Are There Lessons to Be Learned?
By: Pete Hutchison, YES Program Manager and Flint resident Sitting in my office in Flint, Michigan reflecting on the tragedy…
December 21, 2012
The Power of After-School
By: Pete Hutchison, YES Program Director Today’s educators are being confronted with a rising amount of pressure to achieve, and…
November 6, 2012
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
YES is in the News
Word is getting out about Youth Empowerment Solutions. The press release and slideshow from the UM News Service has been…
January 27, 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
Reducing Urban Blight as a Crime Prevention Strategy
Can programs like the Genesee County Land Bank’s Clean and Green Program prevent crime? Tom Reischl, PhD, Evaluation Director at…
November 10, 2011
Hands 4 Peace
By: Pete Hutchison, YES Program Director It seems as a culture we are incredibly adept at using our hands for…
October 27, 2011
From Broken Windows to Busy Streets
By: Marc Zimmerman, PhD, MI-YVPC Director Many urbanites follow the old adage of safety in numbers. They will choose to…
July 15, 2011
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