This Briefing Break will try to answer the question: How can young offenders stop their trajectory to prison or death and instead acquire the skills and opportunities to stay in school, graduate and contribute as productive members of society?
| Begins | Thursday, January 21, 2010 at 4:00 PM |
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| Ends | Thursday, January 21, 2010 at 6:00 PM |
| Host | Baltimore Women's Giving Circle |
| Topic | Violence: Bad People or Bad Public Policy? |
| Speakers | Hathaway Ferebee: Executive Director of the Safe and Sound Campaign; John Friedel: Deputy Director of the Safe and Sound Campaign; and a young person who is a participant in the Greenmount West Trades Guild Apprenticeship Program. |
| Summary | The Safe and Sound Campaign is a not-for-profit movement that organizes people and organizations to fund, implement and grow solutions to Baltimore’s most persistent problems. Motivated by a belief that – “Life turns out better when you have opportunity.” – the Safe and Sound Campaign negotiates deals with the public and private sectors to ensure all citizens of Baltimore have the basic and necessary opportunities to grow up safe, healthy, educated and productive members of their communities. |
| Contact | Dorsey Gibbs, 410-332-4172 ext. 133 or dgibbs@bcf.org |
| Directions | Rockland Community Gatehouse, 2402 Stone Mill Road, Baltimore 21208 - First community on the right as you proceed west on Old Court Road from Falls Road. |