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VPCSC PACKET 03-08-17""ACIT Federal Way Regular Meeting Hylebos Conference Room March 8, 2017 3:OOPM-4:30PM Violence Prevention Coalition Steering Committee (VPCSC) The vision of the Federal Way VPCSC is to engage and empower Federal Way youth to become thriving and successful citizens through the combined support of families and community members. 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. CITIZEN COMMENT a. (Comment limit — 3 minutes) 3. COMMITTEE COMMENTS 4. COMMITTEE BUSINESS Topic A. Approval of 2/22/17 Minutes B. Presentation from Youth LINC C. Presentation from Positive Outcomes Program — TENTATIVE D. Draft Recommendations 5. OTHER BUSINESS 6. NEXT MEETING March 22, 2017 at 3:OOPM in Hylebos Conference Room 7. ADJOURN Action or Info Presenter Action Chair Baxter Info Anica Stieve & Krystal Hernandez Info Will Jimmerson Jr. Action Vice Chair Garrett Deputy Chief Kyle Sumpter, Police Department, 253-835-6701 Jeff Watson, Community Services Manager, 253-835-2650 Jeri -Lynn Clark, Executive Assistant, 253-835-2401 Federal Way Violence prevention Coalition Steering Committee Recommendation PRIMARY PREVENTION The FWVPCSC recommends the city of Federal Way explore the creation of additional after school programs throughout the city. Community Challenge -The unsupervised hours from 3pm to 6pm after school has been released for the day and the time until parents arrive home from work is the most critical time for our youth. Research Support The CDC cites involvement in pro -social activities and attachment to school as protective factors that reduce youth violence. Community support In reviewing the community surveys results from at least three of the questions there is community support and evidence that this type of program will help our youth and reduce violence while making our community more livable and safer. Question 4 asked what type of activities is needed to engage the community and 74% of respondents stated positive activities and job offerings. (High school students could be hired to work in these positive programs) Question 8 stated that existing community spaces be used to create after school programs. A majority of responses were in high agreement with this statement. Question 11 asked the respondents what they could do and the results showed the citizens of our community will volunteer and help in any way they can to make programs successful and to attain the positive results. Partners Federal Way school district, AmeriCorps, Communities in Schools, Boys and Girls Clubs as well as other nonprofits are natural partners for after school programs. Federal Way Parks and Recreation is open to programming at middle schools. Success Would be determined by less youth violence, improved academic performance and better health and nutrition in the youth participating in the after school programs. U Violence Prevention Coalition Steering Committee Recommendations FWPD to Partner With: • Suburban King County Coordinating Council on Gangs, — Multi -jurisdiction, coordinated response to youth violence in suburban communities (prevention, intervention, suppression, and re-entry). • Public Health, "Safe Storage Saves Lives" campaign. www.LOKITUP.org — Reduce crimes done with stolen guns; — Reduce opportunities for children to be injured or killed (accident or suicide) by unlocked firearms. • Multi -family housing organizations to help reduce crime on/near those properties. • Federal and state L.E. agencies to identify ballistic connections between inter - jurisdictional gun crimes. • King County Prosecutor's Office — To identify, vigorously prosecute gun violence offenders. FWPD Programs: • Ongoing Juvenile Delinquency Prevention Programs: — School Resource Officers, Commons Mall Officers, Traffic School & Safety Programs, Explorer Scout Post, Youth Policy Academy, and Positive Tickets Program. Federal Way Violence Prevention Coalition DRAFT Tertiary Prevention Recommendation The FWVPCSC recommends the City of Federal Way explore opportunities to expand youth substance use treatment in Federal Way and reduce barriers for families and youth seeking treatment. Community Challenge Youth who battle addiction face multiple barriers to seeking help. Most agencies that provide youth substance use treatment require youth to travel to their offices in Kent, Auburn, Burien or other neighboring cities. There are few options inside Federal Way. Research Support Substance use is listed by the CDC as a risk factor leading to youth violence. Reducing barriers to treatment will help youth make better decisions. Community Support The Violence Prevention Coalition community survey asked "What resources do you think are lacking in Federal Way". Substance use and mental health resources were 2 of the top 3 answers. While there are multiple barriers to mental health counseling, there is an even more severe lack of substance use treatment and counseling in Federal Way. Partners Kent Youth & Family Resources and Nexus Youth and Families, while not headquartered in Federal Way, do serve youth in Federal Way and are interested in expanding programs in the city. Valley Cities Counseling provides substance use treatment to adults and is interested in expanding to youth in the future. Success New and or expanded substance use treatment services, and a measured increase in youth receiving treatment, would show success for this