Block Club Chicago: West Side Violence Prevention Group Helping CPS Design Alternatives To Cops In Schools: ‘A Whole Different Way Of Them Doing Things’ - Mikva Challenge

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Block Club Chicago: West Side Violence Prevention Group Helping CPS Design Alternatives To Cops In Schools: ‘A Whole Different Way Of Them Doing Things’

January 28, 2021

From Block Club Chicago.

By: Pascal Sabino | Thursday, January 28th, 2021

West Side Violence Prevention Group Helping CPS Design Alternatives To Cops In Schools: ‘A Whole Different Way Of Them Doing Things’

When young people get involved, the whole community benefits. We are so grateful to work with Alderman Andre Vasquez, 40th Ward Chicago to place Mikva Summer Fellows in paid internships at his office.

Young people's leadership is shaping policy and our communities!

Props to the Youth Safety Advisory Council for the innovative and well-researched recommendations they put together this summer.

“I was extraordinarily impressed with the presentation that I saw and the recommendations. And I’m so excited to be continuing the work with all of you. I was really encouraged and inspired because the Youth Safety Advisory Council brought really bright and fresh ideas on how to engage youth [with the Consent Decree]…Best part of my day.” — Maggie Hickey, Independent Monitor

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