ONE LOVE LOUISVILLE 

YOUTH EDITION

OCTOBER 2015
ONE LOVE LOUISVILLE YOUTH EDITION

CREATING SAFE AND HEALTHY NEIGHBORHOODS FOR LOUISVILLE’S YOUTH

Greg Fischer, Louisville Mayor

Sadiqa Reynolds, Chief of Community Building 

Anthony Smith, Director for Safe and Healthy 

Neighborhoods

Quaniqua Carthan, Coordinator for Safe and 

Healthy Neighborhoods

Lead by Louisville’s Mayor Greg 

Fischer and his Office for Safe 

and Healthy Neighborhoods, this 

plan puts forth 5 goals aimed 

at reducing youth involvement, 

exposure and impact of homicides, 

shootings, and aggravated assaults 

using the balanced and coordinated 

PIER (Prevention, Intervention, 

Enforcement and Re-Entry) 

approach. The Center for Disease 

Control’s Public Health Approach 

to youth violence is utilized and thus 

the goals focus on increasing positive 

outcomes and coordinating efforts 

in 5 systemic areas-community 

building, education, employment 

and economic development, health 

and social wellness and juvenile and 

criminal justice. 

ABSTRACT

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3 LETTER OF SUPPORT

5-7 OVERVIEW

8 LOUISVILLE ASSETS 

10-11 VISION FOR LOUISVILLE YOUTH 

GUIDING PRINCIPLES

12 DEFINING VIOLENCE 

13-14 STATE OF LOUISVILLE YOUTH

15-23 GOALS, OBJECTIVES & ACTIVITIES 

24-25 ROLES OF POLICY & FUNDING

26-28 IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS & 

GOVERNING STRUCTURE

29-31 TIMELINE

32-38 APPENDIX 

CONTENTS

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We are working hard every day to create many pathways to make sure all youth are secure, 

supported and prepared for lifelong success. To reach this goal - we know that we have to 

work across all sectors and must youth at the table helping to inform our efforts. 

This new action plan is part of the city's "One Love Louisville" campaign and is focused 

on preventing violence that most impact our youth 24 and under - homicides, shootings and 

assaults. We know are youth are exposed to many forms of violence and it can create negative 

outcomes for them - so our work will focus on developing prevention and intervention 

strategies, knowing that we much work with law enforcement and create opportunities for 

youth to reenter if they get off track. 

Using the National Forum on Youth Violence Prevention framework - we identified five 

goals and 13 objective to help us reduce the violence that impact our youth. These five goals 

take a holistic approach to preventing youth violence:

Sincerely,

Greg Fischer, Mayor 

Donna M. Hargens, Ed.D., Superintendent 

Steve Conrad, Chief 

3⁄4 Create and promote opportunities for civic engagement 

3⁄4 Improve conditions that hinder education attainment

3⁄4 Support economic growth with a focus on the most economically 

 challenged neighborhoods

3⁄4 Enhance the quality of intervention with individuals and families 

 at the first sign of risk

3⁄4 Promote a restorative justice community 

As you read this action plan, you will see that we are committed to holding ourselves and 

others accountable to the desired outcomes we all have for our youth. We will look policies, 

programs and practices and make the necessary adjustments – but more importantly we will 

work shoulder to shoulder with our youth to make sure we all live in the safest city in the nation.

Greetings All,

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“Government alone is not enough.

We need every citizen’s help in making 

Louisville the safest city in the country.

It will take specific commitments from all of 

us-community members, 

youth and leaders across all sectors-to get 

this work done.”

– Anthony D. Smith, Director 

for Safe Neighborhoods

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Overview

VISION: A city of safe 

neighborhoods where 

all citizens feel secure 

supported and prepared 

for lifelong success.

OBJECTIVES: 1) Reduce the 

number of violent deaths 

experienced by young 

adults and decrease the 

number of youth exposed 

to violence.

2) Reduce homicide, 

shooting, suicide and 

overdose rates throughout 

the city of Louisville

PLANNING & 

IMPLEMENTATION: 

Utilizing the CDC’s Public 

Health Approach to 

Violence Prevention, the 

OSHN works alongside 

neighborhood residents 

and community, faithbased, corporate and 

government partners in 

a community effort to 

prevent violence, intervene 

accurately, enforce justly 

and effectively, and 

provide opportunity for 

those returning from 

incarceration or detention.

In Louisville, Kentucky on May 17, 2012, 

three young African Americans were killed at 32nd 

and Greenwood Streets, in two separate shooting 

incidents, with one occurring during the investigation 

of the other. In response to this tragic event, Mayor 

Greg Fischer proposed the formation of a violence 

prevention work group to accelerate the work initiated 

earlier that year and engage the community in the 

development of short- and long-term violence 

reduction strategies for Louisville. On October 25, 

2012 the group presented its report, Strategies to 

Prevent Violence in Louisville Metro: Short- and 

Long-Term Recommendations, with a primary 

recommendation for Mayor Fischer to hire a fulltime person to mobilize into action the remaining 

recommendations. The Office for Safe and Healthy 

Neighborhoods (OSHN) officially opened in March 

2013 with the hiring of its full time director .

Under the leadership of the new, founding 

director, the OSHN has moved Louisville to action 

by working with a diverse group of citizens to 

draft community-wide strategies and a communitywide violence prevention campaign. The first plan, 

Phase One: Moving Louisville to Action-Louisville’s 

Blueprint for Safe and Healthy Neighborhoods 

outlined the beginning stages for how the office would 

move forward with creating a strategic community 

plan. The current strategy, Louisville’s Blueprint for 

Safe and Healthy Neighborhoods Phase II-One Love 

Louisville: Be the One to Make a Difference (in short 

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called One Love Louisville), comprehensively presents 

the methods for reducing violent deaths and injuries 

caused by homicides, suicides, overdoses, shootings 

and assaults. One Love Louisville consists of 1) 

Community Plan that has 13 goals and 42 initiatives, 

2) a My Brother’s Keeper Plan that focuses specifically 

on increasing positive outcomes for African American 

men and boys by reaching six milestones and 3) the 

current document, a Youth Edition which deploys 

efforts to decreasing violence directed to and involving 

individuals under the age of 24. The One Love 

Louisville campaign and strategies are a result of 

months of hard work and dedication by 150 citizens .

One Love Louisville-Youth Edition serves as 

an addition to the strategic plan currently in progress 

and will focus on increasing positive outcomes for 

youth (0 to 24 years of age) who reside in Louisville 

Metro Police Department (LMPD) divisions 1, 2, and 

4. Local data illustrates that young adults (ages 18-30 

years) lose their lives as a result of homicide more 

often than any other age group. If efforts are focused 

on youth 24 years of age and under, there’s potential 

to reduce the number of youth who are exposed to 

violence, become victims of violence, or perpetuate 

violence. The following sections will discuss the 

vision for Louisville youth, the social and physical 

environment of Louisville youth, and the solutions 

and goals that will enhance the positive outcomes as 

well as counteract the ills that impact Louisville youth.

ONE LOVE 

LOUISVILLE

A community-wide 

campaign that focuses on 

encouraging all citizens 

to flex their citizenship 

muscle by being the ‘One 

to Make a Difference’ 

through active engagement 

in neighborhood, 

community and city level 

activities that aim to 

improve outcomes for 

individuals, families and 

communities. The purpose 

of One Love Louisville is 

to reduce the following 

forms of violence: 

homicide, suicide, 

overdose deaths, shootings 

and assaults with an 

emphasis on disconnected 

neighborhoods. 

