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Y2Y CAMPAIGN SUMMARYNOVEMBER 2015
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QUOTES
YOUTH VIOLENCE IS AN ALL-TOO-COMMON OCCURRENCE
in the United States that affects the livelihood of all citizens. In the spring of
2015, Job Corps students decided to organize around this issue and take action to prevent youth violence.
Fueled by their own experiences, students spoke to the National Director
of Job Corps, Lenita Jacobs-Simmons, at a conference in Washington, D.C.,
about creating an anti-violence initiative. From there, Youth 2 Youth: Partners
4 Peace was born, and a major student-led/mentor-driven campaign
was underway.
“Y2Y makes us more aware of what’s going on. It also feels great to be part of something that matters.”-Brittany Hibbs, Detroit Job Corps Y2Y Ambassador
“Y2Y is important because it’s doing something about violence and negativity to promote better behavior, and it can help us all grow as people.”-Ruffian Hall Jr., Long Beach Job Corps Y2Y Ambassador
“Being a Y2Y ambassador at Cascades Job Corps Center has been a wonderful experience. Not only do I have the opportunity to reach out to other young people about the seriousness of violence, but I also have the opportunity to raise awareness for it.”-Taylor Keifer, Cascades Job Corps Y2Y Ambassador
“I want your experience at Job Corps to be something that you can go and tell other people about. When it comes to safety and security and Y2Y specifically, I want you to be models on this center, in this community, and in the communities in which you live.”
-Lenita Jacobs-Simmons
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Alaska Job Corps students show off their Y2Y T-shirts during Y2Y Week.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Y2Y CAMPAIGN SUMMARY ............................................................................Page 1
Y2Y WEEK CENTER ACTIVITIES ......................................................................Page 3
JOB CORPS NATIONAL DIRECTOR VISITS ...................................................Page 4
Y2Y WEEK SOCIAL MEDIA ..............................................................................Page 5
IN THE NEWS .....................................................................................................Page 7
APPENDIX A: Y2Y SUPPORT MATERIALS ....................................................Page 8
APPENDIX B: CENTER ACTIVITIES ................................................................Page 12
APPENDIX C: SOCIAL MEDIA ........................................................................Page 23
APPENDIX D: IN THE NEWS ...........................................................................Page 35
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Since the launch in July 2015, Job Corps students from across the country have come together to promote Y2Y on campus and in their local communities.
The campaign officially kicked off at Job Corps centers across the nation with Y2Y Week, Sept. 14 through 18, 2015, a week of awareness to begin what will be an ongoing student-led effort of Y2Y activities in Job Corps communities.
Y2Y Campaign Summary
□ TALK ABOUT VIOLENCE AND AGGRESSION
□ LEARN ABOUT HOW THEIR PEERS HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY YOUTH VIOLENCE
□ EMPOWER ONE ANOTHER TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE
□ SUGGEST SOLUTIONS FOR THE FUTURE
Y2Y ENCOURAGES STUDENTS TO:
400+Y2Y Student Ambassadors
21,010Y2Y Website Views
July 29–Sept. 30
22,140+Y2Y Student Participants
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The National Director held two conference calls with Y2Y Student Ambassadors from each center leading to Y2Y Week. She also visited the Long Beach and Detroit Job Corps Centers during Y2Y Week to address the students and experience some of the planned Y2Y activities taking place during the week.
The following report summarizes campaign activity thus far. Please reference Appendix A on Page 8 to see additional Y2Y toolkit materials.
More than 20 materials were developed to support student Y2Y efforts at Job Corps centers across the nation. Two online Webinar trainings were offered to students and staff so they could familiarize themselves with the available materials and ask questions about starting Y2Y on their centers.
The materials are available for download on JobCorpsY2Y.com, where visitors can also read the Y2Y blog, share a story, watch videos, and join the discussion forum.
Y2Y Campaign Summary
Y2Y ANTI-VIOLENCE RESOURCE LINKSJOBCORPSY2Y.COM
/DOLJobCorps □ /DOLJobCorps □ #JobCorpsY2Y□
There are many types of violence: assault, bullying and cyberbullying, sexual violence and intimidation. The links below can be referenced and shared to learn more about different types of violence, violence-prevention tools, and where to go for help.
YOUTH SUPPORT FOR A BRIGHTER FUTURE
□ My Brother’s Keeper (http://mbk.ed.gov/)□ National Forum on Youth Violence Prevention (http://youth.gov/youth-topics/preventing-
youth-violence/about-national-forum)□ National Collaboration For Youth (http://www.collab4youth.org/)□ Teen Truth (http://www.teentruth.net/)
BULLYING
□ PACER’s National Bullying Prevention Center (http://www.pacer.org/Bullying/)□ Stomp Out Bullying (http://www.stompoutbullying.org/)□ Stop Bullying (http://www.stopbullying.gov/)□ Teens Against Bullying (http://www.pacerteensagainstbullying.org/tab/)
SEXUAL ASSAULT
□ National Center on Domestic and Sexual Violence (NCDSV) (http://www.ncdsv.org/)□ National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (http://www.ncadv.org/)□ National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC) (http://www.nsvrc.org/
organizations?tid=5&tid_1=229)□ Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN) (https://www.rainn.org/)
VIOLENCE
□ CDC: Division of Violence Prevention (http://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/youthviolence/)□ Cure Violence (http://cureviolence.org/resources/cure-violence-resources/)□ Futures Without Violence (http://www.futureswithoutviolence.org/)□ National Gang Center (http://www.nationalgangcenter.gov/About)□ The Peace Alliance (http://peacealliance.org/who-we-are/mission-vision/)□ Prevent Child Abuse America (https://www.charities.org/charities/prevent-child-abuse-america)□ Students Against Violence Everywhere (SAVE) (http://nationalsave.org/)□ The Trayvon Martin Foundation (http://www.trayvonmartinfoundation.org/)□ V-Day (http://www.vday.org/old-index.html)
JOB CORPS CENTER ANTI-VIOLENCE INITIATIVES
□ B.I.O.N.I.C. “Believe It Or Not, I Care” (MTC) (http://www.bionicteam.org/)□ PAUSE (Oneonta JCC)□ HERO – “Help, Encourage, Respect Others” (Guthrie JCC)
SAMPLE TALKING POINTSJOBCORPSY2Y.COM
/DOLJobCorps □ /DOLJobCorps □ #JobCorpsY2Y□
EXPLANATORY POINTS
□ Youth 2 Youth (Y2Y): Partners 4 Peace is a student-led outreach campaign. We started it to help fight against violence and aggression on our Job Corps centers and in our communities.
□ Y2Y seeks to:□ Talk about violence and aggression in our community. □ Empower one another to prevent violence and aggression.□ Share our stories and talk about solutions to help others prevent violence and aggression.
□ Job Corps is a part of this community. We’re getting training and certifications, and many of us may end up remaining in this area once we graduate. We want to be active members of this community, not just in terms of jobs, but in terms of making this community a better and even safer place to live.
□ There are many different kinds of violence and aggression: assault, bullying and cyberbullying, sexual violence, and intimidation, just to name a few. Y2Y provides tools to help us learn about these types of violence and aggression so that we can help prevent them in the future. Y2Y encourages those of us who have encountered violence in our own lives to talk about it, get help, and help others.
SLOGANS
□ Violence is killing our future. We can stop it.□ Job Corps must do its part to help prevent violence.
STATISTICS TO KNOW□ Emergency rooms in the United States treat 692,000 young people each year due to injuries
sustained from violence.□ 22% of young people witness a shooting every year.□ 27% of young people are bullied at school.□ 6 or 7 young people are killed by violence every day.□ 44% of people who are sexually assaulted are under the age of 18.□ 52% of young people report having been bullied online.
