crime
Submitted by Team Extreme on Tue, 09/04/2007 - 16:43.
Our MISSION is to provide a strong foundation for future generations by providing ALL children with an alternative to drugs, alcohol, crime, gangs and the streets, promote the importance of school, self-esteem, self-respect, respect for others and their community, and strengthen the goals and values that will lead them to a successful future. We are a special kind of BMX racing team. Members join and sign a Code of Conduct contract. Equipment, ABA membership fees and track racing fees are either paid for by the parents or through a scholarship from the team based upon family income and size.
Submitted by Team Extreme on Sun, 08/05/2007 - 00:10.
My Dad and I have started a BMX racing team in our community. Dad is helping me to contact Foster Care, Integral Youth Services, The Angel Project, Child Development, the local military base and other orgaizations to reach children who are going though problems in their lives. They may be from families with gang orientation, drug addiction, alcohol addiction, abuse, divorce, deployment or parent death. These children may have emotional or physical problems.
Submitted by ncajee on Fri, 08/03/2007 - 14:04.
Stockton2020
A Clear Vision for a Smarter City
After returning from my first year at Harvard, I established a youth-based civic advocacy group to discuss the future of our beloved city. After forming Stockton2020, we launched the Libraries Change Lives Campaign committed to prioritizing a world class central library in the Downtown Action Plan and a revitalized branch library system in the 2035 General Plan for our city.
Submitted by managod on Sun, 06/03/2007 - 15:08.
Judgment house is an eight to nine scene walk through drama hosted by teens for teens. it is designed to steer todays youth away from crimeful acts and sinful behavior. The drama will introduce our guests to several different people and their bad or good decisions and their consequences. It is a life changing experience that will have our fellow youth looking at their lives and desiring a change for the better!
Submitted by BRICK Winner on Mon, 08/28/2006 - 01:36.
2005 BRICK Award winner Geneva Johnson wanted to do something about the drugs and crime rampant in her Bronx community. She created Bring It On! in order to galvanize local youth and provide alternatives to illegal activities. Bring It On! gets hundreds of kids to put energy into community service projects such as environmental cleanup at the Bronx River, and ventures to create support networks for at-risk teenage girls.
Submitted by BRICK Winner on Sat, 08/26/2006 - 22:17.
Valdimir Joseph founded Inner Strength, an organization based in Atlanta, GA. After being left homeless at age 13, Valdimir put himself through college and started Inner Strength to tutor, mentor and provide hiking and camping experiences for “at-risk†young men in inner-city Atlanta. Valdimir helped improve school attendance, increase graduation rates and reduce youth-related crime.
Submitted by BRICK Winner on Sat, 08/26/2006 - 21:58.
1998 BRICK Award winner Dennis Lluy won for his work as Director of Koo's Art Center in Santa Ana, CA. The Koo's Art Center provides opportunities for young people to perform music, literature and poetry in a drug-free and alcohol-free environment. Dennis has organized more than 500 benefits that have supported social and environmental causes. Since the inception of Koo's, crime in Dennis' neighborhood has dropped more than 80%, and vandalism has dropped by nearly 100%.