 See Appendix A for History of Office for Safe and Healthy Neighborhoods 

 For complete plans see: www.louisvilleky.gov/safeneighborhoods/keyreports 6
 For complete plans see http://louisvilleky.gov/government/safe-healthy-neighborhoods/key-reports 

Youth: persons 0-24 years of age

Targeted Areas: Louisville Metro Police Divisions: 1, 2, & 4

Youth Violence: Homicide, Shooting, Aggravated Assault, & Suicide

Violence Prevention: creating safe and healthy neighborhood through 

Prevention, Intervention, Enforcement and Re-Entry

Disconnected Neighborhoods: areas that systemically experience low 

levels of education attainment, high unemployment rates, low city-level 

civic engagement and/or rates of crime 

OPERATIONAL DEFINITIONS

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Louisville will be a city of safe neighborhoods, where 

all citizens feel secure, supported and fully prepared for 

lifelong success by utilizing its following assets...

LOUISVILLE

ASSETS

“Place Matters. Quality neighborhoods are 

invaluable in helping people, especially children, 

feel safe, valued, and supported. Having and living 

with these feelings leads to emotionally healthy, 

compassionate, and purposeful citizens.”

-Gwendolyn Kelly

Curious Citizen 

STRONG NEIGHBORHOODS

“...a compassionate government is one that 

provides a platform for human flourishing...the 

leaders of a compassionate government work 

together... A compassionate government... 

holds itself and their citizens accountable... invite 

everyone to the table...and put people, place and 

planet before party”

-Tom Williams

Co-host, the Partnership for a Compassionate 

Louisville

COMPASSIONATE GOVERNMENT

“Current achievement data at our alternative 

schools is not acceptable. That is not to say 

individual students have not been successful. 

We believe in these students and know that 

collectively they can do better. This is about 

creating improved opportunities for every student 

in Jefferson County, including about alternative 

school students. “

-Donna Hargens

Jefferson County Public Schools Superintendent 

INNOVATIVE SCHOOL-SYSTEM

“Louisville has a remarkably vibrant nonprofit 

community with many organizations doing 

exceptionally good work in partnership with the 

young people they serve.

-Kevin Connelly

CEO at Center for Nonprofit Excellence 

ROBUST NON-PROFIT COMMUNITY

“What if the church on every corner had its 

people come out from within their four walls 

and be engaged in the community God has them 

strategically planted them in?”

-Chad Rehnberg

Minister of Community Engagement

New Breed Church

ENGAGED FAITH-BASED COMMUNITY

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STRONG NEIGHBORHOODS

COMPASSIONATE GOVERNMENT

INNOVATIVE SCHOOL-SYSTEM

ROBUST NON-PROFIT COMMUNITY

ENGAGED FAITH-BASED COMMUNITY

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LOUISVILLE YOUTH . . .

HAVE the skills and education to be self-reliant, 

healthy, engaged and economically thriving.

HAVE hope and show strength of character to 

achieve their goals, follow their dreams, respect 

others, and contribute to bettering their community 

and world.

LIVE in a caring community where everyone values, 

supports, invests in and fights for their success.

VISION FOR

LOUISVILLE YOUTH

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OUR WORK IS GROUNDED IN THE PRINCIPLES FOLLOWING PRINCIPLES: 

EMPHASIS ON EFFECTIVENESS & EFFICIENCY

We can reduce violence by increasing and 

systematizing coordination and collaboration by 

forging new partnerships and combining resources

RESULTS ORIENTATION

We commit to common results and indicators 

for the city as a whole and development of a 

schedule and method to track progress

TARGET RESOURCES

Resources will be found to fund OSHN 

projects and they will be directed to 

areas most impacted by violence

REPRESENTATION 

Everyone will have a role and a voice—increase 

resident and neighborhood engagement and 

build positive connections

ENGAGE LEADERSHIP

Champions from all of Louisville’s 

communities will be called to participate, 

influence and impact the work 

BALANCE

We utilize an approach that balances personal 

accountability and mutual assistance -neighbor to neighbor, 

parent to child, government to resident, youth to community, 

community and faith-based organization to member 11
Local police department data 

illustrated that youth experienced the 

following types of violent crimes at 

higher rates than other violent crime: 

3⁄4 Homicide

3⁄4 Shooting

3⁄4 Aggravated Assault

3⁄4 Suicide

3⁄4 Drug Activity

Krug EG et al., (2002), eds. World report on violence and health. Geneva, World Health Organization. 

The Office for Safe and Healthy Neighborhoods has come to 

understand youth violence in our city using.... 

1) Louisville youth perspective, 

2) the World Health Organization’s definition , and lastly, 

3) local police department statistics. 

Violence is when an individual or group intentionally 

causes harm to oneself or to others 

“

The World Health Organization’s 

definition of violence is as follows: 

"the intentional use of physical force 

or power, threatened or actual, against 

oneself, another person, or against a 

group or community, that either results 

in or has a high likelihood of resulting 

in injury, death, psychological harm, 

maldevelopment, or deprivation.” 

- Louisville Youth

DEFINING VIOLENCE

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Nineteen data indicators from January 2012 thru December 

2014 (unless otherwise noted) have been identified based on 

the desired goals and outcomes of the One Love Louisville 

Youth Edition action plan. The following indicators of a safe 

and healthy environment provide a snapshot of the setting in 

which Louisville youth (0-24yrs) reside, play, and attend school 

and/or work. Research illustrates that these indicators, when 

improved, will help communities such as Louisville move towards 

a less violent city for all individuals, families and neighborhoods. 

Baselines and targets have yet to be identified and the Office for 

Safe and Healthy Neighborhoods and its partners will frequently 

provide updated snapshots of the nineteen identified indicators 

while identifying baselines and targets. While the goals and 

objectives are focused on the geographic areas most impacted by 

violence, the supporting data is concentrated on the entire city. 

For sources, please see footnotes at the bottom of the page. 

SNAPSHOT OF LOUISVILLE YOUTH

YOUTH DEMOGRAPHICS

Making the Case

est. # of youth (0-24yrs of age)

197, 382 Youth

est. # of Opportunity Youth

9,100

PROTECTIVE INDICATORS

# of open slots within multiple agencies18

Approx. # houses of faith signed up in Mayor’s Faith Forum

700 Mentor Opportunities

929 Houses of Faith % active voting 

population17

47.2%

The following three indicators have been identified to highly 

exist in strong communities with low rates of violence

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% youth in poverty 

(2011-2013) 

28%

% youth enrolled in public 

school receiving free/reduced 

lunch (2012-2014)14

62.9% of 

Students received 

free/refuced lunch

in Single Parent Homes 

in 201316

46% 

Children <18yrs

7.3% 

Unemployment Rate15

COMMUNITY SAFETY

EDUCATION

EMPLOYMENT/ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Avg. # of KY Children Involved in Substantiated 

Child Abuse/Neglect Cases: 17, 663/yr.5 

(March 2014-Feb. 2015)6

2013-2015 GED Attainment within Jefferson 

County Public Schools (16-24yrs)11

Kindergarten Readiness 51.9% 7

Attendance Rates8 94.3%

High School Graduation Rate (2013-2014)10 77.75%

1,636 GED Graduates

Avg. # of shootings: 102/yr.2

307 Injured from shootings

Avg. # of Homicide Related Death: 18/yr.1

53 Homicide Related Deaths

Avg. # of Aggravated Assault: 751/yr.3

2,253 Injured from Assualt

Avg. # of Drug/Narcotic Violations cited: 3, 502/yr.4

10,506 Drug/Narcotic Violations

52,990 Children involved 

in Child Abuse/Neglect Cases

996 Children Exposed to Violence

Out of School Suspensions9

4,221/yr avg.