WHAT AM I DOING TO HELP? □ Attending regular Y2Y meetings where I can talk with fellow students about violence and
aggression in our community and suggesting ways that we can solve the problem.□ Giving my friends Y2Y resources so that they have the tools and information that they need to
make a difference.□ Spreading the message by sharing my own story with others and by listening to my fellow
students when they need support.
SHARE YOUR STORY TIP SHEET
POSSIBLE STORY IDEAS:
□ How has violence affected your life? □ What does “youth violence” mean to you?□ Why do you want to be a Y2Y Student Ambassador? □ How are you connecting with your community to oppose violence and aggression? □ How are you using Y2Y materials to oppose violence and aggression? □ How are students at your center getting involved with Y2Y?
TIPS FOR PHOTOS:
□ Your smartphone will work as a camera, but a real camera will take better photos. Use a real camera when you can, especially during events and planned activities.
□ Don’t worry about zooming in, especially when taking a picture with your phone. Instead, try to get closer or crop your photo afterward.
□ Natural light almost always produces a better photo. Take photos without the flash if you are outside. If you are inside, try to let as much natural light into the room as possible.
□ Include students, staff, and community partners in your pictures when possible, and always look for diversity.
TIPS FOR VIDEOS:
□ You can use your smartphone to record videos around campus. Record short videos of other students talking about why they oppose violence.
□ Limit your videos to between 1 and 2 minutes. Think about the videos you watch online … they’re short! □ Landscape orientation usually works best when recording video with your phone. Translation: Hold
your phone sideways while filming. □ Natural light almost always produces a better video. Record videos outside whenever possible, and
when recording inside, let as much natural light into the room as possible.
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/DOLJobCorps □ /DOLJobCorps □ #JobCorpsY2Y□
Y2Y MEDIA PITCHING TIP SHEET
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/DOLJobCorps □ /DOLJobCorps □ #JobCorpsY2Y□
Media outlets like newspapers, television stations, and radio stations can help you raise awareness about Y2Y in your community. The checklist below can guide your media efforts in preparation for Y2Y Week and beyond.
BUILD A MEDIA LIST
□ Work with your Staff Point of Contact to review media outlets that make sense to reach out to. □ Local newspapers and TV are usually the best options.□ If your center is located in a smaller town, you may need to look at media outlets in the city
closest to your center. □ Find general contact information for each outlet—phone number and e-mail addresses. You
can find all of this information by visiting their websites.□ For TV stations, you can use general e-mail addresses that might look like news@
channel7news.com. □ For newspapers, you can look for a general news editor or an education reporter to use as the
contact.□ It’s possible that a staff member at your center has already built one of these lists.
GIVE MEDIA A HEADS-UP
Write a Release□ Review the press release template available in the toolkit at JobCorpsY2Y.com. Feel free to customize
this template with your center’s Y2Y event information. □ Focus on why it might be interesting to a reporter. Is the event in town? Are there community
members involved?□ Include all necessary details: Who, What, Where, and When.□ Get it proofread and approved by the appropriate staff members, including your center director.
Distribute Your Release□ Distribute your press release via e-mail to the contacts on your media list.□ The goal is not to send it so close to the event that it’s too last-minute and media doesn’t have time to
do anything. But you also don’t want to send it 2 weeks in advance because they might forget about it by the time the event rolls around.
□ Try to send this out at least 5 to 7 days prior to your event. □ When you send it, you want to include a brief, personal note before you paste the press release into the
e-mail.
Y2Y SOCIAL MEDIA TIP SHEET
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/DOLJobCorps □ /DOLJobCorps □ #JobCorpsY2Y□
The tips below can help you share your Y2Y story online using social media.
GENERAL Y2Y SOCIAL MEDIA TIPS
□ Use your social media networks (including Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram) to help spread the Y2Y message.
□ Remember you are spreading a peaceful and respectful message to your peers! Please refrain from posting anything negative, inappropriate, or hostile.
□ Use #JobCorpsY2Y when sharing updates and stories from your center and in your community.□ Change your social media profile pictures using the Y2Y social media images in the Y2Y Toolkit
section of www.JobCorpsY2Y.com. □ Visit the Job Corps Facebook page (www.Facebook.com/dolJobCorps) to learn about Y2Y at
centers across the country.
Y2Y WEEK SOCIAL MEDIA TIPS
□ Y2Y Week is coming up! Wear your Y2Y T-shirt or wristband (coming soon!) as a reminder to others of your commitment to nonviolence.
□ Post regular updates on all of your social media channels (include Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram) about what you are doing to support Y2Y.
□ Tag Y2Y event partners and attendees in your posts. Hint: Make and share a list of social media handles for partners and notable attendees before your event.
□ Share the Y2Y campaign goals with your friends:□ Talk about violence and aggression in our community.□ Empower one another to prevent violence and aggression. □ Share stories and talk about solutions to help others prevent violence and aggression.
□ Use the Y2Y logo when posting updates so other students can share your post.□ Use #JobCorpsY2Y when posting updates and stories from your center and community. □ Take a selfie with your signed Y2Y pledge card and post to your social media pages.
Profile Picture Cover Photo
VISIT JOBCORPSY2Y.COM FOR RESOURCES AND TO SHARE YOUR STORY.
/DOLJobCorps □ /DOLJobCorps □ #JobCorpsY2Y□
Y2Y IS A STUDENT-LED CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT VIOLENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY AND
WE NEED YOUR HELP.
TO SUPPORT Y2Y, CONTACT
NAME
CONTACT INFORMATION
WE CAN STOP IT
VISIT JOBCORPSY2Y.COM FOR RESOURCES AND TO SHARE YOUR STORY.
TO SUPPORT Y2Y, CONTACT
NAME
CONTACT INFORMATION
WE CAN STOP IT
/DOLJobCorps □ /DOLJobCorps □ #JobCorpsY2Y□
Y2Y IS A STUDENT-LED CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT VIOLENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY AND
WE NEED YOUR HELP.
VIOLENCE IS KILLING OUR FUTURE
22 %
692,000
6 TO 7
44 %
52 %
27 %
of young people witness a shooting each year
young people are treated in Emergency Rooms each year due to violence
young people are killed by violence each day
of sexual assault victims are under 18 years of age
of young people report having been bullied online
of young people are bullied at school
/DOLJobCorps □ /DOLJobCorps □ #JobCorpsY2Y □ JobCorpsY2Y.com□
WE CAN STOP IT
VISIT JOBCORPSY2Y.COM TO LEARN ABOUT YOUTH VIOLENCE, FOR VIOLENCE-PREVENTION RESOURCES, AND TO SHARE YOUR STORY.
□ TALK ABOUT VIOLENCE AND AGGRESSION IN OUR COMMUNITY
□ EMPOWER ONE ANOTHER TO PREVENT VIOLENCE AND AGGRESSION
□ SHARE STORIES AND TALK ABOUT SOLUTIONS TO HELP OTHERS PREVENT VIOLENCE AND AGGRESSION.
Y2Y IS A STUDENT-LED CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT VIOLENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY AND
WE NEED YOUR HELP.
Contact: NAME LOCATION E-MAIL ADDRESS PHONE NUMBER
[NAME] JOB CORPS ANNOUNCES NATIONAL ANTI-VIOLENCE INITIATIVE Students Host [Insert Event Title] To Support Youth 2 Youth
[YOUR CITY, ST.] (DATE) – Students from the [JOB CORPS CENTER] will host [EVENT TITLE] at [LOCATION] on [DATE] as part of the national, Job Corps student-led anti-violence initiative, Youth 2 Youth: Partners 4 Peace. Students started Youth 2 Youth, or Y2Y, with three basic aims: to talk about violence and aggression in their communities, to empower one another to prevent violence and aggression, and to share their stories and talk about solutions to help prevent violence and aggression. [INCLUDE A QUOTE FROM A STUDENT AMBASSADOR] [DESCRIBE THE EVENT IN ONE PARAGRAPH. REMEMBER TO RECOGNIZE ANY INDIVIDUALS OR ORGANIZATIONS THAT PARTNERED WITH THE EVENT.] [INCLUDE A QUOTE FROM A COMMUNITY LEADER OR OTHER SUPPORTER.] Founded in the spring of 2015, Y2Y is a violence-prevention initiative created by and led by Job Corps students nationwide. This initiative is the first national, student-created and student-led effort to curb youth violence on Job Corps centers, in their surrounding communities, and in the hometowns of their students and graduates. Students recognize that violence—online, in the workplace, and at home—is a critical issue that young professionals must be equipped to understand, avoid, and address.
