The privately-funded Katie Brown Educational Program is providing education to hundreds of Fall River students in an effort to prevent relationship violence. The program helps young people manage anger and eradicate violence. The program is currently being presented in 5^th, 6^th, 7^th and 8^th grade classrooms as well as in area high schools in Southeastern New England. Each curriculum is carefully designed to be appropriate to the specific ages and development levels of the classrooms. At each grade-level, the program consists of five sessions and incorporates student activities and open discussions to encourage students’ active participation.
 

(Pictured above) Kate Smachetti teaches a 7th grade class at Morton Middle School. Kate joined the Katie Brown Educational Program staff in September of 2002 after having worked extensively with at-risk youth in such settings as Juvenile Detention Centers and Boot Camps in both New England and Florida. Kate is a graduate of the University of Rhode Island, where she majored in Human Development and Family Studies.

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