November 2000 Catalyst Changing our communities through crime prevention. In addition to teaching Drug Abuse Resistance Education to 120 sixth graders twice a week, elementary crime prevention education to 3,000 children in kindergarten through third grade, and Internet safety to seventh graders, Reed recently started teaching crime prevention to the nurses at the local hospital where she is receiving cancer treatment. A lot of these nurses are visiting nurses and go into people's homes. In Stowe, Reed also helps out an officer working with senior citizens and she is working to establish a Business Crime Watch in the community.
Crime prevention is the key.
The Center works with all facets of the community to prevent and reduce crime through education, advocacy, and programs. Thomas' work greatly contributed to Fort Worth's dramatic 56 percent reduction in crime. Prevention just makes sense. It is the best place to put your time and resources because you get the best and longest term results on your investment. My work has afforded me the opportunity to meet people from all parts of the country and from all walks of life.