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About Job Corps
Administered by the U.S. Department of Labor, Job Corps is the nation’s largest career technical training and education program for low-income young people ages 16 through 24. Job Corps provides services to more than 60,000 young people each year at 125 centers in 48 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. To learn more about Job Corps, call (800) 733-JOBS or visit Job Corps online at www.jobcorps.gov.
Visit www.jobcorpsy2y.com for more information. The [INSERT JOB CORPS CENTER NAME]’s
Youth 2 Youth Student Ambassadorsinvite you to attend
[INSERT EVENT TITLE]
[INSERT SHORT EVENT DESCRIPTION]
[Day of week, Month XX, 2015][INSERT TIME]
[INSERT LOCATION NAME][INSERT ADDRESS]
/DOLJobCorps □ /DOLJobCorps □ #JobCorpsY2Y□I pledge to support Y2Y on my center and in my community. My fellow students, staff, friends, and family can count on me to do the following:
□ Attend regular Y2Y meetings where I can talk with fellow students about violence and aggression in our community and learn how we can solve the problem.
□ Give my friends the tools and information they need to make a difference by sharing Y2Y resources.
□ Spread Y2Y messages by sharing my story with others and listening to my fellow students when they need support.
NAME: Cut this card along the dotted line and display the peace sign where other students can see it.
I pledge to support Y2Y on my center and in my community. My fellow students, staff, friends, and family can count on me to do the following:
□ Attend regular Y2Y meetings where I can talk with fellow students about violence and aggression in our community and learn how we can solve the problem.
□ Give my friends the tools and information they need to make a difference by sharing Y2Y resources.
□ Spread Y2Y messages by sharing my story with others and listening to my fellow students when they need support.
NAME: Cut this card along the dotted line and display the peace sign where other students can see it.
[Insert Date]
[Insert Name of Person Being Addressed] [Insert Title of Person Being Addressed] [Insert Address Line 1] [Insert Address Line 2]
Dear [Insert Title and Last Name],
I am contacting you on behalf of [Insert Job Corps Center]’s Youth 2 Youth: Partners 4 Peace Campaign. Youth 2 Youth (Y2Y) is a violence-prevention initiative created and led by Job Corps students nationwide, including here at [Insert Job Corps Center Name] Job Corps Center.
You have seen the news. Violence is killing our future. Emergency rooms in the United States treat 692,000 young people each year due to injuries sustained from violence. Our economy suffers $170 billion in lost productivity each year due to violence.
It is time to take action! Statistics show that peer-to-peer prevention strategies and employment work. That’s where Job Corps and Y2Y step in.
Y2Y seeks to:
• Talk about violence and aggression in our community. • Empower one another to prevent violence and aggression. • Share stories and talk about solutions to help others prevent violence and aggression.
We have worked with fellow students and staff to start the campaign on our center, and now we invite you to join the effort.
Please join us in opposing violence, aggression, and bullying, and become a Y2Y “Partner 4 Peace.” We invite you to attend [Insert Event Name/Meeting] to learn more and get involved.
[Insert information about event/meeting. Be sure to include contact information, location address, and URL for more information.]
Thank you for your time. With your support, we look forward to promoting a brighter future for young people in [Insert city/location] and beyond.
Sincerely,
[Sign name]
[Insert printed name]
Student Ambassador
[Insert Job Corps Location]
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Y2Y Week Center Activities
Job Corps centers across the United States and Puerto Rico participated in Y2Y Week. Students, staff, and community members engaged in centerwide pep rallies, peace marches, barbecues, petition signings, essay competitions, candlelight vigils, and documentary showings. They shared personal stories of violence and engaged in numerous other activities to promote peace and take a stand against violence. Student Ambassadors proudly wore Y2Y T-shirts and encouraged fellow students to get involved. Here is a glimpse of students in action. Please reference Appendix B on Page 12 for a more comprehensive list of center-reported activities and photos.
Muhlenberg students sporting hater blockers during Y2Y Week.
Charleston students show off their handmade anti-violence posters during a Y2Y Week walk.
Bamberg Job Corps Center students partnered with their already-established program “Believe It or Not I Can”
(B.I.O.N.I.C.) during Y2Y Week.Atlanta Job Corps students held a peace rally march
through the streets of Atlanta during Y2Y Week.
Students and staff at the Roswell Job Corps Center joined together during Y2Y Week to spread the message in a big way by spelling out Y2Y using their bodies.
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Job Corps National Director Visits Long Beach and Detroit Job Corps Centers During Y2Y Week
During Y2Y Week, Job Corps National Director Lenita Jacobs-Simmons visited two Job Corps centers: Long Beach and Detroit. She held roundtable discussions with the Y2Y Student Ambassadors and other student leaders, took a campus tour, addressed the student body, and experienced the various Y2Y activities happening during the day.
Lenita Jacobs-Simmons with the Long Beach Job Corps Center Student Ambassadors during Y2Y Week.
Lenita Jacobs-Simmons greets students during Y2Y Week at the Long Beach Job Corps Center.
Job Corps students demonstrated how to cut glass for the National Director when she stopped by their
workshop during Y2Y Week.
Student Ambassadors and SGA representatives at the Long Beach Job Corps Center posed with a Y2Y flag
they gifted to Lenita Jacobs-Simmons. Another flag just like it flew on the flagpole on center.
Lenita Jacobs-Simmons also met with the Detroit Job Corps Center Student Ambassadors during Y2Y Week.
Student Ambassadors and student leaders at the Detroit Job Corps Center spoke with the National
Director during a roundtable discussion.
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Social Media
Students and staff shared photos and details about Y2Y happenings on center and in the community to Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram during and after Y2Y Week. Many of these posts incorporated the hashtag #JobCorpsY2Y. To see a more extensive list of social media coverage, please reference Appendix C on Page 23.
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Social Media
This word cloud shows the most prevalent keywords in the posts that Radian6 picked up between Aug. 1 and Sept. 30. The most frequently used words are in red. The words in black appeared with the least amount of frequency.
This chart, spanning Aug. 1 to Sept. 30, shows when posts were most frequent during Y2Y Week.
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In the News
The Y2Y campaign garnered nationwide media coverage during Y2Y Week in local online news, television, and newspaper outlets. There are a few highlights below, and a longer list of media is included in Appendix D on Page 35.
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Appendix A: Y2Y Support Materials
The Y2Y support materials were created to help educate people about the problem of youth violence, to inform them about the ways in which the Y2Y campaign addresses that problem, and to call them to action. The infographics and posters provide key statistics and suggest ways to make a change. The pledge cards and fliers give specific calls to action and encourage students, staff, and members of the surrounding communities to get involved in helping to prevent youth violence. The following are examples of the many widely used Y2Y materials.
The Y2Y Pledge 4 Peace card outlines three ways to oppose violence and shows others that the signer supports Y2Y. People who wish to sign the card or who wish to make the card available for others to sign can download and print it from the Y2Y website. Once signed, participants can cut off and display the peace sign where others can see it.
I pledge to support Y2Y on my center and in my community. My fellow students, staff, friends, and family can count on me to do the following:
□ Attend regular Y2Y meetings where I can talk with fellow students about violence and aggression in our community and learn how we can solve the problem.
