Tag: Aurora Youth Violence
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Aurora moves forward with funding school leadership programs to tackle youth violence
Several months after passing a resolution to realign youth violence prevention efforts in Aurora, City Council members moved forward with agreements providing $50,000 each to Cherry Creek and Aurora Public Schools for leadership programming. The Juvenile Assessment Center, a nonprofit center that does assessments and provides case management for kids and families at risk of…
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Aurora sees early success from new ‘proven model’ to reduce youth violence
Aurora will implement a new approach to reducing youth violence, a program that uses what the city called a “proven model” that has helped other cities reduce violence. The program, Standing Against Violence Every Day (SAVE), focuses on addressing youth violence deterrence through collaboration between the Aurora Police Department, Youth Violence Prevention Program, community partners…