Peacebuilders Partners
Peacebuilders could not exist without the dedicated participation and partnership of the following community businesses and organizations:
HARTFORD YOUTH SERVICES (HOYS)
In the summer of 2006, Hartford Mayor Eddie A. Perez established the Office for Youth Services. With a focus on coordination, capacity building, and strategic partnerships, the Office has been working within the City of Hartford with key stakeholders to address the needs of all Hartford youth. Their ongoing mission is to build and strengthen youth service systems that prepare Hartford youth to be productive, self-sufficient adults.
One of the first actions taken by HOYS, was to commission an analysis of youth violence in the City of Hartford that would include recommendations based on local and national surveys of violence intervention strategies. In response to this work, a request for proposals was issued by HOYS in the summer of 2007. That fall, a group of agencies was selected to help implement the Peacebuilders initiative in partnership with HOYS.
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THE VILLAGE FOR FAMILIES & CHILDREN
The Village for Families & Children, Inc. is a private, Connecticut-based nonprofit human services agency founded in 1809, and is committed to building a community of strong, healthy families who protect and nurture children. Through its work with children and families, the Village has emerged as a preeminent mental health/human service agency serving the Hartford region and the state of Connecticut. Village services encompass three core areas of strength: Placement and Permanency (adoption, foster care and family preservation), Treatment and Family and Community Support.
The following is a description of services that the Village provides to Peacebuilders
- Identifies and assigns a clinical staff person to meet with Peacebuilder supervisor and staff bi-weekly, in a case-review format to provide clinical consultation on specific clients
- Provides support to the Peacebuilder Program in two areas: case consultation and psycho-educational services
- Provides staff with assistance identifying when youth and/or family may be presented with psychiatric, behavioural or emotional challenges
- Where appropriate, the clinician will advise the team about potential services available to families through the Village as well as the greater community
- The Village will identify a culturally competent staff person skilled in facilitating psycho-educational groups for youth with the following parameter:
- Groups will take place on Saturdays between 11:00 am and 1:00 pm each week
- Each session will be approximately two hours long
- All clinical consultations and psycho-educational groups for youth, program assessment meetings, small group or individualized services will take place at the Peacebuilders office, located at Two Hartford Square West, 146 Wyllys St. Hartford, Ct. 06106
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THE CAPITOL REGION EDUCATION COUNCIL (CREC)
Working with and for its member districts, CREC has developed a wide array of cost-effective and high-quality programs and services to meet the educational needs of children and adults in the Capitol Region. As a Peacebuilders Initiative partner, CREC provides
- Culturally appropriate and competent educational services which include, but are not limited to, assessments, service planning, and evaluation of student performance, including participation, classroom behavior, participation and gaining of knowledge. ABE is training to a total of 20 Peacebuilders Program participants between October 1, 2009 - June 30, 2010. New ABE sessions will be available to a new cohort of students every three months.
- Twice each year, three ABE facilitates classroom sessions of 10 hours a week for 10 weeks for 10 Peacebuilders program participants that are interested in preparing for the GED exam or improving their reading, writing and math skills. One hour per week per session of small group or individualized instruction is provided for Peacebuilders Program Participants as needed.
- Meetings with the Peacebuilders Program Coordinator one hour a week to evaluate program effectiveness and student performance for improved program delivery.
- Job-readiness training service for youths, including computer literacy, job-keeping and job-seeking skills as a part of the ABE program curriculum.
- Reviews at the end of each 10-week session. The Peacebuilders Program Coordinator and CREC will discuss the incoming class, assess the success of participants and the partnership, address concerns and entertain modifications to the agreement.