At the time of GED Enrollment 

(2013-2014)12

4.0-5.9 Avg Grade Level ELEMENTARY MIDDLE HIGH

All One Love Louisville goals and objectives work to impact the following 6 COMMUNITY SAFETY indicators. 

One Love Louisville’s EDUCATION goals and objectives seek to 

enhance the system of learning in order to increase opportunities for 

youth which decreases the chances of youth becoming victims and/or 

perpetrators of violence. When communities have high percentages of 

education attainment, violence has been seen to reduce.

One Love Louisville’s EMPLOYMENT AND 

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT goals and objectives 

seek to increase economic development and 

employment opportunities for youth 

and their families. Safe communities 

are created when employment 

opportunities and financial 

security are daily realities. 

% youth (0-18ys) living 

in areas of concentrated 

poverty (2009-2013)13

22%

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One Love Louisville Youth Edition highlights five goals that target three police divisions in 

Louisville: Divisions 1, 2, and 4; these areas are heavily impacted by the factors listed in the previous 

section. The OSHN’s approach to preventing youth violence is not separate to the approach for 

preventing overall community violence and thus Table # on page ## illustrates the relationship of 

our community violence prevention goals with that of our youth violence prevention goals.

Our goals and objectives aim to reduce youth violence by focusing on areas that impact the lives of 

our youth systemically. For Louisville youth, these areas are: 

1. Community Building, 

2. Education, 

3. Employment and Economic Development, 

4. Health and Social Wellness 

5. Juvenile and Criminal Justice.

The OSHN utilize the PIER tactical approach to address youth violence and thus the goals and 

objectives are balanced and coordinated across multiple levels of engagement: 

As work is accomplished to implement the five goals outlined in this section, all assets and principles 

will be utilized to further reach the vision for Louisville Youth! 

Prevention Intervention Enforcement Re-entry

GOALS, OBJECTIVES, & ACTIVITIES

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YOUTH 

EDITION 

GOALS

Create and promote opportunities 

for civic engagement

Improve conditions that hinder 

education attainment

Support economic growth with a focus on the 

most economically challenged neighborhoods

Enhance the quality of intervention with 

individuals and families at the first sign of risk

Promote a restorative justice community

Louisville youth have the strength of 

character to achieve their goals.

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PERFORMANCE MEASURES

 3⁄4 # of programs that utilize standards and models

OBJECTIVE 1: Increase the number of out of school time 

programs that utilize the standards and models developed by 

the Out-Of-School Time (OST) Coordinating Council

CURRENT ACTIVITIES

NEW ACTIVITIES

3⁄4 Quality OST Minimum Standards: develop 

standards that capture the practices that have 

been demonstrated through research to lead to 

quality programs.

 3⁄4 OST Coordinating Council: community 

partnership convened to create a coordinated 

system for the enhancement of out-of-school time 

youth services in Louisville.

 3⁄4 Office of Youth Development: works with 

community partners to develop a coordinated 

community-wide OST system for youth and youth 

programming.

3⁄4 Quality OST Minimum Standards Training: 

youth workers will be trained on how to 

implement the standards in their curriculums and 

practices.

PERFORMANCE MEASURES

 3⁄4 % increase of participation

 3⁄4 % increase of community centers usage

 3⁄4 # of new participants

 3⁄4 % of funding allocated to marketing and recruitment

OBJECTIVE 2: Increase youth engagement in Louisville 

Metro Community Center programs and activities.

CURRENT ACTIVITIES

NEW ACTIVITIES

3⁄4 Kids Café: free meals in the community 

centers for children 18 years of age and under in 

partnership with Dare to Care Food Bank.

3⁄4 OST Programming: summer and spring break 

programming offered at free and low cost.

3⁄4 Extended Summer Hours: Community 

Centers in target areas have extended hours and 

restructured programming to include older youth.

3⁄4 Center Take Overs: provides youth 17 years of 

age and younger a space to play basketball, hang 

out with their friends, listen to music, and dance 

in a safe and secure environment.

3⁄4 Brain Chase-Summer Learning Challenge:

youth have the opportunity to enroll in online 

summer learning software that focuses on 

summer learning loss and melt.

3⁄4 Get Connected 96714: text message platform 

that allows residents to locate youth programs 

and activities near them.

GOALS, OBJECTIVES, & ACTIVITIES

COMMUNITY BUILDING

GOAL 1: Create and promote opportunities for civic engagement (P)

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PERFORMANCE MEASURES

 3⁄4 # of activities offered

 3⁄4 # of programs and initiatives focused on 

Black men and boys

OBJECTIVE 4: Increase the number positive outcomes for 

young Black men and boys

CURRENT ACTIVITIES

NEW ACTIVITIES

3⁄4 Louisville Cities United Collaborative: partnership 

between Mayor’s Office, African American Faith 

Community, the Louisville Urban League, and 

community members which stemmed from National 

Cities United led by mayors and other city leaders 

to eliminate violence related to eliminate violencerelated deaths of African-American males.

3⁄4 Dirt Bowl: annual, six week, summer basketball 

tournament in the Shawnee neighborhood that 

brings families together over a friendly basketball 

tournament.

3⁄4 Street Academy: OST program for AfricanAmerican boys in 4th-6th grade that focuses on 

academic, social and cultural well-being.

3⁄4 My Brother’s Keeper Community Challenge: 

national challenge issued by President Obama that 

was accepted by Mayor Fischer in September 2014.

3⁄4 Zones of Hope Initiative: place based strategy 

focused on five neighborhoods that aims to restore 

a sense of place and connection for some of 

Louisville have most “disconnected” neighborhoods, 

families, and young Black men and boys.

3⁄4 Coding at the Beech: offers computer 

programming training to high school aged 

boys in one of Louisville’s most “disconnected” 

neighborhoods.

3⁄4 Jefferson County Public Schools Boys of Color 

Resolution: pledge to insure that efforts better 

serve boys of color through pre-K to graduation.

PERFORMANCE MEASURES

 3⁄4 # of youth leadership opportunities

 3⁄4 # of youth participating in leadership opportunities

OBJECTIVE 3: Increase the number of youth participating 

in leadership opportunities from targeted LMPD divisions

CURRENT ACTIVITIES

NEW ACTIVITIES

3⁄4 Healing Future Fellowship: brings together 

youth from all areas of Louisville to work together 

to explore differing views of race, class, culture, 

gender and equity as lenses from understanding 

and identifying solutions to prevention of injury 

and violence as a public health issue.

3⁄4 Chief’s Youth Advisory Board: brings youth 

from all areas of Louisville to address issues that 

directly affect Louisville youth and to build positive 

relationships between the police and youth.

3⁄4 One Love Louisville Youth Implementation 

Team: will bring together youth from throughout 

Louisville to assist with the implementation of 

city-wide youth violence prevention strategies.

