RWJF Joins Major Initiative to Aid Boys and Men of Color
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Foundation Leaders Pledge Action on Issues Facing Boys and Young Men of Color
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Community Programs Help Prevent Youth Violence
January 1, 2003 | Program Result
The Community Violence Prevention Project at the Harvard School of Public Health assists local leaders in planning, implementing and evaluating violence prevention projects in their communities.
How to Give Peace a Chance?
November 1, 1996 | Program Result
The Community Violence Prevention Program, at the Harvard School of Public Health, implemented a resource center that provided technical assistance and informational support to program operators of community-based violence prevention programs.
Streetworkers Mediate Gang Violence and Connect Teens to Health Services in Lowell, Mass.
November 20, 2008 | Program Result
From 2003 to 2007, the United Teen Equality Center hired two outreach workers who worked with members of seven of the most active Southeast Asian youth gangs in Lowell, Mass., to reduce violence and improve teens' access to health care.
Cure Violence: A Successful Model for Reducing Violence Among Young People
May 2, 2008 | Story
A strategic effort to reverse the violence epidemic using highly-trained street outreach staff, public education and community mobilization.
Out-of-School Males of Color
January 1, 2012 | Report
This roundtable provides additional content knowledge in framing the education and employment policies and practices for out-of-school males of color.
Education and Paths to Employment for Middle School Boys of Color
January 1, 2012 | Report
Male students of color face significant disparities in educational achievement in public schools in the United States, beginning at the earliest grades.
Education and Employment of High School Males of color
January 1, 2012 | Report
a summary of the notes and key themes that emerged during the roundtable discussion about the policy barriers and solutions to meeting the education and employment needs of young men of color.
Health for Boys and Young Men of color
January 1, 2012 | Report
This roundtable looked at the data on the health of adolescent (ages 11-19) young males of color, and discussed how their health outcomes are shaped by disadvantaged contexts and unequal opportunities.
Urban Health Initiative: Working to Ensure the Health and Safety of Children
National Program
Program to improve the health and safety of young people in urban areas by improving collaboration among youth-serving agencies and organizations.