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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCRA-R-11-0009 02-28-2011 Backup (Program Description)O C B OVERTOWN COMMUNITY OVERSIGHT BOARD loin 444 as we amok 10 OVERTOWN! •lJ ' . 1 I SEOPW CRA PROPOSAL OCOB Youth Committee CHILL With The Violence 2011 1490 NW 3rd Avenue Miami, FL 33136 svanvark@miamigov.com 305-372-4550 OCOB Youth Committee presents CHILL With The Violence 2011 PROJECT PURPOSE: The Overtown Community Oversight Board (OCOB) Youth Committee has planned a day of festivities in an attempt to bring awareness to the effects violence and ignorance has on our youth. This event is a concerted effort to make our youth active participants in this process. The event targets youth from 12-18 in hopes it will encourage them to think before acting irresponsibly. These young people should stop before resorting to gunplay and retaliation, and thoughtfully substitute violence with love and conversation. CHILL With The Violence 2011 will be the catalyst to a better and safer community. BACKGROUND: The 2009-2010 years brought several shootings to the Overtown community. It set the stage for back and forth territory wars, retaliation, mayhem, unnecessary injury and in some cases death. During a summer party, two college students, who were in the right place at the wrong time, lost their lives to a drive by shooting. The members of the youth committee brought the idea to light because many of them lost someone close. It is intended to be an extension of the Youth Unite for Peace Festival in 2009. PROJECT: CHILL With The Violence 2011 is one -day of activities to empower our youth to promote peace and unity. Activities will include: • Teen Maze- The Teen Maze is a life-size game that engages and educates teens to help them understand choices and consequences they will encounter in their everyday lives in a hands-on, realistic, educational, way. This event has experienced successful results in states like Colorado and North Dakota. We learned about this activity from a Delta Sigma Theta sorority member in Thomasville, Georgia whose organization executed a Teen Maze for approximately 100 students. The activity was well -received by the attendees and the final discussion was enlightening for both the youth and adult participants. There were working professionals on -site including law enforcement, social services staff and counselors to provide immediate support. For example, one of the participants revealed she was pregnant, but had not shared that information with her parents. Counselors were able to provide guidance and ongoing support to include parents, prenatal decisions and care, and serve as an intermediary with her school. • Concert- Featuring three local hip -hop acts well -respected by youth because of the positive messages they share in their music. SCHEDULE FOR THE DAY 21Page Location: Teen Maze and Concert @ Overtown/Culmer Neighborhood Center Event Date: Sunday, March 6, 2011 Event Time: Noon-8PM 7AM-1PM Set up Noon-5PM Teen Maze & Workshops 5-7PM Teen Maze clean-up 6-8PM Concert (3Acts & DJ) 8PM-Midnight Concert clean-up 11 PM Teen Curfew in Effect: all teens must be at home TARGETED PARTICIPANTS: The festivities will attract local high schools and organizations. The list of schools and organizations are: • Booker T. Washington SHS • Design Architectural Senior High (DASH) • Overtown Youth Center • Urgent, Inc. • Touching Miami With Love • Overtown Optimist • Jose De Diego MS • Miami Edison SHS • Miami Jackson SHS • Miami Northwestern SHS • Young Men's Preparatory Academy • New World School of the Arts • Law Enforcement Officers Memorial • 5000 Role Models COMMUNITY BENEFIT: Overtown is a community with a perception of overwhelming violence. This is an opportunity to make people aware that there is an internal movement to CHILL With The Violence 2011 while giving a true depiction of life in Overtown. Since the late 1960's, Overtown has been plagued with a reputation for extreme illegal activity, violence and community indifference. While some of that perception is well -deserved, some is the result of overzealous media exposure and 3 overactive imaginations. However, the narcatics activity has sparked a sporadic rash of shootings due to territory wars, and unfortunately life is lost. The young people of Overtown are concerned about losing family and friends to these shootings. CHILL With The Violence 2011 is about awareness. It will inform and educate those in attendance on destructive situations and the consequences of chose. Together, the youth have rallied to bring awareness to "youth -on -youth" crime in the community, city and county. MARKETING & OUTREACH PLAN: The OCOB Youth Committee will engage and inform the community of this event through: 1) distribution of flyers, 2) City of Miami OCOB website, 3) email distribution, 4) press releases, 5) local networks, 6) submissions to event calendars and email bulletins, 7) air radio spots on key radio stations and 8) outreach through community -based youth organizations. EVALUATION: After the Teen Maze, a candid, open forum discussion will let teenagers express their concerns, fears, and lack of knowledge about teen pregnancy, sexually -transmitted diseases, drugs and more. There will be onsite services to assist teens with immediate concerns and experts to access the proceedings including how our local youth get their information as well as the accuracy of that information. A report of these findings will be shared with local schools and youth -based organizations to address the problem in a constructive and informative way. There will be to opportunities for those throughout the neighborhood to honor deceased loved ones whose lives were needlessly shortened by violent acts. The Tree of Life is filled with ribbon to send a message to the community and media, and demand action from those involved in this deadly game. A Memoriam Wall will also be available for students to write special messages and show photos. Participants will be asked to fill out a four- to five -question survey to access the success and challenges of each activity. ABOUT US: The OCOB Youth Committee was established in 2006 to act as a liaison between Overtown's youth community and the OCOB to advise on youth - related issues, and promote an understanding and appreciation of community affairs among the youth of Overtown. Adult facilitators are encouraged to lead collaborative planning initiatives that promote positive youth development and 4 facilitate the engagement of community stakeholders, providers and funders to effectively and efficiently address youth concerns. The Overtown Community Oversight Board previously the Overtown Advisory Board was established in 1983 to provide community oversight, encourage and support housing, job creation, economic and business development, educational opportunities and historic and cultural preservation, and facilitate the City of Miami efforts and activities in the Overtown Area. QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS PROPOSAL Please direct to: Terrance Cribbs-Lorrant, Committee Chair Overtown Community Oversight Board 1490 NW 3rd Avenue Miami, FL 33136 786-623-4564 bettercommunitiesofamerica@gmail.com Stephanie van Vark, Liaison Overtown Community Oversight Board 1490 NW 3rd Avenue Miami, FL 33136 305-372-4550 svanvark@miamigov.com 51Page