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OBJECTIVE 1: Increase Jefferson County Public School’s 

(JCPS) Four-Year Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate

OBJECTIVE 2: Increase the number of college degrees 

attained by 2020

 JCPS Strategic Plan Vision 2015 can be found at: http://issuu.com/jcps-ky/docs/vision2015_8.3.12_1_?e=3222915/2022051 

GOALS, OBJECTIVES, & ACTIVITIES

EDUCATION

GOAL 2: Improve conditions that hinder education attainment (P)

PERFORMANCE MEASURES

 3⁄4 % increase of graduation rate

 3⁄4 # of students from target locations graduating

CURRENT ACTIVITIES

NEW ACTIVITIES

3⁄4 Louisville Education and Employment Partnership 

(LEEP): career planners provide college and career 

readiness training for transition to post-secondary 

education, employment or military to high school 

aged youth.

3⁄4 Metro Parks Community Centers designated as 

JCPS Learning Places: provides Success Maker/Study 

Island, online educational software to all school aged 

youth.

3⁄4 Early Childhood Education Awareness: 

partnership with JCPS that provides childcare centers 

and parents with tools needed to begin school. 

3⁄4 Big Mama and Big Papa Network: mentorship 

program to link new/current parents and guardians 

with “seasoned” parents and guardians.

3⁄4 Parenting Experience Forums: series of 

community based meetings with varying topics where 

parents/guardians receive a parental engagement 

toolkit of tips, resources and school district calendar.

PERFORMANCE MEASURES

 3⁄4 % increase of college degrees

 3⁄4 # of college readiness opportunities offered

CURRENT ACTIVITIES

NEW ACTIVITIES

3⁄4 Degrees at Work: increase the number of 

working adults who complete college degrees.

3⁄4 Metropolitan College: partnership between 

University of Louisville, Jefferson Community and 

Technical College and Universal Postal Service that 

offers free tuition for night shift employment.

3⁄4 College Scholarships: Louisville Metro 

Government provides scholarships for community 

members pursing 2 and 4 year degrees.

3⁄4 55, 000/15,000 Degrees Initiative: commitment 

to increase the number of college degrees attained 

by Louisville residents which has a percentage 

focused on Black and Latino/Latina populations.

3⁄4 College and Career Corners: create college 

going cultures in all 12 Metro Community Centers.

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OBJECTIVE 1: Increase the youth employment rate in 

Louisville

OBJECTIVE 2: Increase strategies to connect job 

seekers to entry level opportunities and entry level 

opportunities to job seekers

GOALS, OBJECTIVES, & ACTIVITIES

EMPLOYMENT & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

GOAL 3: Support economic growth with a focus on the most economically 

challenged neighborhoods (R & P)

PERFORMANCE MEASURES

 3⁄4 % increase of youth employment rate

 3⁄4 # of youth employed

CURRENT ACTIVITIES

NEW ACTIVITIES

3⁄4 Mayor’s Summer Works Program: works with local 

businesses to provide summer jobs and skill learning 

opportunities for youth 16 to 21 years of age.

3⁄4 Kentucky Youth Career Center: offers youth 16 to 

21 years of age 1:1 case management, career planning, 

financial assistance, and resume building activities.

3⁄4 Entrepreneur Forum: 3 part series to encourage 

entrepreneurship in economically challenged 

communities.

3⁄4 KentuckianaWorks Manufacturing Center:

connects young adults to manufacturing trainings 

and employment opportunities. 

PERFORMANCE MEASURES

 3⁄4 # of strategies implemented

 3⁄4 % increase of employment rate

 3⁄4 # of entry level trainings

CURRENT ACTIVITIES

NEW ACTIVITIES

3⁄4 We Hire Together: identifies a network of 

on-the-ground West Louisville community connectors 

to inform West Louisville residents about hiring 

opportunities and connect them to existing workforce 

development and other employment resources.

3⁄4 Mayor’s Youth Opportunity Showcase: annual job 

fair for youth and young adults’ ages 16 to 21 

years of age.

3⁄4 Code Louisville: after school program for youth 18 

years of age and under who reside in Louisville’s Russell 

neighborhood. Youth learn computer programming 

and are paired with mentors who are technology 

professionals.

3⁄4 College to Career Internship Program: connects 

local rising junior and senior college students with area 

companies that offer paid internships.

3⁄4 Civil Service Institute: provide skills and knowledge 

applicable to civil service professions, i.e. police officer, 

fire fighter, emergency medical technician, paramedics 

and corrections officers.

3⁄4 Environmental and Property Rehabilitation Job 

Promotion: promote entry level jobs that have potential 

advancement into skilled trades and self-employment. 20
OBJECTIVE 1: Decrease the number of youth using illegal 

substances throughout Louisville Metro

OBJECTIVE 2: Increase the number of youth service 

providers trained in Suicide Prevention

GOALS, OBJECTIVES, & ACTIVITIES

HEALTH & SOCIAL WELLNESS

GOAL 4: Enhance the quality of intervention with individuals and 

families at the first sign of risk (I & P)

PERFORMANCE MEASURES

 3⁄4 % decrease of youth reporting drug use

 3⁄4 % decrease of youth hospitalized for drug related 

 incidents

 3⁄4 % decrease of youth drug overdoses

 3⁄4 % decrease of youth drug/narcotic violations

CURRENT ACTIVITIES

NEW ACTIVITIES

3⁄4 PAL Coalition: youth-led group that works to 

reduce underage drinking and highlight the risks of 

using drugs and tobacco.

3⁄4 Metro Substance Abuse Work Group: diverse 

group of professionals and substance abuse advocates 

who work to implement city-wide, comprehensive, 

substance abuse prevention strategies.

3⁄4 Harm Reduction Toolkit: organizes harm 

reduction strategies, treatment and recovery 

supports and referral practices to be disseminated 

to community at large. 

PERFORMANCE MEASURES

 3⁄4 # of youth service providers trained in QPR

 3⁄4 # of youth service providers who report utilizing 

 QPR learned skills

 3⁄4 % decrease of youth suicide

 3⁄4 % increase of youth seeking assistance

CURRENT ACTIVITIES

NEW ACTIVITIES

3⁄4 Metro Suicide Prevention Work Group: diverse 

group of professionals and suicide prevention 

advocates who work to create a city-wide suicide 

prevention policy.

3⁄4 Jefferson County Public Schools Yearly Suicide 

Prevention: all school district employees and students.

3⁄4 Question Persuade Refer(QPR)-Suicide 

Prevention-Training: provides training offered free to 

the public several times throughout the month that 

provides the signs and risk factors for suicide as well 

as tips on what to do if encountered

3⁄4 Suicide Prevention Awareness Campaign: 

will align local efforts with the National Suicide 

Prevention week to increase awareness of prevention 

resources and reduce mental health stigma.

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PERFORMANCE MEASURES

 3⁄4 # of prevention strategies implemented

 3⁄4 # of intervention strategies implemented

 3⁄4 % increase of funding opportunities 

 allocated to strategies

 3⁄4 # of youth utilizing services/programs

OBJECTIVE 4: Increase the number of prevention and 

intervention activities for youth exposed to violence

CURRENT ACTIVITIES

NEW ACTIVITIES

3⁄4 Children Exposed to Violence Collective Impact 

Initiative: focuses on creating a comprehensive, 

community-wide response to children’s exposure to 

violence.

3⁄4 Louisville Coalition for Youth: addresses 

adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) focused on 

implementing a trauma resiliency model for the 

Jefferson County Public School system.

3⁄4 Coalition Supporting Young Adults: works and 

listens to young adults in crisis who are disconnected 

from opportunities needed to succeed.

3⁄4 Kentucky Crisis Response Team: provides 

communities emotional and social support following 

exposure to violent events that has an impact on the 

broader community.

