Oversees the Peace and Safety Network which promotes positive recreational activities for adolescents and teenagers at selected sites. Additionally, they administer violence prevention programs in cooperation with the Children and Families Cabinet Anti Violence Initiative The Recreation Department, addressing concerns raised by the Mayor's Children and Families Cabinet has been engaged in an initiative to address the issues of Youth Violence. An assessment of the incidents of youth violence, as well as ongoing prevention and recreation programs has been conducted in an area which extends from Broad Street east to the Delaware River, and Spring Garden Street north to Tioga. As a response, fifteen after school programs have been started at our facilities. More programs are slated to begin by January.
Children attend immediately after school and participate in a variety of programs.
As you can see, there are a number of initiatives when put together begin to address the issues of Youth Violence. It is our hope to develop a model which can eventually be replicated throughout the Recreation Department.