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Kankakee United Neighborhood House to open June 1, launches Violence Prevention Week with youth events
Summary
Kankakee United Neighborhood House announced a June 1 opening and a schedule of youth-focused events for an upcoming Violence Prevention Week, including a police stop with Kankakee Police Department, a community walk, an anti-bullying no-contact boxing workshop and a skating event with school buses; registration deadlines vary by event.
KANKAKEE — A staff member with Kankakee United Neighborhood House said the nonprofit will officially open June 1 at 591 South Elm Avenue and will host a Violence Prevention Week of events next week aimed at young people and families.
The week’s schedule announced at the meeting includes a police stop training with the Kankakee Police Department at an area career center on Monday; a walk against violence leaving from King Middle School on Court Street on Tuesday; an anti-bullying, no-contact boxing workshop for ages 10–17 on Wednesday at Gold Star Gym and a location identified as Jazz; and a skating event for junior high and high school students on Thursday at the Tilling Park Skating Rink, the staff member said.
The announcement stressed volunteer needs, age limits and registration deadlines. “If you’re interested in walking or volunteering, you just have to be there at 05:30,” the staff member said. The spokesperson also emphasized that the boxing workshop is strictly no-contact, saying, “And remember, he said no contact. So we wanna make sure that we’re clear about there is no contact on this effort for anti bullying.”
Organizers said buses will transport students to the skating event from each school and will return them to schools at 06:45 for parent pickup. Registration will close on Monday for the skating event and on Tuesday for the boxing workshop; registration for the police stops and the walk will remain open through the day of each event, according to the announcement. The transcript did not specify whether the times 5:30 and 6:45 are a.m. or p.m.
The events involve a partnership with the Kankakee Police Department for the police-stop session and with local schools for student transportation. No contact information, website or registration link was provided in the transcript.