3⁄4 Faith based violence reduction system: will 

connect houses of faith, create a comprehensive 

database of entities within the faith community

3⁄4 PIVOT: provides immediate resources to nonfatal individuals who enter the hospital due to a 

shooting, aggravated assault.

3⁄4 Louisville Metro Police Department, Jefferson 

County Public Schools and Mayor’s Office 

Partnership: creates a communication process 

between three agencies in order to reduce the 

adverse effects of school going youth who recently 

experienced or were exposed to violence (within 

the last week, approximately).

PERFORMANCE MEASURES

 3⁄4 # of youth enrolled in mentoring programs

 3⁄4 % decrease of youth awaiting mentor

 3⁄4 % increase of funding received by mentoring 

 agencies

OBJECTIVE 3: Increase the number of youth connected to 

an adult through 1:1 mentoring

CURRENT ACTIVITIES

NEW ACTIVITIES

3⁄4 Kentucky Youth Career Center’s Right Turn 

Program: pairs volunteer adult mentors with courtinvolved youth, ages 16 to 19, to help guide them 

in setting and meeting personal and career goals.

3⁄4 Be the One Mentor Fair: allow residents 

to learn about the mentoring opportunities 

throughout the city, pairs prospective mentors 

with mentor programs.

3⁄4 Metro Mentor Policy: allows employees 

two hours of paid time a week to work with 

disconnected youth and help them develop the 

skills, confidence and personal vision to make the 

right choices in their lives.

3⁄4 Be the One Mentor Challenge: encourage all 

citizens to “Be The One” to make a difference in a 

young person’s life by signing up to be a mentor 

with one of the mentoring agencies.

3⁄4 Mentoring Matters Community Discussion: 

creates space for individuals to discuss how 

mentoring has or could have made a difference 

in their lives; brings together representatives 

from several mentoring agencies, current and 

prospective mentors and mentees.

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OBJECTIVE 1: Decrease the number of young people 

charged with a crime

OBJECTIVE 2: Increase opportunities to implement 

evidence based practices to improve identified outcomes 

for returning citizens

GOALS, OBJECTIVES, & ACTIVITIES

JUVENILE & CRIMINAL JUSTICE 

GOAL 5: Restore youth who have gone down the wrong path (R & I)

PERFORMANCE MEASURES

 3⁄4 % decrease of youth arrests

 3⁄4 % decrease housed at Youth Detention Center

 3⁄4 # of youth active with restorative justice policies 

 and activities

CURRENT ACTIVITIES

NEW ACTIVITIES

3⁄4 Juvenile Detention Alternative Initiative: supports the 

Annie E. Casey Foundation’s vision that all youth involved 

in the juvenile justice system have the opportunity to 

develop into healthy and productive adults.

3⁄4 Evening Reporting Center (ERC): offers an opportunity 

for pre-adjudicated males and their families to engage in 

comprehensive, wrap around programming in an effort to 

reduce and/or eliminate the likelihood of re-offending.

3⁄4 Restorative Justice Louisville: provides an alternative 

to the criminal justice system and punishment system 

within the schools through working with policymakers, 

victims and perpetrators.

3⁄4 Youth Chats with Louisville Metro Police Department:

series of public open-dialogue discussions, designed so 

that youth and young adults 25 and under can hear 

from - and talk with - local law enforcement officials to 

establish better relationships and mutual understanding.

3⁄4 Human Relations Commission Community Forums: 

works to bring information on the workings and 

processes of the justice system.

3⁄4 Restorative Justice Circles in Jefferson County Public 

Schools’ Alternative Schools: students learn to identify 

how their behaviors affect others and their community.

PERFORMANCE MEASURES

 3⁄4 % decrease of recidivism

 3⁄4 # of returning citizens utilizing services

 3⁄4 # of returning citizens who receive employment

CURRENT ACTIVITIES

3⁄4 Louisville Metro Re-Entry Task Force: coordinates 

services provided to residents returning from 

incarceration.

3⁄4 Fatherhood Programming at Metro Corrections:

helps individuals experiencing or at risk of family 

dissonance resulting from the individual’s physical 

and/or emotional separation.

NEW ACTIVITIES

3⁄4 “One Stop” Re -Entry Service Centers: will 

provide resources and services to individuals 

returning from incarceration in order to increase 

re-integration into the community and decrease 

recidivism.

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ONE LOVE LOUISVILLE & ROLE OF POLICY

In order to create long lasting results, our community and efforts must pay special attention to organizational, 

local, and state level policy that supports our work of creating better outcomes for all of our youth and young 

adults. To support efforts, The OSHN has strategically placed itself to help influence and utilize policies and 

funding streams such as the following: 

JCPS’s Student Code of Conduct had revisions approved 

by the school board during the summer of 2014 to 

create a more restorative and less punitive behavior 

modification system. The revisions also provided a more 

consistent measure for how all teachers, administrators 

and schools throughout JCPS handled punishing students 

for misbehavior. All assistant principals and student 

resource officers have been trained on how to utilize and 

implement the new Code of Conduct. One of the specific 

additions following the revisions is the restorative justice 

circles in schools. 

The minimum wage increase (Ordinance No. 046, 

Series 2014) was passed by Louisville Metro Council in 

December 2014; it will rise from $7.25/hr. to $9.00/ hr. 

over a course of 3 years. 

Metro Mentors is a new policy instituted by Mayor 

Fischer that allows Louisville Metro Government 

employees the opportunity of 2 hours of paid time a 

week to mentor a youth in the community. The intent 

is to increase the number of youth who are connected 

to a caring adult by starting with metro employees. This 

policy is included in the Louisville Metro Government 

Personnel Policies, in section 1.21 (1). 

JCPS STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT REVISIONS

MINIMUM WAGE INCREASE

METRO MENTORS

Ban the Box (Ordinance No. 216, Series 

2014) was passed by Louisville Metro 

Council in March 2014 which banned the 

box that asks employment applicants to 

check if they have any felony convictions. 

This ordinance prohibits city agencies 

from inquiring into an applicant’s 

conviction history until after the applicant 

has been found “otherwise qualified”. 

The ordinance also states that the City 

prefers to do business with vendors who 

have adopted policies that are consistent 

with the City, and that consideration of 

vendors’ criminal history will be a part of 

the performance criteria used when the 

City is awarding contracts. 

BAN THE BOX

Louisville Metro Police Department 

will pilot body cameras in the 5th 

Division and then to all sworn officers 

following the successful pilot. 

BODY CAMERAS

Metro United Way is committed to a goal 

of uncovering promising practices in 

our community that change the odds for 

African American boys and young men, 

and established a Black Male Innovation 

Fund to that end. The fund will invest in 

Early Education and Out-of-School time 

programs that deliver results for African 

American males. 

The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act was 

signed into law by President Obama in July 2014 and has 

allowed the Louisville Mayor’s Summer Works program 

to increase funding and the age of individuals served. 

BLACK MALE INNOVATION FUND

WORKFORCE INNOVATION & OPPORTUNITY ACT

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FUNDING

Where there is no direct ability to implement or influence policy, policy is used to guide and inform 

the work, such as the case with Kentucky’s Senate Bill 2015, Kentucky’s House Bill 70 and Kentucky’s 

Senate Bill 97. Senate Bill 200 seeks to reduce the number of youth who are sent to out-of-home detention 

for misdemeanors and low-level offenders. House Bill 70 seeks to allow an individual convicted of certain 

felons the right to vote after the expiration of probation, parole or their maximum sentence. Senate Bill 97 

increases the age of legal school dropout from 16 years of age to 18 years of age.

