Seattle Youth Violence Prevention Initiative News

February 28, 2013

Greetings!

In this edition of the Seattle Youth Violence Prevention Initiative (SYVPI) eNewsletter you will find information about a March 6 public hearing on the possible expansion of SYVPI, Seahawks Coach Pete Carroll's visit to Olympia to promote "A Better Seattle"-- a campaign to build healthy communities and reduce youth violence, new SYVPI staff and more.

March 6 City Council committee public hearing

On Wednesday, March 6 at 2:00 p.m., the Public Safety, Civil Rights and Technology Committee will hold a public meeting to review and discuss whether or not to lift a budget proviso and expand the Initiative to allow enrollment of an additional 450 youth. The City Council imposed the $1.02 million budget proviso as part of the 2013 adopted budget. In order to lift the proviso, the City Auditor was required to develop an SYVPI logic model and evaluation strategy and SYVPI staff and research partners were required to provide a report on the SYVPI risk assessment tool. Those materials have been submitted to the Public Safety, Civil Rights and Technology Committee. Mayor Mike McGinn has also transmitted a proposed ordinance to lift the proviso. Materials considered by the committee will be posted up to 24 hours in advance of the meeting at the following location: http://www.seattle.gov/council/calendar/#/?i=1 (click on the link for agendas).

If you are interested in this issue and would like to attend the March 6 public hearing, click here for location, directions and parking information.

You may also wish to express your opinion by writing to your City Councilmembers. Additional hearings may be held so stay tuned for more updates in special addition SYVPI eNewsletters or check the City Council calendar.

Seahawks Head Coach Pete Carroll visits lawmakers in Olympia

Yesterday, Head Coach Pete Carroll spoke with members of the State Legislature about his work with "A Better Seattle", a community awareness and mobilization campaign designed to reach at-risk youth. He also met with Governor Jay Inslee.

Led by Coach Carroll, A Better Seattle is a joint-venture partnership between the Seahawks, the YMCA of Greater Seattle and SYVPI that serves as a unifying force to develop partnerships between corporations, law enforcement and community groups to build healthy communities and reduce youth violence.

Coach Carroll's visit to the legislature aimed to generate support for additional funding for A Better Seattle. He talked about the critical role of the YMCA, the leadership of the City of Seattle's Youth Violence Prevention Initiative, and of course, the steadfast commitment of our Street Outreach team in helping to reduce violence and increase opportunities for our youth.

Thank you Coach Carroll for your leadership, commitment and hard work on the issues of reducing youth violence and providing opportunities for our most vulnerable young people! Below are links to three stories about Coach Carroll's visit to Olympia.

KOMO 4 News Story

Pete Carroll Has A Capitol Idea-From Seahawks.com

A Better Seattle

Governor Jay Inslee and Seahawks Head Coach Pete Carroll in Olympia on February 27

SYVPI hires two Sr. Grants and Contracts Specialists

Please join us in welcoming new Seattle Youth Violence Prevention Initiative (SYVPI) staff members Deborah Kuznitz and Eric Wilcox.

Deborah Kuznitz comes to SYVPI as a full-time Sr. Grants & Contract Specialist. She has been employed with King County since 2008 where she most recently worked to implement housing and supportive services for families and veterans. Prior to working for King County, Deborah worked in non-profit and community based organizations as a consultant and program manager. Deborah has broad experience in program and contract management in both the government and non-profit sectors. At SYVPI, Deborah will be responsible for managing the Initiative's partnering agency contracts and Community Matching Grants process.

Eric Wilcox has been hired with SYVPI as a Sr. Grants & Contract Administrator to fill a part-time, three-year grant-funded position. Commonly referred to as the Byrne Grant, SYVPI received the $978,461 grant in September 2012 from the Federal Bureau of Justice Assistance to implement non-arrest community-based interventions to address "hot spot" areas of juvenile violent crime in the Rainier Beach neighborhood. Eric has extensive experience in the government sector managing federal grants and contracts with non-profit and community-based organizations. Most recently he provided technical assistance to Small and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises for a Sound Transit design contract. Prior to that, Eric worked for King County as a Community Development Block Grant Program Planner. At SYVPI, Eric will be responsible for managing the contracts and federal reporting requirements associated with the Byrne Grant.

Deborah and Eric started their new duties on February 19. Both bring the skills and knowledge needed to implement the expanding work of SYVPI. We are lucky and excited to have them on board! Welcome Deborah and Eric!

Community Matching Grant Technical Assistance Session

One session remaining to be held tonight February 28 in the Southwest Network

Those wishing to apply for the 2013 SYVPI Community Matching Grant must attend a Technical Assistance session. Each year, SYVPI awards Community Matching Grants of up to $20,000 (please visit our website for more information). Sessions were held previously in the other two SYVPI Neighborhood Networks. Please see details below for tonight's Technical Assistance sessions. This will be your last chance to attend a mandatory session for grants awarded in 2013.

Southwest Network

Thursday, February 28, 2013, 6:00 - 7:30 p.m.

Southwest Youth & Family Services
4555 Delridge Way SW
Seattle, WA 98106

Contact: Nani Fatuesi, Network Coordinator
nfatuesi@swyfs.org
(206) 937-7680 x109
(206) 935-9967

The deadline to submit 2013 SYVPI Community Matching Grant applications is Friday, March 22 at 4:30 p.m. Prior to the deadline, on Wednesday, March 13 from 6:30-8:30 p.m., a Technical Assistance session will be held to assist applicants with completing the application budget forms. The session will be held at the Boys and Girls Club of King County Smilow Clubhouse and Teen Center at Rainier Vista, 4520 Martin Luther King Jr. Way S. The budget forms Technical Assistance session is not mandatory.

Assistance will be offered on how to use the budget template. Applicants are encouraged to bring their draft budgets, if available, to learn how to input them into the template. Pre-registration for the budget forms Technical Assistance session is required. To pre-register, click here.

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Safe Youth, Safe Community is a newsletter published by the Seattle Youth Violence Prevention Initiative. Our mission is to prevent and reduce youth violence, which has disproportionately affected communities of color in Seattle, through coordinated community mobilization to identify youth at risk of perpetuating or being a victim of violence and connect them with needed support in reaching their full potential. For more information, please visit our website www.safeyouthseattle.org.