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Participation in High School Sports Lowers Major Crime

When high schools have strong interscholastic sports participation rates, they report lower levels of major crime and fewer suspensions, according…
September 13, 2012
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We are expanding!

MI-YVPC is expanding the borders of our program area.  The area now extends west to Forest Hill Ave. (above Flushing…
September 4, 2012

Genesee County Committee for Community Peace Upcoming Events

Saturday, August 25th, 2012 Community Peace Project with Dr. Subba Rao, Gandhian leader from India Details of daytime project to…
August 15, 2012

Working Together To Create the Safe and Healthy Futures Youth Festival

By: Hadiyah Muhammad, UM Public Health Graduate Student & MI-YVPC Research Assistant “Potential.” That is how a youth participant responded…
July 18, 2012
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New Video and MP3 from the Safe and Healthy Futures Youth Festival

A new video and song from the Safe & Healthy Futures Youth Festival on June 9th, 2012 are now posted!…
July 9, 2012

Photos from the Youth Festival are posted

Photos from the Safe and Healthy Futures Youth Festival are now posted! View them here: https://yvpc.sph.umich.edu/2012/06/01/safe-healthy-futures-youth-festival/…
June 14, 2012

Thank you to all who helped make the Youth Festival a success!

Sincere thanks to everyone involved for contributing the success of the  Safe and Healthy Futures Youth Festival on Saturday.  We…
June 12, 2012

Youth Empowerment Solutions is on YouTube

Watch the new YES video from our YES participants in Flint.…
June 5, 2012