recommendation. Federal Way Violence Prevention Coalition Tertiary Prevention Recommendation The FWVPCSC recommends the City of Federal Way provide an incentive, such as paid work time or flexible schedules, to city employees to become a mentor to a Federal Way youth. Furthermore, we recommend the City of Federal Way encourage residents to become positive role models and volunteer with youth throughout the community. Community Challenge Local organizations report a need for more caring adults to become positive role models, such as mentors, tutors, coaches and youth leaders. While any number of youth could benefit from more positive role models, there is a special need for positive men to mentor the next generation. Local organizations state that the main barrier serving more youth in their programs is the lack of available volunteers. Research Support Community -Based mentoring is a promising blueprint program to reduce youth violence (University of Colorado). School-based mentoring is shown to reduce school behavior infractions. One of the protective factors compiled by the CDC is connectedness to adults outside of the family. Community Support The Violence Prevention Coalition community survey asked "What would you, as a community member, do to help youth and young adults reach their potential". Many community members mentioned becoming a mentor or volunteer in the community survey. Partners There are many potential partners, such as mentoring programs and youth -serving organizations in need of caring adult volunteers. Communities In Schools of Federal Way, Federal Way Public Schools Mentor & Me program and Big Brothers Big Sisters are the primary mentoring programs in Federal Way. Potential partners to help recruit volunteers include the faith community, and the business community. Success Success for the recommendation is shown in the number of volunteers who are recruited and become active volunteers with partner organizations. Federal Way Violence Prevention Coalition Tertiary Prevention Recommendation The FWVPCSC recommends the City of Federal Way support a community -centered Green Dot bystander awareness project. Community Challenge Residents of Federal Way want knowledge, tools and support to prevent more violence in the city. People are afraid to intervene if they see concerning or suspicious behavior. Green Dot is a bystander training initiative that can provide training for residents to safely intervene and ask for help if they see unsafe behavior in any setting. Research Support A CDC review from 2014 showed Green Dot to reduce multiple forms of interpersonal violence. Green Dot was created to reduce gender-based violence but the bystander training techniques included have potential to reduce bullying and other aggressive behavior. Community Support There were multiple comments throughout the survey results that show residents want to get involved and find ways to keep their city safe. They are interested in community training. Green Dot is a well - supported and researched initiative that already exists. Partners DAWN (Domestic Abuse Women's Network) is already spearheading a community Green Dot project in Kent and is willing to be a lead partner if Federal Way adopts Green Dot. There are multiple groups that care about safety that are natural partners for receiving Green Dot training, such as block watches, homeowner's associations, faith communities, high schools and social service agencies. Success Number of trainings and number of community members empowered through Green Dot would be interim measures of success. Federal Way Violence Prevention Coalition Primary Prevention Recommendation The FWVPCSC recommends the City of Federal Way Community Challenge — To find options to help youth and their families enhance and build strong family dynamics to prevent / deter use of alcohol, drugs, violence and other risky behavior. Research Support — There are many programs nationally that have been tested and show success. Federal Way should institute some of these top programs. In particular, instituting required classes in the Federal Way school system that teach about Life Skills Training. Teaching anger management, conflict resolution, encourage kids to promote respectful relationships and develop problem solving social skills. Or Make this an afterschool training event that can employ para -professionals with counseling training — such as University students for class credits. This class should be an interactive class with the students. This will not only give kids after school activities but education too. There are many class formats that have been proven successful. • STRYVE Striving to Reduce Youth Violence Everywhere. Strategies Selector Tool — led by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention - • https://vetoviolence.cdc.gov/apps/strvve/ • cdc.gov/violenceprevention/youthviolence/ • https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/youthviolence/Opportunities-for- Action.html#What%20are%20the%20Youth%20Violence%20Prevention%20Approaches%20with%2 Othe%20Best%20Available%20Evidence Community Support University or College programs that give credit to college students for mentoring during or after school. Partners — Blueprints for healthy Youth and Development National Institute of Justice — Crime Solutions.gov Big Brothers and Big Sisters of America Preventing Youth Violence: Opportunities for Action www.safeyouth.gov