Louisville Metro and dozens of community organizations and classrooms will be observing National Youth Violence Prevention Week, March 19th to March 23rd.
“The goal of this campaign is to raise awareness and to educate students, teachers, school administrators, counselors, school resource officers, school staff, parents, and the public on effective ways to prevent or reduce youth Violence. This week long national education initiative will involve activities that demonstrate the positive role young people can have in making their school and community safer.”
Everyone is invited to participate in this week to take a city-wide stand against youth violence and to elevate the many solutions to this challenge. Three easy steps to get involved:
- Review the NYVPW-ActionKit and select from any of the suggested activities, develop your own activity during the week, or if you already have something going on that week, lift it up and connect it with #NYVPW, #LouYVPW.
- Use (and help get trending) the hashtag’s #LouYVPW and #NYVPW during that week for social media posts.
- Metro United Way has graciously agreed to host an on-line portal where everyone can also list their activities for #NYVPW. Use and share this link www.metrounitedway.org/report so that anyone who is participating can have their activity captured.
This is an exciting opportunity to lift up Louisville and to take a stand against violence. For more information or support to participate during the week of March 19, contact the Office of Safe and Healthy Neighborhoods.