March 22 through March 26th is National Youth Violence Prevention Week in Minnesota!
At YIPA we are writing to make you aware of it and to also encourage your organization to get involved. YIPA has been working with the City of Minneapolis to help promote their activities and they have a great week planned. Minneapolis organizations wishing to get involved and have your organization highlighted should contact Bass Zanjani at bass.zanjani@ci.minneapolis.mn.us.
Although the Tool Kit is something that the City of Minneapolis has put together, it only makes sense to us that YIPA organizations serving other communities can also use the ideas and activities that this Kit outlines to promote violence prevention in your community during the same time period.
As you read through the Tool Kit you will see many excellent ideas and activities for organizations and youth to do to promote violence prevention. We hope this is something every YIPA organization (and many non-YIPA members) can take on in one way, shape, or form. Please pay special attention to how you can get the word out through the social media and other great avenues. Make sure you contact your local media to have them help get involved in your efforts as this could be great PR for your organization. In addition to the Tool Kit there is also a pledge card that can be printed and given to the youth you serve. We see this as an especially great activity for those of you that are working with groups of youth.
If you are interested in seeing the entire Tool Kit put out by the National Association of Students Against Violence Everywhere you can visit the following web site: www.violencepreventionweek.org.
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