Boys Club Participated
in Violence Prevention
Meeting in Atlanta
The Winston-Salem Salvation
Army Boys Club joined national
experts, other local youth develop
ment professionals and community i
residents from the southeast region
in addressing the issue of violence
at a conferertce in Atlanta.
Representing Winston-Salem
was James Blackburn, outreach
director, the Salvation Army Boys
Club; Lloyd Booker, juvenile court
counselor, 21st Judicial district; Pre
ston Mack. Winston-Salem Housing
authority; Harrison Davis, Housing
Authority security; and Belinda
Peoples, Winston-Salern/Forsyth
County schools. "The incidence of
violence is a daily occurrence in
Winston-Salem and the Boys Club
is taking a lead in reducing the
causes. The opportunity to attend
this meeting enhances our skills in
dealing with this issue and allows us
to effectively collaborate with
schools, court, and public housing
in addressing the problem," said
Don Moore, Executive Director of
the Boys club.
The conference, sponsored by
Boys & Girls Club of America and
funded by a grant from the Bureau
of Justice Assistance. U.S. Depart
ment of Justice, covered the nature
and causes of violence; strategies
for securing Club staff, members,
and facilities; procedures to prevent
violent incidents; crisis manage
ment; implementation of a nation
ally-recognized violence prevention
in their communities.
"The need to develop a proac
tive plan to combat the problem of
violence has never been greater,'
i
said Tom Garth, president of Bpys&
Girls Clubs in America. "Violent
^ crime involving youth grew by 409*:
form 1882 to 1991. Murder commit
ted by youth during that period
increased by 92.79c. The objective
of this meeting is to help Clubs
develop local violence prevention
initiatives so we can continue to
provide a safe and positive environ
ment for your young people." ?
Attending the meeting, held at
the Atlanta Marriott Perimeter Cen
ter, were representatives of Boys &
Girls Club from Alabama, Georgia.
Florida, Louisiana, .Mississippi,
North Carolina, South Carolina.
Tennessee, and Virginia. Special
guest speakers include Beverly
Coleman-Miller, M.D., president of
the BCM Group in Washington,
D.C., and a leading authority on
social, community and public health
issues; special Agent Allan King of
the Federal Bureau of Investigation,
and Mr. Thomas Robellar, a com
munity affairs specialists from the
Bridgeport, Conn., Police Depart
ment. Upcoming prevention confer
ences will be held in Chicago and
Dallas.
The Winston-Salem Salvation
Army Boys Club has served the
youth of Winston-Salem for 54
years. Located at 1922 Martin
Luther King Drive, the Club pro
vides programs for more than 800
boys in the, area of drug and alcohol
prevention, delinquency interven
tion, health and fitness, career
exploration, and educational
enhancement.
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