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Planting produce gardens leads to improved yard maintenance by residents

Planting produce gardens, trees, and flowers in a neighborhood, is good for residents.  Creating green spaces and improving blighted properties (removing graffiti, litter,…
March 25, 2015

Staff Spotlight: Steven Thompson

The Michigan YVPC team is made up of a diverse group of people, and each brings a unique set of…
August 29, 2014
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Attitudes toward police: A cycle of distrust

By: Briana Jefferson, MI-YVPC Intern Growing up, I remember my biggest heroes were police officers. I admired the crisp uniforms…
July 2, 2013

Preventative Policing

After noticing a sharp increase in robberies in Brownsville, a New York City neighborhood with many public housing developments, New…
March 11, 2013

Lessons from a Sandlot

By: Pete Hutchison, YES Program Director As a kid we used to head to the vacant lot to play ball,…
May 2, 2012

Shutting Out the World: Preventing Violence in Flint

By: Pete Hutchison, YES Program Director The real frustration of the current rate of violence in Flint is that there…
February 1, 2012

Four Hugs and a Cupcake

By: Pete Hutchison, YES Program Director For 20 years I labored in the field of youth violence working, as a…
January 5, 2012

What Does Violence Have to Do With Public Health?

By: Susan Morrel-Samuels, MA, MPH, MI-YVPC Managing Director According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, violence in the…
November 23, 2011