□ Give my friends the tools and information they need to make a difference by sharing Y2Y resources.
□ Spread Y2Y messages by sharing my story with others and listening to my fellow students when they need support.
NAME: Cut this card along the dotted line and display the peace sign where other students can see it.
I pledge to support Y2Y on my center and in my community. My fellow students, staff, friends, and family can count on me to do the following:
□ Attend regular Y2Y meetings where I can talk with fellow students about violence and aggression in our community and learn how we can solve the problem.
□ Give my friends the tools and information they need to make a difference by sharing Y2Y resources.
□ Spread Y2Y messages by sharing my story with others and listening to my fellow students when they need support.
NAME: Cut this card along the dotted line and display the peace sign where other students can see it.
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The Y2Y campaign posters (11” x 17”) are designed to be hung around Job Corps centers and in communities to raise awareness of youth violence and aggression. There is space provided for Y2Y Ambassadors to write their names and contact information so other students can reach out to them as an on-center resource.
All Y2Y support materials are available to students, staff, and community members in the Y2Y toolkit on the website. In addition, each Job Corps center received 20 posters (10 of each design) and a quantity of pledge cards based on their student enrollment numbers to get their campaigns going on center.
VISIT JOBCORPSY2Y.COM FOR RESOURCES AND TO SHARE YOUR STORY.
/DOLJobCorps □ /DOLJobCorps □ #JobCorpsY2Y□
Y2Y IS A STUDENT-LED CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT VIOLENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY AND
WE NEED YOUR HELP.
TO SUPPORT Y2Y, CONTACT
NAME
CONTACT INFORMATION
WE CAN STOP IT
VISIT JOBCORPSY2Y.COM FOR RESOURCES AND TO SHARE YOUR STORY.
TO SUPPORT Y2Y, CONTACT
NAME
CONTACT INFORMATION
WE CAN STOP IT
/DOLJobCorps □ /DOLJobCorps □ #JobCorpsY2Y□
Y2Y IS A STUDENT-LED CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT VIOLENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY AND
WE NEED YOUR HELP.
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VIOLENCE IS KILLING OUR FUTURE
22 %
692,000
6 TO 7
44 %
52 %
27 %
of young people witness a shooting each year
young people are treated in Emergency Rooms each year due to violence
young people are killed by violence each day
of sexual assault victims are under 18 years of age
of young people report having been bullied online
of young people are bullied at school
/DOLJobCorps □ /DOLJobCorps □ #JobCorpsY2Y □ JobCorpsY2Y.com□
WE CAN STOP IT
VISIT JOBCORPSY2Y.COM TO LEARN ABOUT YOUTH VIOLENCE, FOR VIOLENCE-PREVENTION RESOURCES, AND TO SHARE YOUR STORY.
□ TALK ABOUT VIOLENCE AND AGGRESSION IN OUR COMMUNITY
□ EMPOWER ONE ANOTHER TO PREVENT VIOLENCE AND AGGRESSION
□ SHARE STORIES AND TALK ABOUT SOLUTIONS TO HELP OTHERS PREVENT VIOLENCE AND AGGRESSION.
Y2Y IS A STUDENT-LED CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT VIOLENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY AND
WE NEED YOUR HELP.
JOIN THE YOUTH 2 YOUTH CAMPAIGN!
ATTEND Y2Y MEETINGS
DAY
TIME
LOCATION
CONTACT
Y2Y IS A STUDENT-LED CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT VIOLENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY AND WE NEED YOUR HELP.
VISIT JOBCORPSY2Y.COM FOR RESOURCES AND TO SHARE YOUR STORY.
VIOLENCE IS KILLING OUR FUTURE. WE CAN STOP IT.
/DOLJobCorps □ /DOLJobCorps □ #JobCorpsY2Y□
Y2Y Infographic
Y2Y Videos
Y2Y Fliers
Y2Y Social Media
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The Y2Y Student Guide is to help Job Corps students put Y2Y in motion on center. It provides ideas for activities, and a checklist to support the campaign efforts while achieving the main goals of the campaign.
The Y2Y Guide: Getting Started in the Community is to help Job Corps students think through some ideas about partnering with the community and spreading the Y2Y message. It includes a letter from the National Director, as well as tips and a checklist to help guide Y2Y efforts off center.
To view all of the Y2Y materials, visit:www.jobcorpsy2y.com/y2y-toolkit
Y2Y GUIDE: GETTING STARTED IN THE COMMUNITY
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/DOLJobCorps □ /DOLJobCorps □ #JobCorpsY2Y□
Dear Y2Y Student Ambassador,
Once you have organized your Y2Y efforts on center, you can start preparing to share your message with the community.
All Job Corps centers are encouraged to hold an anti-violence event during Y2Y Week, which will take place from September 14 to 18. The National Office of Job Corps will be supporting your activities by sharing updates, photos, and videos online using the following platforms:
□ The Y2Y website, www.JobCorpsY2Y.com. □ The Job Corps Facebook page, www.facebook.com/doljobcorps. □ The Job Corps YouTube channel, www.youtube.com/doljobcorps.
Y2Y Week will provide you with an excellent opportunity to achieve Y2Y’s objectives:
1. Talk about violence and aggression in our community. 2. Empower one another to prevent violence and aggression. 3. Share our stories and talk about solutions to help others prevent violence and aggression.
You can work with your center’s Y2Y Staff Point of Contact and use the “Getting Y2Y Started in the Community” tips on the following page to help involve your community in your Y2Y efforts. From there … it’s up to you and your fellow students to make a difference in the community.
As you continue this important work of opposing violence, I hope you will keep a few things in mind:
□ “Your community” can mean more than the neighborhood around your Job Corps center. Your community is also your hometown and the areas in which you and your fellow students will go to work after graduating from Job Corps, and the areas in which Job Corps staff members live.
□ You can connect with the community by taking your message off center and by inviting members of the community to visit your Job Corps center. Both of these are good options for sharing your Y2Y messages.
□ Y2Y seeks to “Share our stories and talk about solutions to help others prevent violence and aggression.” This means that our expertise lies within our own experiences. Y2Y is not about telling others how to solve their problems. Y2Y is about telling others how we are solving our problems.
Good luck in your continued efforts to prevent youth violence. I am proud to join you in this vital work!
Sincerely,
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Dear Y2Y Student Ambassador,
You and your fellow students know all too well that violence is killing our future. Emergency rooms in the United States treat 692,000 young people each year due to injuries sustained from violence.
In response, your fellow Job Corps students have organized Youth 2 Youth: Partners 4 Peace.
In recent years, Job Corps has partnered with the National Forum on Youth Violence Prevention and My Brother’s Keeper to support violence prevention. Job Corps students have created Youth 2 Youth: Partners 4 Peace (Y2Y) as a student-led outreach effort to initiate positive, peer-to-peer dialogue on Job Corps centers and in surrounding communities about violence prevention.
Y2Y seeks to: □ Talk about violence and aggression in our community. □ Empower one another to prevent violence and aggression. □ Share stories and talk about solutions to help others prevent violence and aggression.
You can get involved by using the “Students Getting Y2Y Started” guide on the following page. Problems with violence are different in each community across the country, and each center’s Y2Y efforts will be different. The Students Getting Started tips will help you put Y2Y into motion. From there … it’s up to you and your fellow students to make a difference.
We know that some Job Corps centers already have violence-prevention programs in place. If that’s the case at your center, I am excited to hear it, and I hope that you will consider incorporating Y2Y into your efforts.
“Y2Y Week” begins Monday, September 14, and concludes Friday, September 18, 2015. During Y2Y Week, Job Corps Student Ambassadors across the country will officially announce Y2Y to their surrounding communities. Leading up to that week, Student Ambassadors and Staff Points of Contact will organize, plan, and collaborate with one another on campaign ideas.
