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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CRIME PREVENTION RESOURCES
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| Your State - Crime Statistics and Research |
Disaster Center Crime Rates in District of Columbia from 1960 to 1997
www.disastercenter.com/crime/dccrime.htm
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| Teen Violence Prevention Programs |
The Alliance of Concerned Men
Tyrone Parker, President
1424 16th Street NW, Suite 103
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202-535-1061
Fax: 202-535-1059
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Heads Up
Vincent Pan, Executive Director
707 8th Street, SE, Suite 100
Washington, DC 20003
Phone: 202-544-4468
Fax: 202-544-4437
E-mail: info@headsup-dc.org
URL: www.headsup-dc.org
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Heads Up provides low-income children and families with the learning opportunities they need to succeed while fostering a new generation of leaders committed to strengthening their communities.
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Southeast Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies (CAPT)
Chris Gilmer, Project Director
Developing Resources for Education in America, Inc. (DREAM)
310 Airport Rd., Ste. D
Jackson, MS 39208
Phone: 800-233-7326 or
601-933-9199
Fax: 601-933-1138
E-mail: dream@cenaccsys.com
URL: www.secapt.org
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The fundamental mission of the national CAPT system is to bring research to practice. The CAPT system is designed to work with States and local communities, policymakers and local leaders, agencies and task forces to apply the science-based prevention technology that works. This group works in Alabama, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virgin Islands, and Virginia.
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| Community Crime Prevention Programs |
Covenant House Washington
Vincent Gray, Executive Director
1015 15th Street NW, Suite LL200
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: 202-610-9600
Fax: 202-610-9610
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DC Agenda
James Gibson, President
1115 15th Street NW, Suite 900
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: 202-223-2598
Fax: 202-223-2604
URL: www.dcagenda.org
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DC Agenda acts in partnership with existing DC organizations and instituteion to help fill the gaps in expertise and resources, foster consensus, and plan strategies for addressing the District's numerous problems. Several Core activities include provision of information and communication, on-going analysis, convening, support and encouragement and evaluation.
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National Center for Neighborhood Enterprise
Robert Woodsen, Executive Director
1424 16th Street, NW, Suite 300
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202-518-6500
Fax: 202-588-0314
E-mail: info@ncne.com
URL: www.ncne.com
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The mission of the National Center for Neighborhood Enterprise is to empower neighborhood leaders to promote solutions that reduce crime and violence, restore families, revitalize low-income communities, and create economic enterprise.
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Check with your local police department for more crime prevention resources in your area.
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