Collaborations forBoston Youth & FamiliesMayor Thomas M. Menino

National Forum on 

Youth Violence Prevention

Washington, DCApril 2-3, 2012

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Collaborations forBoston Youth & FamiliesMayor Thomas M. Menino

National Forum on 

Youth Violence Prevention

Washington, DCApril 2-3, 2012

Making Progress for Boston’s Youth & Families
        - Better and more streamlined coordination and alignment of resources
        - High level Mayor’s Executive Governance Board for Youth Violence Prevention
        - Stronger partnerships and collaboration at every level creating:
        - Higher quality services for more youth and families, and
        - More coordinated and successful resource development efforts
        - Focusing on measurable results

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Making Progress for Boston’s Youth & Families

Better and more streamlined coordination and alignment of resources

High level Mayor’s Executive Governance Board for Youth Violence Prevention

Stronger partnerships and collaboration at every level creating:

Higher quality services for more youth and families, and

More coordinated and successful resource development efforts

Focusing on measurable results

Achieving Results for Boston’s Youth & Families
        - Youth and families across the City have less disorder and better quality of life due to new Neighborhood Response Teams
        - Youth and families is Bowdoin/Geneva have a stronger neighborhood and access to more services and opportunities through the new Bowdoin/Geneva Community Engagement Plan
        - Youth and their families from underperforming schools are getting targeted services and opportunities at their schools and in their communities through the Circle of Promise
        - Youth have more summer jobs and year round jobs than ever before
        - Earlier identification of at-risk youth and families and connections to needed services will be the result of the new Family Information Center pilot area
        - In addition, Boston Public Schools already has a Leading and Lagging Indicators report that enables the district to identify the students most at risk and target supports to them as early as the 9th grade 

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Achieving Results for Boston’s Youth & Families

Youth and families across the City have less disorder and better quality of life due to new Neighborhood Response Teams

Youth and families is Bowdoin/Geneva have a stronger neighborhood and access to more services and opportunities through the new Bowdoin/Geneva Community Engagement Plan

Youth and their families from underperforming schools are getting targeted services and opportunities at their schools and in their communities through the Circle of Promise

Youth have more summer jobs and year round jobs than ever before

Earlier identification of at-risk youth and families and connections to needed services will be the result of the new Family Information Center pilot area

In addition, Boston Public Schools already has a Leading and Lagging Indicators report that enables the district to identify the students most at risk and target supports to them as early as the 9th grade 

Prevention is the Key

Collaboration and Integration of Prevention efforts

across agencies and strategies:

Good and early start

Family centered

Community-based and School-based

Engaged and empowered residents

Trauma informed systems of care

Focus on youth development and leadership

Address disorder and quality of life issues

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Prevention is the Key

Collaboration and Integration of Prevention efforts

across agencies and strategies:
          - Good and early start
          - Family centered
          - Community-based and School-based
          - Engaged and empowered residents
          - Trauma informed systems of care
          - Focus on youth development and leadership
          - Address disorder and quality of life issues

Prevention: Public Health and Partners
        - Addressing Trauma with Defending Childhood Initiative and other resources:
        - Creating trauma informed systems of care:  School, Early Childhood Education, Afterschool 
        - Increasing evidence based behavioral health Trauma Treatment
        - Skill development  for all frontline staff, community residents, and community leaders on exposure to violence and impact of trauma
        - Providing neighborhood level trauma/crisis response
        - Supporting and engaging residents through:
        - Problem solving, changing social norms regarding violence, and promoting youth leadership
        - Providing resources such as family nurturing programs and services for gang involved youth

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Prevention: Public Health and Partners

Addressing Trauma with Defending Childhood Initiative and other resources:

Creating trauma informed systems of care:  School, Early Childhood Education, Afterschool 

Increasing evidence based behavioral health Trauma Treatment

Skill development  for all frontline staff, community residents, and community leaders on exposure to violence and impact of trauma

Providing neighborhood level trauma/crisis response

Supporting and engaging residents through:

Problem solving, changing social norms regarding violence, and promoting youth leadership

Providing resources such as family nurturing programs and services for gang involved youth

        - Early childhood development
        - Thrive in Five
        - Preventing chronic absenteeism
        - High quality education
        - Acceleration Agenda (Access, Equity, Excellence)
        - Circle of Promise/ Turnaround Schools
        - Achievement gaps
        - Dropout prevention and reengagement 
        - Parent support
        - Parent University
        - Family and community outreach workers
        - Welcome services

Prevention: Public Schools and Partners

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Prevention: Public Schools and Partners

Early childhood development

Thrive in Five

Preventing chronic absenteeism

High quality education

Acceleration Agenda (Access, Equity, Excellence)

Circle of Promise/ Turnaround Schools

Achievement gaps

Dropout prevention and reengagement 

Parent support

Parent University

Family and community outreach workers

Welcome services

        - Collaborative, high quality programming at 35 facilities across the City
        - Outreach and intervention by Streetworkers
        - Summer Learning
        - Summer Camps/Programs
        - Boston ROCKS
        - Summer Youth Employment
        - Family Information Center Pilot implementation
        - Early warning indicators
        - Interventions
        - Data tracking

Prevention: Boston Centers for Youth & Families and Partners

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Prevention: Boston Centers for Youth & Families and Partners

Collaborative, high quality programming at 35 facilities across the City

Outreach and intervention by Streetworkers

Summer Learning

Summer Camps/Programs

Boston ROCKS

Summer Youth Employment

Family Information Center Pilot implementation

Early warning indicators

Interventions

Data tracking

        - Proven Partnerships providing:
        - Services for high-risk youth and their families through referrals to YouthConnect social workers
        - Home visits for at-risk students through Operation Homefront
        - Local District partnerships with non-profits, schools, and clergy
        - Enhanced problem solving and community engagement by officers
        - 200K walking beats in the neighborhoods this year
        - 100 new and effective neighborhood watch groups
        - 10% crime reduction goal for the year
        - 12 Safe Street Teams in 12 neighborhoods walking and on bikes
        - School Police and BPD work in partnership

Prevention: Police and Partners

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Prevention: Police and Partners

Proven Partnerships providing:

Services for high-risk youth and their families through referrals to YouthConnect social workers

Home visits for at-risk students through Operation Homefront

Local District partnerships with non-profits, schools, and clergy

Enhanced problem solving and community engagement by officers

200K walking beats in the neighborhoods this year

100 new and effective neighborhood watch groups

10% crime reduction goal for the year

12 Safe Street Teams in 12 neighborhoods walking and on bikes

School Police and BPD work in partnership

Boston’s Plan: Looking Forward for Youth & Families

Push the envelope on innovation and excellence

in our three goal areas:

Increase Information Sharing, communication and coordination across sectors

Enhance Civic Engagement at all levels

Multi-disciplinary blended strategies including Prevention, Intervention, Enforcement and Reentry

Collaboration Works

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Boston’s Plan: Looking Forward for Youth & Families

Push the envelope on innovation and excellence

in our three goal areas:
          - Increase Information Sharing, communication and coordination across sectors
          - Enhance Civic Engagement at all levels
          - Multi-disciplinary blended strategies including Prevention, Intervention, Enforcement and Reentry

Collaboration Works