Job Corps will share your efforts and post photos, videos, and updates about Y2Y to the campaign website, www.JobCorpsY2Y.com, and on Job Corps’ Facebook page (www.Facebook.com/doljobcorps) and YouTube channel (www.YouTube.com/doljobcorps). As a Student Ambassador, you may start planning today using the Students Getting Started tips on the following page, and other resources available on the campaign website to make sure that your efforts are included.
I’m heartened by and proud to support each of you in your efforts to improve everyone’s future.
Sincerely,
Lenita Jacobs-SimmonsNational DirectorOffice of Job Corps
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Appendix B: Center Activities
Below are highlights of the Y2Y activities that took place on Job Corps centers and within their communities nationwide through Oct. 2, 2015.
Boston Region • Hartford Job Corps Center: The Hartford campus hosted a multicenter mini-conference for
Y2Y committees. Other attendees included the Oneonta, Shriver, Exeter, New Haven, and South Bronx Job Corps Centers. Each center sent teams of between five and nine students to Hartford for a collaborative kickoff meeting. Their goal was to maintain open communication between campuses.
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• Arecibo Job Corps Center: Organized a community activity at the Plaza del Norte Mall in the Municipality of Hatillo. Y2Y Student Ambassadors (Guardians of Our Future) distributed white flags to the community with the committee slogan: Guardian of Our Future.
• Cassadaga Job Corps Center: Student Bonfire: students gathered and wrote about how they feel about bullying and violence. Afterward, they threw the pieces of paper into the bonfire to let go of the violence.
• Exeter Job Corps Center: TED talks with Christian Rodrigues: This activity promoted positive relationships and helped students achieve a higher sense of self-esteem
• New Haven Job Corps Center: Candy Bar Activity at lunch: organized to encourage students to break away from their comfort group, and get to know other students that they may not have taken the time to get to know
Other centers in the Boston Region that submitted Y2Y Week activities include Oneonta Job Corps Center and Ramey Job Corps Center.
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Philadelphia Region • Carl D. Perkins Job Corps Center: The Floyd County judge and local law enforcement
agencies presented the center with a Y2Y Proclamation that declared the week of Sept. 14–18 to be Y2Y Week in Floyd County
• Charleston Job Corps Center: Held a poster contest, and new students participated in the Campaign for Peace Forum
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• Keystone Job Corps Center: Students organized a Y2Y Awareness Walk
• Muhlenberg Job Corps Center: Hater Blockers Day: Students were each given a pair of sunglasses with peace signs
• Pittsburgh Job Corps Center: Random Act of Kindness Activity: students picked a piece of candy out of a grab bag and each piece corresponds to a different Random Act of Kindness that they have to perform that day
• Red Rock Job Corps Center: Chain of kindness paper links: students wrote down a positive thing that they have seen or someone has done for them; links combined and put in cafeteria
• Whitney M. Young Job Corps Center: “Remember a Loved One Day”: Y2Y members had sidewalk chalk. Students wrote a name of a loved one that was a victim of violence.
Other centers in the Philadelphia Region that submitted Y2Y Week activities include Blue Ridge Job Corps Center, Frenchburg Job Corps Center, Great Onyx Job Corps Center, Old Dominion Job Corps Center, Philadelphia Job Corps Center, Pine Knot Job Corps Center, Wilmington Job Corps Center, Woodland Job Corps Center, and Woodstock Job Corps Center.
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Atlanta Region • Atlanta Job Corps Center: Held a Y2Y peace rally and march through the streets of Atlanta
• Bamberg Job Corps Center: Y2Y Banner Rally kicked off Y2Y Week. Also held the Battle of the Sexes debate, which focused on relationships and how to deal with domestic violence, communication, and diversity.
• Finch-Henry Job Corps Center: Created a student documentary about how they promoted peace
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• Jacobs Creek Job Corps Center: Students held a peace march and poster signing event
• Kittrell Job Corps Center: Centerwide carnival: dunk tank booth, funnel cakes, and carnival games to celebrate the community and bring awareness to Y2Y while having fun
• Mississippi Job Corps Center: Students spoke with Crystal Springs Middle School students and gave a presentation
Other centers in the Atlanta Region that submitted Y2Y Week activities include Dr. Benjamin L. Hooks Job Corps Center, Flatwoods Job Corps Center, Gulfport Job Corps Center, Pinellas County Job Corps Center, and Schenck Job Corps Center.
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Dallas Region • Albuquerque Job Corps Center: The entire student body and staff participated in an aerial
picture of peace sign. Student Ambassadors wore their Y2Y T-shirts, and everyone released red balloons.
• Burdick Job Corps Center: Hosted a “Share your Story Summit” with guest speaker Windie Lazenko, who has spoken on television (NBC and CNN) about sex trafficking. She began by sharing her story, and the students closed out the session sharing their stories and how they have experienced violence.
• Gary Job Corps Center: “Gary Speaks Out Against Prejudice” Night • Tulsa Job Corps Center: Open Mic Night: students got on stage and expressed themselves
openly to the audience; they sang songs and showcased specific talents
Other centers in the Dallas Region that submitted Y2Y Week activities include Anaconda Job Corps Center, Boxelder Job Corps Center, Carrasco Job Corps Center, Clearfield Job Corps Center, Laredo Job Corps Center, Little Rock Job Corps Center, New Orleans Job Corps Center, Roswell Job Corps Center, Shreveport Job Corps Center, Trapper Creek Job Corps Center, and Weber Basin Job Corps Center.
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Chicago Region • Cleveland Job Corps Center: Organized a Stop the Violence community walk
• Dayton Job Corps Center: Hosted a balloon release that celebrated the memories of loved ones lost to violence
• Denison Job Corps Center: Held a Campus Peace March and implemented suggestion boxes around campus where students could share something about violence-prevention or the center
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• Detroit Job Corps Center: Kicked off Y2Y Week with a play led by students, speaker Allen Thompson, overview by police officer, and a performance by the dance team
• Flint/Genesee Job Corps Center: State Sen. Judy Emmons presented about bullying, domestic violence, and human trafficking. Sen. Emmons has passed 21 bills in regard to human trafficking.
• Flint Hills Job Corps Center: Candlelight vigil and balloon release held to remember people lost to violence
Other centers in the Chicago Region that submitted Y2Y Week activities include Excelsior Springs Job Corps Center, Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Center, Hubert H. Humphrey Job Corps Center, Joliet Job Corps Center, Milwaukee Job Corps Center, Ottumwa Job Corps Center, and Paul Simon Chicago Job Corps Center.
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San Francisco Region • Alaska Job Corps Center: Local pep rally; invited statewide groups and hosted guest speakers
• Cascades Job Corps Center: The center held an assembly about the Y2Y initiative, verbal harassment, and the week’s events
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• Long Beach Job Corps Center: Held a Y2Y event with special guests from the community, student PowerPoint presentation, student testimonials, and dance presentation. Students also expressed themselves at a poetry slam.
• Los Angeles Job Corps Center: Violence Prevention Skit Contest performed by students • Sierra Nevada Job Corps Center: Talk Time cubbies: students met confidentially with
student counselors to voice their problems and seek resolutions • Treasure Island Job Corps Center: Bonfire: students wrote down past experiences they want
to move on from (past experiences with violence or bullying or fears) and burned them in the fire; there were also s’mores and snacks
Other centers in the San Francisco Region that submitted Y2Y Week activities include Hawaii Job Corps Center, PIVOT Job Corps Center, San Jose Job Corps Center, Springdale Job Corps Center, and Tongue Point Job Corps Center.
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Listed here is a collection of examples from the many social media posts across Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram posted during Y2Y Week, Sept. 14–18.
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Appendix D: In the News
The following includes some of the many Y2Y news stories that appeared on online and print news outlets across the country. The articles are in chronological order.
