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Child and Youth Safety Peer Networks
Municipal Network on Disconnected Youth
NLC's Municipal Network on Disconnected Youth (MNDY) is a nationwide peer learning community that focuses on young adults ages 16-24 who are out of work, out of school, and lack connections to the community or caring adults.
Cities have a vested interest in helping youth gain access to opportunities and supports that help them get their lives onto a positive path. In addition, cities cannot make sustained progress in this area without strong cross-system relationships with school district, nonprofit organizations, and state and county agencies that also interact with these youth on a daily basis.
MNDY is a resource that municipal officials, and those who work with such officials, may use to create and continuously improve partnerships, policies, and programs that re-engage older youth with school, work, and their fellow citizens. Benefits of MNDY membership include:
- MNDY News - a monthly e-mail newsletter that highlights city collaborations and strategies, as well as public and private funding and training opportunities;
- Quarterly audioconferences in which city representatives and national experts speak about recent experiences trying to reengage disconnected youth;
- Leadership academies for municipal leaders and staff;
- Case studies of cross-system collaboration; and
- Brokered technical assistance.
Register to join MNDY by downloading the network registration form and returning it to Carlos Becerra by fax to 202-626-3043 or by mail (see the form for mailing address). If you have questions, please call 202-626-3160 or email becerra@nlc.org.
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California Cities Gang Prevention Network
NLC and the Oakland-based National Council on Crime and Delinquency (NCCD) have initiated a network of 13 major cities in California to combat gang violence and victimization. The California Cities Gang Prevention Network, the first of its kind in the nation, focuses on successful policies and practices that interweave prevention, intervention, enforcement and a community's "moral voice" as an alternative to prison-only solutions.
NLC and NCCD launched the three-year project with support from the California Wellness Foundation, the California Endowment, the East Bay Community Foundation, and the Richmond Children's Foundation.
Participating cities in California include Fresno, Los Angeles (San Fernando Valley), Oakland, Oxnard, Richmond, Sacramento, Salinas, San Bernardino, San Francisco, San Diego, San Jose, Santa Rosa, and Stockton. Insights from this effort will be shared broadly with other communities in California and throughout the nation.
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The network receives monthly bulletins highlighting strategies emerging from the 13 participating cities. These bulletins also highlight state and federal legislation to combat gang violence.
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Articles about the California Cities Gang Prevention Network regularly appear in NLC's Nation's Cities Weekly newspaper.
For more information, contact Leon Andrews at (202) 626-3039 or andrews@nlc.org.
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