Program Sponsor

As an elected official, one of my top priorities is youth enrichment and public safety. Across the United States we are seeing a disturbing uptick in school shootings, bullying, and violence. Although governments invest major funding in crime prevention, it seems the underlying causes of crime - economics and education - often go overlooked. To address these issues, I have enlisted a diverse group of partners to created a program designed to educate youth on the importance of communication, conflict resolution, and civic and social responsibility. My program goal is to end youth violence, while using education as a pathway to financial stability to end cycles of poverty that are often linked to adverse behavior patterns.

 

The No Child Left Behind and Non Violence Initiative has an overarching goal of advancing public safety and making our communities and the world safe. Our program focuses on Dekalb County schools with high incidents of violence. We use broad messaging to reach parents and children who need support and mentor services and drives a message to end violence through education.

 

With the support of local sponsors, we can achieve our goal of reducing youth violence and creating safe schools, while promoting economic viability through college and trade education. I recognize that no longer does reading, writing, and arithmetic, meet the needs of modern education. A well-rounded student must receive technical education seminars that address violence at its core and foster conflict resolution, community, civic obedience, soft skills, and best safety practices to change the disturbing patterns we see in our schools and communities – please join my efforts.