KFYR Channel 5 News (Bismarck, ND), Burdick Job Corps Addressing Violence with Program – September 14, 2015 (Follow link for VIDEO)Violence is something that young people experience every day, and six to seven young people are killed by violence every day. Burdick Job Corps is hoping to do something to stop the circle of violence.
It’s part of the National Y2Y Peace 4 Peace event that Job Corps across the country are participating in to prevent youth violence on campus and in the community.
Police Chief Jason Olson and other officers as well as Minot Mayor Chuck Barney and a representative of the Domestic Violence Crisis Center spoke to students Monday about speaking up for victims that can’t stand up for themselves. Because bullying and violence can often come from a place of misunderstanding.
“People know the area they live in, they don’t know about multicultural awareness or things of that nature, so they’ll tend to point them out and pick on these certain types of people. So I feel like we all need to be aware and not make fun of other people’s way of living,” Y2Y President Jorge Flores said.
After the rally students enjoyed a barbecue on campus.
This is just the beginning of a week of events for Job Corps. They are having a video competition, an open share night and other events being held every day this week.
The most important point of this program is to empower these students to make a difference and suggest solutions to end violence.
Charleston Gazette-Mail: Bulletin Board Listing – September 14, 2015Charleston Job Corps Center Y2Y Campaign, Partners 4 Peace will be held today through Friday. The Charleston Police Department presentation will be held at 1:30 p.m. with a community walk at 1:30 p.m. on the Kanawha Boulevard and a balloon release at Magic Island. Poster contest winners will be announced Wednesday, a Students for Peace Forum will be held Thursday and a Center Block Party on Friday. For information, call the center at 604-925-3200.
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PA Home Page News (Warren, PA), Students Take Stand Against Bullying and Violence – September 14, 2015 (Follow link for VIDEO)If you talk to students at the Red Rock Job Corps Center in Sullivan County, many of them will tell you they’ve had firsthand encounters with youth violence.
Mikel Brown is one of many students who attended the Job Corps “Youth to Youth: Partners for Peace” kickoff campaign Monday.
The national organization started the initiative this year.
Through various programs and speakers, it aims to promote a safe environment for students and spark a discussion about how to prevent school violence.
“I learned to not judge a book by its cover, not to be mean. Just because someone doesn’t have something ... The way they dress or how they act ... Just give chances,” said Naiya Squire a student at Red Rock.
The week started off with a challenge to Red Rock students. One that belonged to Rachel Scott. Scott was the first victim in the Columbine shooting.
Scott left a series of diaries before she was killed about the importance of being compassionate and reaching out to those who were picked on or different.
“The two boys that did the shooting at Columbine, Eric and Dillan, who knows what could have happened if someone just reached out to them and been kind and compassionate to them,” said Yolanda Robinson, Rachel’s Challenge Presenter.
Rachel challenges every student to 1. Look for the best in others, 2. Dream big, 3. Choose positive influences, 4. Speak with kindness, and 5. Start a chain reaction.
A lesson students here say they plan to put into full effect in an effort to curb violence. “Made me realize that a simple smile can make somebody’s day or a compliment can make someone’s day,” said Taylor Kostenbader, a Red Rock Student.
The Maine Edge (Bangor, ME), Penobscot Job Corps Announces National Anti-Violence Initiative – September 14, 2015Students from the Penobscot Job Corps will host 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament at Penobscot Job Corps, 1375 Union Street, Bangor, on Sept. 19 beginning at noon, as part of the national, Job Corps student-led anti-violence initiative, Youth 2 Youth: Partners 4 Peace.
Students started Youth 2 Youth, or Y2Y, with three basic aims: to talk about violence and aggression in their communities, to empower one another to prevent violence and aggression, and to share their stories and talk about solutions to help prevent violence and aggression.
Penobscot Job Corps is partnering with Bangor Parks and Recreation to present the Youth 2 Youth Basketball Tournament to Prevent Youth Violence. There will be two brackets: High School Bracket (Grades 9-12) and Adult Bracket. The cost is $30 per team. Prizes will be awarded for the winning
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teams for each bracket. Registration will be accepted up until the date and registration on the date between 11:30 a.m. and noon. All proceeds will go to helping the Shaw House, Bangor.
For more information or to register please contact Andy at (207) 561-8585.
Founded in the spring of 2015, Y2Y is a violence-prevention initiative created by and led by Job Corps students nationwide. This initiative is the first national, student-created and student-led effort to curb youth violence on Job Corps centers, in their surrounding communities and in the hometowns of their students and graduates.
Students recognize that violence — online, in the workplace and at home — is a critical issue that young professionals must be equipped to understand, avoid and address.
Fox Channel 17 News (Grand Rapids, MI), Students Hold Peace March In Grand Rapids – September 15, 2015 (Follow link for VIDEO)Some students stepped out of the classroom Tuesday to promote peace in their south end neighborhood.
Students at the Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Center hosted a neighborhood peace march Tuesday morning. It was part of a national student-led anti-violence initiative called “Youth to Youth, Partners for Peace.”
The purpose is to empower one another and talk about solutions to violence in the community.
Print Newspaper, BJCC Kicks Off Y2Y Campaign, by Jerry E. Halmon – September 15, 2015The Bamberg Job Corps Center kicked off a week of “Youth 2 Youth” Campaign activities Monday afternoon in the Vernessa D. Williams Gymnasium. Youth 2 Youth is a student-led campaign to prevent violence in the surrounding community and on the BJCC campus itself. The week of Sept. 14, 2015, through Sept. 18, 2015, will be the kickoff of the campaign.
On Monday afternoon BJCC students listen to a speech by Orangeburg County Sheriff’s Office Captain Lacra Jenkins. Captain Jenkins told the students “it only takes one person-one voice to stop bullying.” He stated that in many cases bullies have never had anyone to tell them it’s not right to do what they are doing. He also told the students they needed to be careful about what they posted on social media.
“Be very careful about what you post on the internet,” he said adding that “many people have lost their jobs because of what they put online. Captain Jenkins quotes a statistic that said six of 10 people have witnessed bullying on a daily basis. “It only takes one person to make a difference. If you see it, report it. Today is your day, make a decision that bullying will not be a part of your life.”
Other activities planned for this week include on Tuesday morning at 9:00 a.m. the Y2Y Committee will be going to Bamberg-Ehrhardt Middle School to speak with a group of students about bullying. On Wednesday at 6:00 p.m. there will be a “Battle of the Sexes” and a debate focusing on relationships, especially domestic violence, communications and diversity. On Thursday at 6:00 p.m. there will be a town hall meeting and a short film on youth violence prevention will be shown. On Friday at 3:00 p.m. students and staff members will take an anti-violence pledge.
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City of Kyle News (Kyle, TX), Kyle Police Officer Speaks At Gary Job Corps Violence-Prevention Program – September 16, 2015Kyle Police Officer Dago Pates recently participated in the Gary Job Corps Youth 2 Youth: Partners 4 Peace, also known as “Y2Y.” This initiative was created and is led by Job Corps students nationwide.
Pates, a graduate of Gary Job Corps, was one of several speakers who took part in this violence-prevention program. Student leaders pledged to support Y2Y by speaking out to address violence, aggression and bullying at the Gary Job Corps Center and in local communities.
During a town hall style meeting on Sept. 14, guest speakers like Pates shared their personal experiences with students. It was all part of a week-long event featuring motivational activities and events.
KSLA Channel 12 News (Shreveport, LA), Among Today’s Happenings – September 16, 2015Among today’s happenings: Shriners Hospitals for Children in Shreveport and the Tim Tebow Foundation are expected to unveil a new “Timmy’s Playroom” at 2 p.m. at Shriners Hospitals for Children, 3100 Samford Ave. It’s a football-themed play area in the hospital’s inpatient unit sponsored by the hospital and the Tim Tebow Foundation.
