As a member of the National Youth Network, he uses his experience and expertise to build bridges among youth-serving organizations. He is also working to bring the dual messages of crime prevention and youth involvement to his peers. He works with the National Citizens' Crime Prevention Campaign to ensure that NCPC's public service announcements that relate to youth have maximum impact. NCPC, committed to improving young people's prospects for safe and productive lives, believes this entails not just working to reduce youth victimization by crime and helping those most likely to participate in risky behavior to defy the odds, but also to tap youth as resources for their own benefit, and that of the community.
Young people stand ready to be part of the solution when given the opportunity.
In a poll conducted by Louis Harris and Associates, nine of ten youth expressed a willingness to do something about crime if only given the chance. NCPC provides a wealth of opportunities for youth to become engaged in crime prevention and community building. TCC gives us the power to make a difference. TCC gives us something to show adults that we are productive members of society. We want to be part of the community, and we are willing to work to make it better for everyone.