Residents Trained for Grassroots Violence Prevention Efforts
Posted March 13, 2008
The organization has offices at the United Way at 625 N. Orange St. It has a phone number, 573-3776, for people to reach it. But its Web site, www. wilmingtonhopecommission.org.
WILMINGTON (March 13, 2008) – The Wilmington HOPE Commission will host the HOPE Outreach Workers Graduation Ceremony on Monday, March 17, 2008 at the Chase Center on the Riverfront from 6:00 P.M. to 8:30 P.M. The HOPE Commission, in coordination with RAB Consulting, Inc., implemented a three-month series of community outreach workshops aimed at addressing the City of Wilmington’s violence and drug-related issues. Participants who completed the series’ core curriculum will receive a certificate of achievement noting their status as a HOPE Outreach Worker.
The workshop strategy was designed to equip community residents with the tools and resources to serve as a compliment the Commission’s ongoing youth outreach and violence prevention efforts. Workshops on a variety of topics such as “Police and Community Sensitivity” and “Gangs” were offered free-of-charge to interested residents and facilitated by a team of RAB consultants, educators, police officers, and community leaders.
For more information about the HOPE Outreach Workers Graduation, contact Debra Jackson Spence at (302) 573-3735.
About the Wilmington HOPE Commission The Wilmington HOPE Commission brings together various organizations and community members to create a “WILMINGTON PLAN” to address the social, educational, and economic factors leading to violent crime in the City of Wilmington. For more information on the HOPE Commission, call 302-573-3735 or visit www.wilmingtonhopecommission.org.
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