Shreveport Job Corps Center and local law enforcement agencies will hold a “Stop the Violence” prayer vigil at 7 p.m. to encourage youths to practice non-violence. The event will be in the outreach and admissions building at the Shreveport Job Corps Center, 2815 Lillian St. It is open to the public.
And on CNN, 11 Republican presidential hopefuls will square off in their second prime-time debate.
Cleveland.com, Cleveland Job Corps Youth Peace Walk Part of Nationwide Push against Violence – September 17, 2015More than 300 youths and their instructors from the Cleveland Job Corps marched Thursday as part of a national effort to curb violence.
The Cleveland Job Corps’ business community liaison, Harriet Hadley, said similar peace walks happened this week in cities across the country. The walks are the culmination of events during national “Step Up to Safety Week.”
Although the local peace walk had been planned for weeks, it took place at a time when Cleveland is experiencing some of its worst violent crime.
On Tuesday, 3-year-old Major Howard died after he was shot while sitting in a car on East 113th Street near Union Avenue. On Sept. 4, 5-year-old Ramon Burnett was playing football in his grandmother’s yard when he was killed after being caught in the crossfire of another drive-by shooting.
“The meaning of today was not particularly the recent killings. I think it was the fact that so much killing is going on and we just want them to be aware that no matter if it’s black, white, any race, any area, any time, it’s just not acceptable,” said Bria Jackson, a medical assistant student at the center and one of the walk organizers.
“It was to represent all injustice and deaths,” Louis Anderson, another participant and medical assistant student, added.
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The Cleveland center director, William Houston, said the center’s staff more deeply understood how violence has affected all of the center’s participants, either directly or indirectly, during other activities that occurred throughout the week. The center held a candlelight vigil last week, as well as an essay contest.
The peace walk, organized in partnership with the Youth 2 Youth campaign, started at the Cleveland Job Corps Center on the 13400 block of Coit Road on the city’s East Side. It continued down St. Clair Avenue from East 140th Street to East 152nd Street before turning back toward the center.
The Job Corps, a free education and career technical training program, is part of the U.S. Department of Labor. The Cleveland center is overseen by the Chicago Regional Office of Job Corps.
WTAM 1100 News Radio Cleveland, Cleveland Job Corps Students Walk for Peace – September 17, 2015Students from the Cleveland Job Corps Center held a Peace Walk Thursday afternoon, calling for an end to the inner city violence that has plagued the city’s east side.
Hundreds of students marched along East 140 Street to St. Clair Avenue, before ending at East 156 Street.
Young people chanted “No more violence!” as well as “Stop the violence!” and “Stop Killing Our Family!” Marching with them were members of Black on Black Crime Inc., Survivors/Victims of Tragedy, Inc., and the First Ladies Dynasti Social Club.
The march came as two teenagers were shot on East 117 and St. Clair just a few weeks ago. One victim might not walk again. Students were also troubled by the recent deaths of 3-year-old and 5-year-old boys in east side shootings.
Surfky News, Active Shooter Drill Training Conducted at MJCC – September 17, 2015Open campus environments present unique challenges as it pertains to keeping staff and students safe. Safety education and awareness remains top priority for everyone at the Muhlenberg Job Corps Center. The center has developed a quality Active Shooter Plan with a focus of preparation and prevention.
Recently, Active Shooter Response training and drill was conducted with all employees at the center by multiple officers from the Greenville Police Department and Patrolman, Wesley Miller. Miller not only covered active shooter response techniques but also shared how easily products can be obtained to make small bombs and weapons.
This type of training along with other safety programs and Youth2Youth campaigns are taking place at the Muhlenberg campus to ensure a safe learning, living and working environment for all staff and students. The MJCC appreciates the relationship it has with the local police officers and is grateful for the officers taking time out of their busy schedules to educate and train the staff.
WWL TV Channel 4 News (New Orleans, LA), U.S. Attorney Hosts Youth Anti-Crime Initiative – September 18, 2015U.S. Attorney Kenneth Polite was a guest speaker at New Orleans Job Corps Center’s Youth to Youth kickoff assembly. He spoke to the students about violence and how it can jeopardize their futures.
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San Marcos Daily Record, Youth 2 Youth: Partners 4 Peace – September 25, 2015“Youth 2 Youth” is a violence-prevention initiative created and led by Job Corps students nationwide. A special week of awareness was kicked off at the Gary Job Corps Center on Sept. 14, with an assembly of students, staff, and local community partners.
Special guests were Kyle Police Officer Dago Pates (Gary Job Corps graduate 2006), Vanessa Paulini, forensic interviewer from Hays County Women’s Center, and Melissa Rodriguez, director of community partnerships from HCWC.
The Daily Astorian, Job Corps Students Celebrate Nonviolence – September 25, 2015Tongue Point Job Corps Center student celebrated diversity last week.
More than 450 students and 130 staff from Tongue Point Job Corps Center spent last week celebrating the national, student-led antiviolence initiative Youth 2 Youth: Partners 4 Peace. Students started the campaign with three basic aims: to talk about violence and aggression, empower prevention, and share stories and solutions.
“Violence is not an issue here at Tongue Point, but we aren’t one whole center yet,” said Catherine Sautner, a 24-year-old glazing student and student ambassador, in a release Friday. “That is what (Youth 2 Youth) is about, seeing people as real people. Like they are people you should care about.”
The week kicked off with a skit by construction student Bryndan Bailey, 23, performed in each dorm hall at Tongue Point about how harmful words can extinguish the light in other students. The lights dimmed for each presentation, except a group of students holding flashlights, one dimmed for every bullying statement during the skit.
On Tuesday, students took labeled candy bars in the dining hall that led them to randomized tables with prompts for discussions on diversity. Students played diversity games and created a banner where students wrote about visualizing peace. Friday concluded with a barbecue and discussions about improving safety, security and the student/staff culture. Founded in the spring of 2015, Youth 2 Youth is the first national, student-created and -led effort to curb youth violence on Job Corps centers, in surrounding communities and in the hometowns of students and graduates.
The Outlook: Youth 2 Youth program promotes conflict resolution – September 25, 2015At Springdale Job Corps Center, staff members try to empower students, putting the focus on teaching and mentorship.
With a new national initiative for conflict resolution called Youth2Youth, the concept has expanded further.
“The Department of Labor decided to put together this program to address conflicts they may have between students and to give students an opportunity to be more involved in the resolution of the conflict and promote peace within each Job Corps center,” said Anna Snyder, Springdale community liaison.
The Job Corps center, at 31224 E. Historic Columbia River Highway in Springdale, is one of 125 federally funded centers in the United States that provides career and technical training for at-risk youths between the ages of 16 and 24. With the Youth2Youth program, which launched in August, each center has a student ambassador as a part of a larger committee.
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“They meet online and they have conference calls to discuss ways to introduce peaceful ideas to the student population,” Snyder said.
Each center selected a more specific issue to focus on, as well as conflict resolution.“Our center decided developing healthy relationships and anti-bullying would be the best for our culture,” she said. “That’s kind of what we’re dealing with.”
Springdale’s ambassador is Gustavo Torres, who said the center wants to build a foundation for healthy relationships.
“Unhealthy relationships can be romantic, friendships, even professional,” Torres said. “If your relationships are healthy, you’re less likely to engage in bullying and inclusiveness grows out of that.”
Snyder said the program is still in its infancy, but so far, the response has been promising.
“Students, I think, were very engaged in the message. They really are interested in how to resolve things without there being a blowup or resolve things where both parties come away having learned something where there isn’t a lot of chafing,” Snyder said. “The culture we have is we emphasize education, and we emphasize students working things out, and if they can’t work things out on their own, bringing in a staff member as a mediator rather than someone who solves it for them. This (program) fits really well into our culture.”
Snyder added she’s optimistic when it comes to the future of the Youth2Youth program and how it can help the center’s 140 students.
“Really our goal is to teach these young people how to exist in the world,” she said. “Some of them are coming from starts that are different. Really what we hope to do and help them with is not only their training, but also the skills they may not have come with, how to de-escalate and how to deal with stress.”
