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SAFE task force highlights youth-focused grants and community pitches; Streets Decoded film features 60 paid youth
Summary
The SAFE task force reviewed ongoing violence-prevention programs and pitch processes, and NextGen Arts & Technology presented 'Streets Decoded,' a youth film project with 60 youth participants who were paid for their roles.
The SAFE task force provided the Public Safety Committee an overview of its work to fund grassroots violence-prevention programs and to coordinate community partners.
The task force, established in February 2015, funds programming through pitch nights and an annual request-for-proposals process. Presenters listed several summer initiatives funded or supported through SAFE, including trauma-informed programs for young women, sober-support peer groups, and youth esports and arts activities intended to provide alternatives during evening hours.
Daryl Jackson Jr., co-creator of NextGen Arts and Technology, described Streets Decoded, a project that uses a seven-stage "street evolution map" to teach youth decision-making through filmmaking, editing and music production. Jackson said more than 60 youth are participating and that "every single kid got paid," and he asked for more sustained support to scale the effort.
The task force also cited coordination as a priority and said organizers are developing a strategy to consolidate outreach information so residents and service providers can more easily locate programming and resources. Pastor Gaddy's Pilgrim Rest Church and a program called Grace were mentioned as hubs that could help coordinate access to services.
SAFE staff said the committee will use information gathered from community partners, including feedback at pitch nights, to shape an upcoming RFP process for additional program funding.
Next steps: SAFE will finalize an RFP based on this year's outreach and planning discussions and continue to coordinate a funding calendar and partner network to align youth opportunities with nights and weekends when participants need alternatives to street activity.
