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This month YCWA's Youth Spotlight shines on Jessica Gabriele Ricardo of the JCC program in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Jessica has been an active student leader in her JCC program. Her recent actions against a local gang brought her to our attention.

The conference photo gallery is now online: See pictures from our 2008 gathering in Miami.

A change at the helm: Youth Crime Watch of America bids fond farewell to Executive Director Terry Modglin and welcomes aboard new CEO Chris DiCarlo.

YCWA welcomes its 2008-2009 Board of Directors.

Barrington Irving - the youngest person to fly solo around the world - spoke at YCWA's national conference in Miami, FL, March 26-29, 2008.

YCW board member Doug Hughes receives Martin Luther King award.

Congressman Allen Boyd accepted YCWA's National Champion of Youth Award in a special ceremony January 11 at the Swift Creek Middle School in Tallahassee, Florida.

Chiara goes to Washington: Youth Crime Watcher Chiara Perkins represented the youth of America at the President's Whitehouse Panel on School Safety

Homeland Security
How your watch fits in.

Other sources

Grant opportunities:

• U.S. Dept of Education Grants

Ever been to South Africa? Want to make a global difference? WIN a trip to "YOur City," the UN Habitat's International Youth Crime Prevention and Cities Summit in Durban, South Africa. Submit your idea for making our communities safer. 20 winners will be chosen... we'd love to see YCW programs among them. Deadline for entries: May 10

The America's Promise Alliance announces its new high school dropout prevention campaign.

Stop snitchin'? Watch the 60 Minutes report on the code of silence that is killing our most desperate communities.

The COPS office at USDOJ has a nice study of school-based crime prevention programs, including Youth Crime Watch.

Check out the School Violence Fact Sheet (PDF) from the National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center.

Support Youth Crime Watch of America in the Combined Federal Campaign. Designate #12539

"Our house is your house." Palm Beach couple gives their home to Youth Crime Watch.

ACT OUT LOUD - vote now! Car crashes are the number one killer of teens in the USA. Two Youth Crime Watch groups have battled to the final ten in an online project to promote road safety: Okeechobee and Warriors Crime Watch. Support them with your vote. Cast your vote by May 9th.

Stone Mountain, GA: Spotlight on the Youth Crime Watch group at Stone Mountain Middle School.

Broward County, FL, public schools: We really like Broward County's crime watchin' radio spots.

Grayson, KY: East Carter High School launches its crime watch with a core group of 22.

Opa-Locka, FL: Youth Crime Watch symposium draws applause in Florida.

Montgomery, AL: The kids at Bellingrath Jr. High have turned their school around. Read the Bellingrath success story!

YCWA news, Fall 2007 (PDF 1.2MB).

International roundup

Two new Youth Crime Watch sites start up in Cameroon: Welcome to Yatchika primary school and Jeunesse des amis solidaires!

Members of YCW Zambia participated in a national televized discussion on child abuse prevention.

YCW members in Uganda completed crime prevention training.

News from Flanker chapter of Youth Crime Watch Jamaica.

JCD Panama named International YCW Site of the Year for 2008. Congratulations!

YCWA International Special Advisor for Africa Benjamin Kwame Tawiah of Ghana and Abi Samir of Togo met to discuss the Youth Crime Watch philosophy. Tawiah makes himself available for advice to YCW programs in Africa.

A three-man delegation from YCW Sierra Leone braved the 300-mile journey on mud roads to bring crime prevention to Kailahun.

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