From: Mirna Solorzano <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2006 12:55:55 -0700 (PDT)
Please attend to the forum and spread the word.
Mirna Solorzano - Director of Operations- Homies Unidos
1625 W. Olympic Blvd Ste 706, Los Angeles, CA 90015 - (213) 383-7484
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Subject: Fwd: 5th Annual Anti-Gang Violence
Conference: November 17, 2006: Los Angeles Convention Center
Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2006 17:53:43 -0700
From: "Myran Cotton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: 5th Annual Anti-Gang Violence
Conference: November 17, 2006: Los Angeles Convention Center
Please find attached the draft agenda and
registration form for our upcoming
conference. Please feel free to distribute to your partner organizationsÂ
..
Thanks
Vincent R. Holmes, Principal Staff Analyst-
Countywide Criminal Justice Coordination Committee
500 W. Temple Street Room 520, Los Angeles,
California 90012 - (213) 974-1236 - (213) 613-2711 fax
Myran C. Cotton, Office of Councilwoman Janice Hahn, Watts District Office
10221 Compton Ave., Suite 200, Los Angeles, CA
90002 - (213) 473-5128 Office - (213) 473-5132 Fax
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Fifth Annual Anti-Gang Violence Conference
Evidence-Based Responses to Gangs and Gang Violence
Friday, November 17, 2006
8:00 am 4:00 pm
Los Angeles Convention Center
Agenda
8:00 8:45 Registration and continental breakfast
8:45 9:00 Welcome
Martin Vranicar, Chair
Los Angeles County Interagency Gang Task Force
9:00 10:00 Whats Happening
Now: Current Trends in Gangs in LA County
Speaker: Detective Tony Moreno, LAPD
10:00 10:15 Break
10:15 11:15 At-Risk Youth and
Employment: Getting Jobs and Keeping
Them
Facilitator: Emily Williams, Policy Advisor, Los Angeles City Human Relations
Commission
Panel: Frank Mitchell, Human Resource Director, Pollo Campero Restaurants,
Ernest Robert, Executive Director, Playa Vista Jobs
Brad Carson, Employment Specialist, LAC Probation Department
Pastor Greg Turk, All Peoples Christian Church
11:15 12:15 How to Engage and Keep
At-Risk Youth
Engaged: Out-of-the-Box Programs
Facilitator: Jorja
Leap, PhD UCLA School of Public Affairs
Panel: Sandy Gibson, Director, Inside OUT Writers
The Story Project
Tommie Rivers, Aztecs Rising
William Moore, Music Business101
12:15 1:15 Lunch
1:15 2:30 Workshop Session I (All sessions repeated at 2:45)
A. Unhealthy
Lifestyles: Addressing substance abuse,
interpersonal violence
and risky sexual behaviors among at-risk and gang involved youth
Facilitator: Bill
Sanders, PhD, USC/Childrens Hospital, Pediatrics
B. Law Enforcement-Run
Intervention and Prevention Programs
Facilitator: Deputy Ray
Bercini, Los Angeles Sheriffs Department
Panel: Mark Cripe, Vital Intervention and
Directional Alternatives (VIDA), LAC Sheriffs Department
Steven Erickson, Juvenile Impact Program, LAPD
Deputy Fred
Noya, Carson Sheriffs Gang Diversion Program
James Hickey,
Deputy-In-Charge, Los Padrinos Juvenile
C. Educational Challenges: Truancy and Parental Involvement
Facilitator: To Be Confirmed
Panel: DAs Truancy Program
Operation Bright Future, Los
Angeles City Attorneys Truancy Program
California Teachers Association
Xiomara Flores-Holguin, DCFS
D. Interagency Collaboration and
Partnerships: How to leverage limited funding opportunities
Facilitator: Trish Donahue, Consultant/Grant Writer
Panel: Nicole Jones, California Wellness Foundation
Cheryl Gourgouris, Richstone
Liberty Hill Foundation
Jackie Tilley-Hill
E. Evaluating Your Program: How to begin
Facilitator: Jorja Leap, PhD UCLA School of Public Affairs
Panel: Andrea Witkin, Research Project Director, UCLA
Todd Franke (USC/UCLA/Claremont First 5 Evaluation)
Earl Vincent, Principal Investigator, Community Institute
Cheryl Grills, Community
Coalition/Gender specific gang prevention evaluation
F. Keeping Schools Safe: Addressing safety in and around schools
Facilitators: Aisha Martin-Walton, Chief
California
Community Relations Service
Panel: Tami Foy, Compton School Safety Collaborative
Mike Hopwood,
Los Angeles Unified School District
Stanley Rickett,
Los Angeles County Probation Department
Gina Arnone, Los
Angeles Unified School District
2:30 2:45 Break
2:45 4:00 Workshop Session II
A. Unhealthy
Lifestyles: Addressing substance abuse,
interpersonal violence
and risky sexual behaviors among at-risk and gang involved youth
Facilitator: Bill
Sanders, PhD, USC/Childrens Hospital, Pediatrics
B. Law Enforcement-Run
Intervention and Prevention Programs
Facilitator: Deputy Ray
Bercini, Los Angeles Sheriffs Department
Panel: Mark Cripe, Vital Intervention and
Directional Alternatives (VIDA), LAC
Sheriffs Department
Steven Erickson, Juvenile Impact Program, LAPD
Deputy Fred
Noya, Carson Sheriffs Gang Diversion
Program
James Hickey, Deputy-In-Charge, Los Padrinos Juvenile
C. Educational Challenges: Truancy and Parental Involvement
Facilitator: To Be Confirmed
Panel: DAs Truancy Program
Operation Bright Future, Los
Angeles City Attorneys Truancy Program
California Teachers Association
Xiomara Flores-Holguin, DCFS
G. Interagency Collaboration and
Partnerships: How to leverage limited funding opportunities
Facilitator: Trish Donahue, Consultant/Grant Writer
Panel: Nicole Jones, California Wellness Foundation
Cheryl Gourgouris, Richstone
Liberty Hill Foundation
Jackie Tilley-Hill
H. Evaluating Your Program: How to begin
Facilitator: Jorja Leap, PhD UCLA School of Public Affairs
Panel: Andrea Witkin, Research Project Director, UCLA
Todd Franke (USC/UCLA/Claremont First 5 Evaluation)
Earl Vincent, Principal Investigator, Community Institute
Cheryl Grills, Community
Coalition/Gender specific gang prevention evaluation
I. Keeping Schools Safe: Addressing safety in and around schools
Facilitators: Aisha Martin-Walton, Chief
California
Community Relations Service
Panel: Tami Foy,
Compton School Safety Collaborative,
Mike Hopwood,
Los Angeles Unified School District
Stanley Rickett,
Los Angeles County Probation Department
Gina Arnone, Los
Angeles Unified School District
4:00 Adjourn
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