Seattle Youth Violence Prevention Initiative

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Safe Youth, Safe Community - A Progress Report 2011
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Peace Award
Youth 180 Mural Project
"For Youth By Youth" Antiviolence Community Resource Conference
Art Contest Winners

Safe Youth, Safe Community - A Progress Report 2011

Below is a link to our first progress report to the community, Safe Youth, Safe Community. In it you can learn about the different services and programs we offer youth enrolled in the Initiative and the coordinated community support systems we are creating called Neighborhood Networks.

Safe Youth, Safe Community - A Progress Report 2011

After December 1, copies of the report will be available at the following organizations:

Central Area

Therapeutic Health Services
1901 Martin Luther King Jr. Way S.

Garfield Teen Life Center
428 23rd Avenue

Garfield Community Center
2323 East Cherry St

Metrocenter YMCA
909 Fourth Avenue

Southeast

Boys & Girls Club of King County
Smilow Clubhouse & Teen Center at Rainier Vista
4520 MLK Jr. Way S

Rainier Community Center
4600 38th Avenue

Southwest

Southwest Youth & Family Services
4555 Delridge Way SW

Southwest Teen Life Center
2801 SW Thistle Street

Downtown

Department of Neighborhoods
Seattle Municipal Tower, 17th Fl
700 5th Ave, Suite 1700

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Peace Award

The deadline has passed for nominations for the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Peace Award. We are no longer accepting nominations.

All nominees will be contacted by December 31, 2010 and will be invited to attend the award ceremony. Nominees will be recognized for their service, and award recipients will additionally receive a $100 award.

The 2011 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Peace Award recognizes and celebrates leadership in these areas in order to help prepare young people to engage in the struggles against poverty, racism, war and violence.

Nominees must be age 12-17 and live in or go to school in Seattle, or be an organization serving those youth. The review committee will consider significant demonstration that the nominee or nominated organization promotes peace and/or youth violence prevention and carries out the spirit of the teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Questions?  Phone:  206-233-7915

Recent Events:

On Saturday, June 12, two Neighborhood Matching Fund projects that were funded by the Seattle Youth Violence Prevention Initiative / Department of Neighborhoods collaboration held great events!

The Youth 180 mural project, “Seniors and Youth Making Artistic History Together,”  in partnership with the Southeast Senior Center, Youth Ambassadors and Urban Artworks, held a celebration of the installation of their mural. The mural is now displayed in a prominent position on the corner of Rainier Avenue South and South Holly Street and portrays the lives of people and significant locations in the Rainier Valley both past and present. The photos here show the mural painting process which brought together both seniors and youth who learned about each other and built bridges of mutual respect and understanding to replace common misunderstandings and stereotypes.

Drawing by mural director Marcus Williams incorporating the ideas from youth and seniors.
	Youth and seniors working on mural: Jerrod Marks, Demetrious Smith, Pat Stonehocker, Jakari Armstrong
	Kay Endo, Pat Stonehocker, and Marcellino Gomez review mural plan.
Artists who worked on mural. Back row: Alvin Harris, Anthony Lewis, Jakari Armstrong, Demetrious Smith, Ladarius Hedemon, Gregory Pollydore, Devonte White, Marcus Williams, Marcellino Gomez. Front Row: Martha Gilliam, Esther Smith, Opal Hopper, Kay Endo, Norma Smocyzk, Pat Stonehocker, Frances Ikeda, Lewis Mangum, Gabriel Ladd
In front of the installed mural: Davonte White, Demetrious Smith, Gabriel Ladd, Anthony Lewis, Ladarius Hedemon, Gregory Pollydore, Esther Smith, Martha Gilliam, Opal Hopper, Marcellino Gomez, Pat Stonehocker, Ruth Egger, Kay Endo, Marcus Williams, Kate Harkins, Frances Ikeda (head turned), Alvin Harris, Norma Smocyzk, Jakari Armstrong, Lewis Mangum, Simone Hoffman and Javin Nash-Harris.

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"For Youth By Youth" Antiviolence Community Resource Conference

Just down Rainier Avenue, CHAMPS was holding its “For Youth By Youth” Anti-Violence Community Resource Conference. Dozens of local youth chose to spend a sunny Saturday attending workshops and watching youth performances with an anti-violence theme. The energy was high and the spirit was happy and collaborative in this community-focused event. The photos show some of the participants and activities of the day.

Antiviolence displays by conference youth
	Danielle Jackson, Conference Coordinator
	Rysehl Sampson and IfaH Wheliye
Communities in Schools resource area and CIS Project Coordinator, Dalisha Phillips
	Left to right, Tanielle Jackson, April Winfrey, and Jayvon "Bubba" Grayson
Left to right: Dalisha Phillips (Communities in Schools), Ryshel Sampson, Cielle Carlton, Alexis Yamaguchi, Tachela Washington and Maryssa Jackson
	Michael Chancellor, Jr., Guest Speaker, South Lake High School Alumnus

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Art Contest Winners

The 2009 Art Contest Winners are listed below. Congratulations to them and thank you to everyone who submitted entries!

Young artists were asked to submit entries that show young people in safe and positive environments or other images that deliver the message to stop youth violence, including a tagline about preventing youth violence. The Art Contest was an educational effort to share with children and young people that youth violence can be prevented and should not be tolerated. Seattle Youth Violence Prevention Initiative partners sponsoring the contest included Seattle Parks and Recreation, Seattle Police Department, the Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle, Rainier Vista Boys & Girls Club, and Southwest Youth & Family Services.

Artwork: 1st Place - Aren Roberson / 2nd Place - Dasha Medvedeva

	L to R, Royal Alley- Barnes, Mariko Lockhart, Aren Roberson
	L to R, Royal Alley- Barnes, Mariko Lockhart, Dasha Medvedeva

Tagline: 1st Place - Julian Glover / 2nd Place - Emily Gu

	L to R, Royal Alley- Barnes, Mariko Lockhart, Julian Glover
	L to R, Royal Alley- Barnes, Mariko Lockhart, Emily Gu

Awards Ceremony Group Photo

Pictured above, left to right, Royal Alley-Barnes, Jamila Taylor, Robert Gant, Dasha Medvedeva, Jeron Gates, Aren Roberson, Julian Glover, Emily Gu, Ramal Love, Mariko Lockhart

All images are the property of the City of Seattle. For more information, contact Mariko Lockhart, Director, 206-233-7915.

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