculum style courses (for youth between the ages of 11 and 17 years old within the community or in DCFS residential facilities).

The curriculum is provided in school settings with approval from school administrators.  Teen Pregnancy Prevention is also provided in DCFS residential centers.

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United Way of the Midlands
218 East Main Street, Olney, IL 62450

Provides community-based youth services. Services include a 24-hour crisis response for homeless, runaway, and "locked out" youth individuals ages 11-17. Home-based family counseling, assistance in accessing community resources, anger management and life skills support groups is provided as a component of services. 

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United Way of the Midlands
4457 West Madison Street, Chicago, IL 60624
Westside Health Authority (WHA)'s Good Neighbor Campaign is a community-based movement that connects neighbors, empowering them to share their abilities and talents, i.e., gifts, with one another in order to realize a shared vision of a healthy, loving, and supportive community. The Good Neighbor Campaign is a coming together of concerned citizens, local churches, neighborhood institutions, and youth with a mission to build a village by connecting with neighbors in the Austin community.
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211 Metro Chicago
200 East 75th Street, Suite 600, Chicago, IL 60619
The Second Chance Initiative (SCI) violence prevention program provides a community-focused approach to violence prevention. Central to SCI's philosophy is the belief that violence is a learned behavior and can be mitigated through strategies akin to disease control. The program focuses on detecting potential violence and intervening promptly through trained messengers. It provides ongoing behavior modification and support to high-risk individuals. Efforts are made to change community norms from violence acceptance to rejecting violence as a norm. Data is continuously analyzed to ensure effective implementation and identify trends. Staff receive comprehensive training and technical support for proper execution. These execution components include:High-Risk Individual Identification: Through structured intake criteria, SCI identifies and engages with high-risk youth and young adults. Individuals must meet criteria, such as gang involvement, violent criminal history, or recent victimization.Street Outreach Workers: Their street outreach program ensures 24/7 availability of workers who intervene in conflicts, preventing retaliatory violence. They prioritize keeping conflicts in check through mediation and continuous follow-ups. Outreach workers are chosen for their credibility within high-risk communities. Outreach workers are provided a State of Illinois required 40 hour violence prevention training and quarterly booster training.Case Management: Utilizing case managers, SCI develops tailored plans and connect individuals to vital resources and services, facilitating their transition away from violent lifestyles.Victim Services: SCI provides support to victims of violence, aiding in their physical and emotional recovery by empowering them with skills, services, and opportunities.Changing Social Norms: Through media campaigns, events, and partnerships with community organizations and law enforcement, SCI strives to foster a societal consensus against violence.
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211 Metro Chicago
7300 South Jeffery Boulevard, Chicago, IL 60649
The Second Chance Initiative (SCI) violence prevention program provides a community-focused approach to violence prevention. Central to SCI's philosophy is the belief that violence is a learned behavior and can be mitigated through strategies akin to disease control. The program focuses on detecting potential violence and intervening promptly through trained messengers. It provides ongoing behavior modification and support to high-risk individuals. Efforts are made to change community norms from violence acceptance to rejecting violence as a norm. Data is continuously analyzed to ensure effective implementation and identify trends. Staff receive comprehensive training and technical support for proper execution. These execution components include:High-Risk Individual Identification: Through structured intake criteria, SCI identifies and engages with high-risk youth and young adults. Individuals must meet criteria, such as gang involvement, violent criminal history, or recent victimization.Street Outreach Workers: Their street outreach program ensures 24/7 availability of workers who intervene in conflicts, preventing retaliatory violence. They prioritize keeping conflicts in check through mediation and continuous follow-ups. Outreach workers are chosen for their credibility within high-risk communities. Outreach workers are provided a State of Illinois required 40 hour violence prevention training and quarterly booster training.Case Management: Utilizing case managers, SCI develops tailored plans and connect individuals to vital resources and services, facilitating their transition away from violent lifestyles.Victim Services: SCI provides support to victims of violence, aiding in their physical and emotional recovery by empowering them with skills, services, and opportunities.Changing Social Norms: Through media campaigns, events, and partnerships with community organizations and law enforcement, SCI strives to foster a societal consensus against violence.
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211 Metro Chicago
7370 North Hanley Road, Hazelwood, MO 63042
Youth Abstinence: Offers classes and workshops for youth on subjects such as abstinence and anti-violence, etc.
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United Way of Greater St Louis 211
1600 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30329
Provides youth violence prevention information.
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United Way of Greater St Louis 211
5627 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637
Angel of God Resource Center, Inc. (AOGRC) Violence prevention education is designed to teach individuals, particularly students, the knowledge and skills to prevent violence. They provide information about violence, challenge negative attitudes towards it, and develop essential interpersonal skills, including emotional control, conflict resolution, and empathy. Taught in a variety of methods, including classroom lessons, role-playing, group discussions, and interactive activities, and have age-appropriate curricula that address issues like bullying, healthy relationships, and sexual abuse.
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211 Metro Chicago
770 North Halsted, Suite 306, Chicago, IL 60642
Self Theory, LLC provides a boots-on-the-ground approach to ending violence before it starts. They mediate conflicts, support at-risk individuals, and collaborate with local partners to create safe, thriving neighborhoods-block by block.
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211 Metro Chicago
5113 South Harper Avenue, Chicago, IL 60615
365 We Thrive offers the Community Healing and Stability Pathways (CHSP) program to youth and adults through wraparound services that support the needs of the community. Their evidence-based solutions create pathways to economic development and violence prevention by providing the following services:Trauma-informed support and stabilization services Family support and wraparound resource navigation Reentry and restorative pathway support Prevention-focused wellness programming
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211 Metro Chicago
14527 South Halsted Street, Chicago, IL 60627
Angel of God Resource Center, Inc. (AOGRC) Violence prevention education is designed to teach individuals, particularly students, the knowledge and skills to prevent violence. They provide information about violence, challenge negative attitudes towards it, and develop essential interpersonal skills, including emotional control, conflict resolution, and empathy. Taught in a variety of methods, including classroom lessons, role-playing, group discussions, and interactive activities, and have age-appropriate curricula that address issues like bullying, healthy relationships, and sexual abuse.
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211 Metro Chicago
9 Brandon Drive, Springfield, IL 62703

Helps youth achieve positive growth and development, improve expectations and capabilities for future success, and avoid and/or reduce risk-taking behavior.

Offers academic enrichment, life skills education, parental involvement, recreational/cultural opportunities, positive adult mentors, and community service.

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United Way of the Midlands
1901 South 4th Street, Suite 213, Effingham, IL 62401

Provides community-based youth services. Services include a 24-hour crisis response for homeless, runaway, and "locked out" youth individuals ages 11-17. Home-based family counseling, assistance in accessing community resources, anger management and life skills support groups is provided as a component of services. 

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United Way of the Midlands
1241 South Pulaski Road, Chicago, IL 60623
Young Men's Educational Network's (YMEN) comprehensive programs offer a wide range of educational support, mentoring from positive role models, spiritual and emotional guidance, vocational classes in the arts, career-based and entrepreneurial education, sports and recreational activities, family supportive services, and service learning to more than 300 students annually.
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211 Metro Chicago