Funding allocation, such as policy influencing and awareness, plays a large role in our 

efforts to enhance and increase positive outcomes for all children. We have been able 

to reallocate general funds as a direct result of our work in the following areas: 

3⁄4 $800, 000 to community centers

3⁄4 $100, 000 to restorative justice practices

3⁄4 $1.5 million to community center upgrades

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The One Love Louisville-Youth Edition goals 

and supporting objectives will be governed following 

the structure illustrated in Figure #1 (pg 27). Under 

the leadership of Mayor Greg Fischer and Chief of 

Community Building, the OSHN and the One Love 

Louisville Youth Implementation Team (YIT) will lead 

this effort by leveraging its convening power, dedicated 

staff and resources. The OSHN is currently staffed, 

full-time with a Director and Program Coordinator 

and has two unpaid internship opportunities. The 

OSHN’s Director works to: bridge the work of 

violence prevention and response across 37 Metro 

departments and affiliated agencies; convenes the 

Advisory Committee; oversees the development of 

baselines; identifies gaps (and redundancies) in services; 

IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS & GOVERNING STRUCTURE

ADVISORY COUNCIL provides oversight and policy guidance; 

they are accountable for helping to move the work 

forward. Mayor Fischer leads the committee, which 

consists of key leaders of public agencies, community and 

faith-based organizations, business leaders and community 

members. The committee meets quarterly to assess the 

implementation progress, receive updated assessments, 

review committee reports and provide strategic direction 

to the Implementation Team.

STRATEGIC MONITORING AND DIAGNOSIS provides measurement 

and evaluation support and oversight to ensure that 

performance measurements and key performance 

indicators are developed and are continuously tracked. This 

committee meets quarterly to assess measurement progress.

IMPLEMENTATION TEAM provides monthly critique and 

feedback on goals, objectives and initiative progress 

related to the One Love Louisville action plan. This 

committee consists of 13 dedicated community members 

who are able to hold initiative leads accountable for their 

progress. There meetings are open to the public on every 

third Friday of the month from 9:00-10:30am.

COMMUNITY EVALUATIONS AND FEEDBACK all 

residents have the opportunity to provide 

feedback and evaluation on the work of the 

OSHN on their website homepage located 

at www.louisvilleky.gov/safeneighborhoods. 

This is an important way for all ideas, critiques 

and praises to be sent to the Safe and Healthy 

Neighborhoods team.

HEALTHY LOUISVILLE DASHBOARD this online 

tool provides the space for all residents 

to monitor the goal progress at their own 

leisure. The dashboard can be located at 

www.healthylouisvillemetro.org.

YOUTH IMPLEMENTATION TEAM serves as youth 

advisors to the OSHN Team and its partners; 

members meet monthly to provide feedback, 

suggestions and critiques of goal progress 

related to One Love Louisville-Youth Edition. 

This committee consists of 31 youth and young 

adults between the ages of 13 and 23 years 

of age from various parts of the city. 

identifies best practices; cultivates key partnerships; 

identifies community and youth leaders; and oversees 

the communication strategy to accompany its release. 

The responsibilities of the Program Coordinator 

consists of researching strategies and programs; 

conducting staff and community trainings; tracking 

reports; overseeing communications (on-line and 

written); facilitating community and governance 

structure meetings; developing and maintaining a data 

collection system to monitor, evaluate and report 

goal and objective progress. The two floating interns 

assist with policy research, communications and other 

administration tasks. OSHN also works with the other 

following groups, teams and systems to implement all 

goals and objectives as illustrated in Figure #1 (pg 27):

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IMPLEMENTATION 

TEAM

HEALTHY 

LOUISVILLE 

DASHBOARD

COMMUNITY 

EVALUATIONS 

AND FEEDBACK

YOUTH 

IMPLEMENTATION 

TEAM

REPORTING & 

FEEDBACK

MEASUREMENT & 

EVALUATION

OVERSIGHT & 

LEADERSHIP

ADVISORY 

COUNCIL

STRATEGIC 

MONITORING & 

DIAGNOSIS

SAFE & HEALTHY 

NEIGHBORHOODS 

TEAM

27 FIGURE # 1: OSHN GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE 
ONE LOVE LOUISVILLE Youth Edition vs. Community Plan & MBK Plan

YOUTH 

EDITION

COMMUNITY 

BUILDING

Create and 

promote 

opportunities for 

civic engagement

Goal 1: See high levels of civic participation reflected evenly 

throughout Louisville Metro

Goal 2: Map the leadership landscape in Louisville Metro in order 

to identify community connectors, pinpoint gaps in services 

and create better marketing of existing leadership development 

opportunities

Goal 3: Increase community engagement and awareness of 

violence prevention efforts throughout Louisville Metro

Goal 4: Create a faith-based violence reduction system in 

Louisville Metro

Goal 5: Assess current community programs to identify effective 

strategies and gaps in services to increase effective programs

EDUCATION

Improve 

conditions that 

hinder education 

attainment

Goal 6: Provide resources and tools for parents 

and guardians to help their children succeed 

academically, socially and emotionally

EMPLOYMENT 

& ECONOMIC 

DEVELOPMENT

Support economic 

growth with a 

focus on the most 

economically 

challenged 

neighborhoods

Goal 7: Build an infrastructure to promote business connections

Goal 8: Develop strategies to connect job seekers to entry level 

opportunities and entry level opportunities to job seekers

HEALTH & 

SOCIAL 

WELLNESS

Enhance the 

quality of 

intervention with 

individuals and 

families at the 

first sign of risk

JUVENILE & 

CRIMINAL 

JUSTICE

Restore youth 

who have 

gone down the 

wrong path

Milestone 1: All children 

enter school cognitively, 

physically, socially and 

emotionally prepared

Milestone 2: All children 

read at grade level by 

third grade

Milestone 3: All young 

people graduate from 

high school

Milestone 4: All young 

people complete postsecondary education or 

training

Milestone 5: All 

youth out of school 

are employed

(Milestone 1)

Milestone 6: All young 

people are safe from 

violent crime

COMMUNITY PLAN 

Goal 10: Decrease the number of overdoses throughout 

Louisville Metro by 10% by December 2016

Goal 9: Adopt, support and promote a Louisville Metro wide 

strategy for suicide prevention

Goal 11: Decrease the number of youth using illegal substances 

throughout Louisville Metro by 2% by December 2016

Goal 12: Assist in creating a climate in which residents, 

LMPD and LMPD officers have a more favorable 

relationship that includes increased trust and positive 

perceptions of one another through the promotion of 

legitimate, transparent and just exercising of LMPD officers’ 

(discretionary) power during citizen-officer encounters

Goal 13: Identify opportunities for three partnerships to 

implement evidence based practices to improve identified 

outcomes for at risk youth and returning citizens by 

December 2016

MBK 

MILESTONES

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ONE LOVE LOUISVILLE Youth Plan Timeline

MONTH

2014 • Selected into the National Forum on Youth Violence Prevention 

• Began Zones of Hope Monthly Conversations 

YEAR ITEM

OCTOBER

NOVEMBER • Hosted the 4th Annual Rumble Young Man Rumble Gathering

• Selected into the American Institutes of Research’s Youth Violence 

Prevention Training and Technical Assistance DECEMBER

2015

• One Love Louisville Community Plan released 

• Created the One Love Louisville Implementation Team

• Implemented the Be the 1 Mentor Challenge 

• Hosted Right Turn Annual Meeting w/Institute for Educational Leadership 

• Mayor Fischer launched the Cradle to Career Initiative 

• Healing Possible Quorum issues recommended solutions to racial inequality in Louisville 

JANUARY

• Attended My Brother’s Keeper convening in Washington, DC 

• Mayor’s Opportunity Youth Showcase FEBRUARY

• Participated in Youth Violence Prevention Week 

• Began 1LoveLou Monthly Newsletter 

• Hosted Community Center Takeovers for youth 12-17yrs of age 

• Hosted site visit on National Forum on Youth Violence Prevention 

MARCH

• Created One Love Louisville Youth Implementation Team 

• Coding at the Beech Graduation 

• Jefferson County Public Schools(JCPS) Boys of ColorCelebration 

• JCPS Released New Kindergarten Readiness Website 

• Attended Communities Collaborating to Reconnect Youth’s Annual Meeting in 

Washington, D.C. 