Oxford Public Ledger: KJC students take a stand against bullying and violence – September 28, 2015From Sept. 14 through Sept. 18, Kittrell Job Corps students kicked off Youth 2 Youth Week with various activities to promote a safer campus environment, start a campaign against bullying and violence, promote healthy relationships and raise awareness about emotional and physical abuse.
Activities included Teal Ribbons and Jeans Day Fundraiser, the Inspirational Chain Link, the Candlelight Vigil, the Y2Y Focus Group and the Y2Y Campus Carnival, among other fun activities.
Youth 2 Youth: Partners 4 Peace is a student-led outreach campaign. It was started to help fight against violence and aggression. As part of this community, Job Corps strives to be active members, not just in terms of jobs, but in terms of making this community a better and even safer place to live.
During the week, students shared stories to empower one another to prevent violence and aggression and talked about solutions to help their peers prevent violence and aggression.
There are many different kinds of violence and aggression: assault, bullying and cyberbullying, sexual violence, and intimidation, just to name a few. Y2Y provides tools to help students learn about these types of violence and aggression so that we can help prevent them in the future. Y2Y encourages students who have encountered violence in their lives to talk about it, get help, and help others.
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Y2Y Week Kick-off: A Big SuccessOn Sept. 14, Y2Y Ambassador Kitrioyonna Fulfold explained all of the weekly events, encouraging staff and students to support the anti-bullying cause. Fulfold informed students of the teal ribbons and jeans day, the inspirational chain link, the candlelight vigil, the Y2Y focus group and the Y2Y campus carnival. Fulfold said the ambassadors are dedicated to assist students that may have gone through bullying situations.
Y2Y Week Surprise Character VisitsOn Sept. 15, Kittrell Job Corps Center Y2Y Ambassadors and the Student Government Association held Youth to Youth Week. This anti-bullying/violence campaign brought many activities, memories of those affected and fun moments, as well. The anti-bullying Y2Y Harvest Turkey, SGA Executive Board President Marcus Moore, stood up to the Big Bad Wolf, played by Legislative Board SGA Sergeant of Arms Brandon Shrum. Many students had a ball taking pictures with the turkey and the Y2Y Big Bad Wolf.
Y2Y Candlelight VigilThe Y2Y candlelight vigil and march of silence was a beautiful way to end an evening on Sept. 15. All participants, students and staff met in front of the recreational building to receive their white candles. The Y2Y characters, the big bad wolf bully and the Y2Y harvest turkey, showed up to support the march. Some students marched with lanterns and signs that promoted Y2Y. Words were given by Angela King-Blow, peer leadership coordinator, and Thomas Hammond, student development director. The group of over 159 students marched around the campus and met in the ball field to form the Unbroken Circle of Peace, promoting the Y2Y Anti-Bullying Campaign. Afterwards, students marched to the student life building to blow out their candles and return them. SGA and Ambassadors thanked staff and students for coming out.
Y2Y Guest Speaker: Defines the Meaning of Healthy RelationshipsSafe Space Shelter representatives of Henderson visited Kittrell Job Corps Center on Wednesday, Sept. 16. Over 30 students attended this event in the Recreation Movie Room and were informed of the importance of identifying negative/unhealthy relationships early. Students watched a PowerPoint presentation, completed survey questions and also participated in impromptu skits of scenarios centered around relationships. The students asked questions as needed.
The Y2Y Inspirational Chain: A Healing Tool for Students and StaffAll during Y2Y Week, students and staff used teal paper links to write messages of peace, love and happiness. The links were connected as a sign of unity around the subjects of anti-bullying and non-violence. Some of the messages included R.I.P.’s to family members affected with violence and thank you messages to staff that have been of assistance to them. The chain was lined around the wall of the cafeteria for all to admire and to serve as a healing tool.
Y2Y Campus CarnivalOn Friday, Sept. 18, center students and staff enjoyed the Y2Y carnival held on center with a variety of games, food, prizes, clowns, dunking booth and much more.
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The Warren Record: Taking a Stand – September 30, 2015The week of Sept. 14-18, Kittrell Job Corps students kicked off Youth 2 Youth Week with various activities to promote a safer campus environment. Focus topics included a campaign against bullying and violence, promoting healthy relationships, and raising awareness about emotional and physical abuse. Activities included a candlelight vigil, the Y2Y Focus Group, Y2Y Campus Carnival and other activities. Above, Kittrell Job Corps Center students and staff enjoy the carnival, which included a variety of games, food, prizes, and a dunking booth. Youth 2 Youth: Partners 4 Peace is a student-led outreach campaign begun to help fight violence and aggression.
The Daily Dispatch: Kittrell Job Corps students take stand against bullying, violence – October 2, 2015Kittrell Job Corps students kicked off Youth 2 Youth Week, Sept. 14-18, with various activities to promote healthy relationships and raise awareness about emotional and physical abuse.
Activities included a teal ribbons and jeans fundraiser, the inspirational chain link, the candlelight vigil, the Y2Y focus group and the Y2Y campus carnival, among other fun activities.
Youth 2 Youth: Partners 4 Peace is a student-led outreach campaign. It was started to help fight against violence and aggression.
Job Corps is a part of this community. The organization wants to be active members of this community, not just in terms of jobs, but in terms of making this community a better and even safer place to live.
During the week, students shared stories to empower one another to prevent violence and aggression and talked about solutions to help their peers prevent violence and aggression. There are many different kinds of violence and aggression: assault, bullying and cyberbullying, sexual violence, and intimidation, just to name a few. Y2Y provides tools to help students learn about these types of violence and aggression so that we can help prevent them in the future. Y2Y encourages students who have encountered violence in their lives to talk about it, get help, and help others.
On Sept. 14, Y2Y Ambassador Kitrioyonna Fulfold explained all of the weekly events, encouraging staff and students to support the anti-bullying cause. Fulfold informed students of the teal ribbons and jeans day, the inspirational chain link, the candlelight vigil, the Y2Y focus group and the Y2Y campus carnival. Fulfold said the ambassadors are dedicated to assist students that may have gone through bullying situations.
Kittrell Job Corps Center Y2Y Ambassadors and the Student Government Association had an exciting time during Youth to Youth Week. The anti-bullying Y2Y harvest turkey, SGA executive board president Marcus Moore, stood up to the big bad wolf, played by legislative board SGA sergeant of arms Brandon Shrum.
The Y2Y candlelight vigil and march of silence was a beautiful way to end an evening on Sept. 15. All participants, students and staff met in front of the recreational building to receive their white candles. The Y2Y characters, the big bad wolf bully and the Y2Y harvest turkey, showed up to support the march. Some students marched with lanterns and signs that promoted Y2Y. Words were given by Angela King-Blow, peer leadership coordinator, and Thomas Hammond, student development director. About 160 students marched around the campus and met in the ball field to form the unbroken circle of peace, promoting the Y2Y anti-bullying campaign.
Safe Space Shelter representatives of Henderson visited Kittrell Job Corps Center on Wednesday, Sept. 16. More than 30 students attended this event and were informed of the importance of
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identifying negative or unhealthy relationships early. Students watched a presentation, completed survey questions and also participated in impromptu skits of scenarios centered around relationships. All during Y2Y week, students and staff used teal paper links to write messages of peace, love and happiness. The links were connected as a sign of unity around the subjects of anti-bullying and non-violence. Some of the messages included memorials to family members affected by violence and thank you messages to staff that have been of assistance to them. The chain was lined around the wall of the cafeteria for all to admire.
On Friday, Sept. 18, students and staff had great fun at the Y2Y carnival held at the center with a variety of games, food, prizes, clowns, dunking booth and much more.
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Students and staff at the Albuquerque Job Corps Center create a large peace sign before their balloon release during Y2Y Week.