Chris 180, Inc. was awarded a $1,000,000 cooperative agreement from the Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention under the STOP School Violence program. The award will support Project Violence Prevention, a comprehensive initiative to enhance the capacity of 20 Title I schools in Atlanta, Georgia to address and reduce youth violence and delinquency from October 2022 through September 2025. Key services include mental health support, classroom supports,...
The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) awarded a $982,143 Cooperative Agreement under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839) to the Corporation Odyssey Family Counseling Center. The project aims to support and expand evidence-based violence prevention training for students, teachers, parents, and other school volunteers to promote a positive school environment and increase school safety. Key objectives include establishing a...
The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) awarded a $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839) to Scholarship Prep in Santa Ana, CA. The purpose of the project is to develop a multi-tiered, trauma-informed, cross-agency approach to address the traumas of vulnerable youth, especially those experiencing homelessness, in order to prevent and respond to community violence. Key project activities include...
The New Dawn Charter School was awarded a $1,000,000 STOP School Violence Prevention Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.839). The grant supports a comprehensive school safety program across 15 charter schools serving over 10,900 students in New York City. Key program components include: 1) Developing and operating a technology solution for an anonymous incident reporting system; 2) Creating and implementing multidisciplinary behavioral threat...
The U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839) to the Cook County Southland Juvenile Justice Council, a non-profit organization, to implement a program focused on reducing school violence and delinquency in south suburban Cook County, Illinois. The program will serve elementary and high school students and aims to improve school climate, address root causes of violence including trauma and...
This Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839), aims to reduce youth violence in Philadelphia schools. The $1,000,000 award, spanning from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027, will fund a series of evidence-informed violence prevention activities in three middle schools, including implementing an adapted Gang Resistance Education and Training...
The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention awarded a $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement to San Diego Youth Services (SDYS) under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839). The 3-year project aims to reduce school violence and its impact on students attending the STEAM Academy at La Presa Middle School in San Diego, California. Key activities include: (1) providing student support groups using evidence-based curricula to at-risk subpopulations,...
This $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (CFDA 16.839 - STOP School Violence) supports the Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care's "Project STRIVE" to implement the evidence-based Communities in Schools framework in Ashley, Drew, and Prairie Counties, Arkansas. The project aims to enhance schools' ability to address violence through comprehensive training, improved home-to-school...
The Affirming Youth Foundation, Inc. will receive $1 million under a Cooperative Agreement from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention's STOP School Violence Program (CFDA #16.839) to implement the Affirming Youth Family Neighborhood School Partnership from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025. The Partnership will enhance the capacity of schools in Miami, Florida to prevent and respond quickly to acts of violence through...
The U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $989,291 STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839) grant to Nueva Esperanza, Inc. (NEI), a Philadelphia-based non-profit organization, to implement the "Fuerza de Toros: Fostering Wellbeing and Resilience for a Safer Esperanza Community Project" ("Toros Strong"). The project aims to foster resilience and promote positive coping strategies among 1,600-2,200 students at the Esperanza Academy...
Duffy's Hope, Inc. was awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839) to deliver violence prevention programming in four Title I middle and high schools located in high-crime, high-poverty communities in Wilmington, Delaware from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025. Duffy's Hope will equip teachers and parents with tools to identify and respond to potential risks of violence, educate students on preventing violence against themselves and others, and provide student support services to help manage challenges from their home and community environments. Programming will employ evidence-based and innovative curricula to teach violence prevention strategies using gamification principles to reinforce positive behaviors.