• Attended American Institutes of Research’s Youth Violence Prevention Training and 

Technical Assistance Meeting in Houston, TX

APRIL

MAY • Attended National Forum on Youth Violence Prevention Summit in Washington, D.C. 

• Mayor’s 2015 SummerWorks Kick-Off 

• Partnered with Louisville Free Public Library to hosts 15 community events aimed at 

spreading awareness, engagement and support of Youth Violence Prevention activities 

JUNE

• Released My Brother’s Keeper Louisville Action Plan

• Attended 21st Century Policing Forum at the White House 

• Formed Beech Technology’s

JULY

PROGRESS-TO-DATE

OCT 2014-OCT 2015

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Youth Plan Timeline Cont.

YEAR MONTH ITEM

2015

• Reissued Kindergarten Readiness Challenge 

• Kindergarten Kickoff Celebration 

• Hosted American Institutes of Research site visit 

• Introduced One Love Louisville Youth Implementation Team Members to Louisville community 

AUGUST

• Safe and Healthy Neighborhoods began serving as an employer site for the Kentucky Youth 

Career Center’s Internship Academy 

• Hosted My Brother’s Keeper Roundtable in partnership with the Department of Education 

• Hosted Day of Hope to celebrated 1 year anniversary of Zones of Hope Initiative in 

partnership with Casey Family Programs 

• Hosted site visit with Long Beach, CA’s National Forum on Youth Violence Prevention team 

• Attended National League of Cities’ Municipal Leadership for Juvenile Justice Reform 

Leadership Academy 

• University of Louisville’s School of Public Health and Information Sciences received Center 

for Disease Control funded grant to create a youth violence prevention center

SEPTEMBER

OCTOBER

• Hosted One Love Louisville Data Summit 

• Released the One Love Louisville Youth Edition Action Plan 

• Coalition Serving Young Adults and Office for Safe and Healthy Neighborhoods Host 

Local Reengagement Convening

NOVEMBER

DECEMBER • Policy Review

2016 • One Love Louisville Annual Progress Report JANUARY

• Mayor’s Opportunity Youth Showcase 

• Coalition Serving Young Adults and Office for Safe and Healthy Neighborhoods Host 

Local Reengagement Convening

FEBRUARY

MARCH

APRIL

MAY

JUNE • Mayor’s 2016 SummerWorks Kick-Off

• One Love Louisville Progress Reports and Implementation Meetings 

• One Love Louisville Youth Implementation Team Meetings 

• Youth Dinner with Mayor Fischer 

• LMPD Youth Chats 

• Zones of Hope Neighborhood Meetings

PROJECTED CALENDAR 

NOV 2015-JAN 2017

MONTHLY ACTIVITIES:

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Youth Plan Timeline Cont.

YEAR MONTH ITEM

2016 JULY

AUGUST

SEPTEMEBER • Zones of Hope 2 Year Anniversary Celebration

OCTOBER

NOVEMBER

DECEMBER

2017 JANUARY • One Love Louisville Annual Progress Report

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APPENDIX

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Contents

APPENDIX A: Office for Safe and Healthy Neighborhoods Historical Timeline 

APPENDIX B: Advisory Council & Partner Lists

APPENDIX C: Snapshot of Louisville Youth References

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May 17: Triple 

Homicide

May 18: Mayor

Fischer calls 

community 

meeting

December:

OSHN is 

created to 

coordinate 

the efforts of 

the Violence 

Prevention 

Work Group

April 28: The 

National League 

of Cities Institute 

selected Louisville 

to receive 

Black Male 

Achievement 

assistance

November 1-April 30:

Workgroups worked 

to develop and begin 

implementing goals and 

initiatives 

January: Phase 

II Blueprint for 

Safe and Healthy 

Neighborhoods: 

One Love 

Louisville-Be the 

One to make a 

Difference was 

released 

May: One Love 

Louisville-Youth 

Edition was released 

June 7: Mayor 

Fischer forms 

the Violence 

Prevention 

Workgroup with 

37 citizens (Cochaired by Dr. B. 

Hudson & Dr. L. 

Nesbitt October 25: 

Violence Prevention 

Workgroup (VPWG) 

releases report with 

42 recommendations

March 4: Mayor 

Fischer appoints 

1st director for the 

OSHN; Louisville 

joins Cities United

October 25:

OSHN releases 

Phase I Blueprint 

for Safe and Healthy 

Neighborhoods: 

Moving Louisville 

to Action which 

developed 

governance 

structure and 

11 individual 

workgroups 

March 22:

Youth incident 

downtown and on 

big four bridge

March 25:

Mayor Fischer 

calls community 

meeting

March 27: Youth 

conversation to 

discuss solutions 

and needs 

following the 

incident 

September 19-21: 

Weekend of Hope 

which launched the 

Zones of Hope 

Initiative in four 

neighborhoods: 

California, 

Newburg, Parkland 

and Russell 

(Shawnee added 

later)

September 25/26:

Mayor Fischer 

accepts President’s 

My Brother’s 

Keeper Community 

Challenge 

September 27:

Louisville selected 

to join the National 

Forum on Youth 

violence prevention 

by the U.S. 

Department of 

Justice 

February: One 

Love Louisville 

Implementation 

Team started 

meeting monthly 

2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

March:

Mayor Fischer 

convenes a 

diverse group 

of citizens 

to discuss 

community 

issues

APPENDIX A: HISTORICAL TIMELINE

FIGURE # 2: HISTORICAL TIMELINE 34
Office of Safe and Healthy Neighborhoods 2012-2014 

HIGHLIGHTS

35 FIGURE # 3: OSHN HIGHLIGHTS

COMMUNITY 

BUILDING

Received a $226, 

400 grant from 

the James Graham 

Brown Foundation 

for the “Zones of 

Hope” initiative which 

supports the Black Male 

Achievement initiative 

in Parkland, California, 

Russell, Shawnee and 

Newburg

Received $40,000 

from anonymous local 

foundation to provide 

conflict resolution 

training to community 

center staff, youth and 

families

Increased youth 

development funding 

by $800, 000 to 

support youth 

development which 

increased staff and 

program capacity

Mayor’s Faith Forum: 

used to engage the faith 

community in crisis 

response work. 

