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The Youth Against Violence Initiative is a partnership between the Community Foundation, local nonprofits, businesses and youth to address the root cause of violence and start a collaborative effort toward building a more peaceful community. The initiative strongly values and encourages youth leadership and youth-adult partnership with the vision of building an engaged community that fosters a sense of hope and optimism among our community and young people.
Background:
In 2006, multiple shootings involving youth took place in Tacoma, creating media attention and a renewed concern about youth violence in our community. Realizing the depth and importance of this issue, The Greater Tacoma Community Foundation convened a group of funders and service providers to explore the root causes of the issue. This group reviewed the entire spectrum of local efforts that appeared to successfully reduce or prevent youth violence including evidence-based programs, best practices, and relationship-based efforts.
After reviewing official data about youth violence and hearing from youth’s self-reported information about their own violent behaviors, it became apparent there was a huge variation between the two. At this point, the group realized the importance of having all constituents at the table to tell their individual story—most importantly, the youth.
Vision:
The Philanthropy Board envisions an engaged community that fosters a sense of hope and optimism among our young people.
Our Partners:
The Youth Against Violence is a community initiative led by The Greater Tacoma Community Foundation in partnership with The American Leadership Forum, The Ben B. Cheney Foundation, The City of Tacoma, The Forest Foundation, The Northwest Leadership Foundation, The Safe Streets Campaign, The Sequoia Foundation, The Tacoma Pierce County Health Department, Tacoma Community House, World Vision and our Tacoma-Pierce County youth.
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