The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $999,383 Project Grant under the STOP School Violence program (CFDA 16.839) to SGA Youth & Family Services, NFP, a non-profit organization. The grant will fund the "Mansueto Safer Together" program to serve students, families, and faculty at Mansueto High School in the Brighton Park community of Chicago. The program aims to reduce and prevent violence within the school, create a positive learning environment, address the impact of trauma, and build resilience among students, teachers, and the administration. Key interventions include improving school safety infrastructures, implementing anti-bullying and anti-harassment education, providing trauma-informed teacher support, and delivering individual and group behavioral health services to students. These strategies are designed to foster resilience, improve learning outcomes, and position youth for long-term success.
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