Community Initiatives/Coalitions

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HHS To Award $7 Million to Intermediary Organizations to Improve the Capacity of Smaller Faith-Based

HHS to make funds available to intermediary organizations that help grassroots faith-based and community organizations increase their capacity to assist people in need.... [more]

Clinton Administration Grants to Fight Gang Activity and Youth Violence

Federal government funds six community coalitions to develop action plans to concentrate resources on socially and economically isolated neighborhoods and identify the developmental needs of youth (ages 9-12) within their communities as part of gang and youth violence prevention.... [more]

First Community Schools Grant May be the Last

Grants for community schools to provide safe places where youth from high- risk communities can go after school and on weekends may decrease and programs for crime prevention and intervention increase.... [more]

HHS Helps Communities Prevent Family Violence

HHS anounces grants to help communities prevent family violence through public awareness, outreach, and community collaborations.... [more]

New Reports on Violence Prevention Say Home Visits Can Reduce Child Abuse, But Finds Insufficient Sc

Two newest sets of findings from the Guide to CDC reports on Community Preventive Services (Community Guide) research finds about strategies to prevent violence.... [more]

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