Metro Mentors: new 

policy that allows every 

Metro employee two 

hours a week to mentor

Ten community work 

groups were convened 

to develop SMART 

goals and initiatives to 

combat violence

EDUCATION

JCPS created the Equity

Scorecard and the Boys

of Color Resolution

Participated in the

revisions made to the

JCPS Code of Conduct

College and Career

Corners are under

development at all

Metro Community

Centers

Created an intervention

for children exposed to

violence by convening

partnership between

LMPD, JCPS and

Metro

LMPD secured

Community Oriented

Policing Services

funding to deploy five

additional School

Resource Officer in

JCPS & working with

LMPD to ensure equity

Louisville Metro Free

Public Library issued

the 1,000 books before

kindergarten challenge

EMPLOYMENT & 

ECONOMIC

KentuckianaWorks

SummerWorks

expanded outreach

efforts to targeted youth

and employed a total

of 2,180 youth

Received $2.25 million

for the Right Turn

program to connect

500 youth (ages 16-19

years) to educational

and employment

opportunities and to an

adult mentor

Louisville Metro Dept.

of Public Health &

Wellness employed 25

youth in the Healing

Future Fellows program

summer 2014

Metro Parks employed a

total of 82 youth during

summer of 2014

HEALTH & 

WELLNESS

Kentucky Crisis

Response Team has

been deployed to

connect community

members impacted by

homicide to resources

that will assist in

minimizing the impact

of a traumatic event

Developed partnership

between University

Hospital, Health

Department and

Mayor’s Office to

implement a 

hospitalbased

intervention

program for shooting

and stabbing victims

Released the Healthy

Louisville 2020 report

which reinforces

violence as a public

health issue

Provided Psychological

First Aid training to 60

community members

Youth Detention

Services started an

evening reporting

center to provide more

intensive supervision

for at risk youth

Received a $300,000

Project Safe

Neighborhood Grant

for two years to address

violent crime in the

Parkland neighborhood

JUVENILE & 

CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Expanded support for

Restorative Justice

Louisville by $100,000

Received Right Turn

grant for adult

mentorship, juvenile

record expungement

and resources for youth

involved in the criminal

system

Convenes monthly

meetings with

incarcerated males ages

18 – 26 to discuss

community problems

and potential solutions

Staff was reassigned to

oversee a pilot program

for citizens returning

from custody

LMPD created Real

Time Crime Center

LMPD enhanced

camera system, adding

additional cameras

Received $20,000 from 

Homeland Security 

to build capacity of 

Neighborhood Watches

Partnership with

Human Relations

Commission and HR to

work with Council on

Ban the Box

Council passed

resolution to support

HB 70 (restoration of

voters’ rights for 

xfelons) signed by

Mayor Fischer
ADVISORY COUNCIL

Lou Ann Atlas Fifth Third Bank

Ruth Brinkley KentuckyOne Health

J. Michael Brown Kentucky Justice Cabinet

Chuck Denny PNC Bank

Maggie Elder Metro United Way

Angie Evans Community Foundation of Louisville

Greg Fischer Louisville Metro Government

Kevin Flanery Churchill Downs

Darryl Griffith Darryl Griffith Foundation

Donna Hargens Jefferson Co. Public Schools

Hunt Helm Bellarmine University

Gil Holland Entrepreneur

Nat Irvin University of Louisville

Vincent James Elim Baptist Church

Jon Meyer Jones, Nale & Mattingly

Marta Miranda Center for Women and Families

Tom Noland Humana

Mike O'Connell Jefferson County Attorney's Office

Pam Darnall Family & Children's Place

Mitchell Payne University of Louisville

Diane Porter Jefferson County School Board

Paul Perconti West End School

Sadiqa Reynolds Louisville Metro Government

Ben Richmond Louisville Urban League

Barbara Sexton Smith Fund for the Arts

Howard S. Marshall FBI

Carla Wallace Showing Up for Racial Justice

Steve Williams Norton Healthcare

Tom Wine Commonwealth Attorney

John E. Kuhn Jr. U.S. Attorney’s Office

FUNDING PARTNERS

Casey Family Programs

Humana Foundation

James Graham Brown Foundation

Metro United Way

APPENDIX B: ADVISORY COUNCIL & PARTNERS

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LOCAL ORGANIZATIONAL PARTNERS

2Not1

Big Brothers Big Sisters 

Center for Women and Families

Community Foundation of Louisville 

Elim Baptist Church

Family & Children’s Place 

Fifth Third Bank 

Interdenominational Ministerial Coalition

Jefferson County Public Schools

Jefferson County School Board 

Job Corps 

KentuckianaWorks

Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services’ 

Department for Community Based Services 

Kentucky Jobs with Justice 

Kentucky Youth Advocates

Kentucky Youth Career Center

Legal Aid Society

Life Institute

Louisville Free Public Library

Louisville Metro Corrections

Louisville Metro Council 

Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and 

Wellness

Louisville Metro Police Department 

Louisville Metro Youth Detention Center

Louisville Urban League 

ManUp

Metro United Way

Muhammad Ali Institute

Office of Public Health Practice & Community 

Outreach 

Pact in Action

PAL Coalition

Peace Education 

PNC Bank

Seven Counties Services, Inc. 

Shawnee Youth Advocates

St. George’s Community Center

U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District

University of Louisville 

University of Louisville School of Public Health and 

Information Sciences 

West End School

YMCA Safe Place

NATIONAL PARTNERS & NETWORKS 

National Partners & Networks 

American Institutes for Research

Campaign for Black Male Achievement

Cities United

National Forum on Youth Violence Prevention

National League of Cities

Open Society Foundation

Prevention Institute

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APPENDIX C: SNAPSHOT OF LOUISVILLE YOUTH REFERENCES

1 Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD) Crime Data Center; data subject to change based on 

investigative findings and subsequent reclassification of crimes 

2 Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD) Crime Data Center; data subject to change based on 

investigative findings and subsequent reclassification of crimes 

3 Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD) Crime Data Center; data subject to change based on 

investigative findings and subsequent reclassification of crimes 

4 Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD) Crime Data Center; data subject to change based on 

investigative findings and subsequent reclassification of crimes 

5 Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services’ Child Abuse and Neglect Annual Report of 

Fatalities and Near Fatalities (September 2014) 

6 Kentucky Community Crisis Response Board’s Children Exposed to Violence Update Report; Only 

includes events in which police were on the scene and a child was present, victimized, acting out (nonphysical assault) or assault by child (February 2015) 

7 Jefferson County Public Schools’ Brigance: Fall 2014 Results Readiness by Zip Code (January 26, 2015) 

8 Jefferson County Public Schools’ Data Books: http://www.jefferson.kyschools.us/Departments/

AcctResPlan/databook/index.html

9 Jefferson County Public Schools’ Data Books: http://www.jefferson.kyschools.us/Departments/

AcctResPlan/databook/index.html

10 Jefferson County Public Schools’ Data Books: http://www.jefferson.kyschools.us/Departments/

AcctResPlan/databook/index.html

11 Retrieved from: http://kyae.ky.gov/students/ged.htm 

12 Retrieved from: http://kyae.ky.gov/students/ged.htm 

13 Population Reference Bureau analysis of data from the U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 Decennial Census 

Summary File 1 and Summary File 3 and the 2009–2013 American Community Survey 5-year data. 

14 Data Source: IC Common Data Project 10/29/2014 

15 U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics 

16 Population Reference Bureau, analysis of data from the U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 

Supplementary Survey, 2001 Supplementary Survey and 2002 through 2013 American Community 

Survey (ACS). 

17 Retrieved from: http://elect.ky.gov/statistics/Pages/turnoutstatistics.aspx 

18 Based on openings within Big Brother Big Sisters of Kentuckaiana, Kentucky Youth Career Center 

and JCPS’ Every 1 Reads 

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