Twenty-one young people and
representatives of local youth-serving organizations gathered on February
4, 2016 at the Fall
River YMCA for a full afternoon of strategic planning on behalf of the
Youth
Violence Prevention Task Force and the School-Community
Partnership. The session was designed to review the mission,
principles and five-year goals and to determine two top priorities for
action this year. "At the end of the session, we will have a
framework for the work for the year," stated Partner Education and
Outreach Coordinator Michael Coughlin who facilitated the session. The
group deliberated for over three hours, carefully weighing each of the
goals and working in small groups to detail some of the action steps for
the two chosen goals: 1) Providing safe places for youth, and 2) Risk
behavior prevention. The results will be reviewed by the Youth Violence
Prevention Task Force at their next meeting. Click
here for a one-hour 
video of the event. For more information, contact co-chairs Michaela
Hetzler at 508-678-2891 or Annemarie
Holly at 508-679-0922
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(Top row) The
group, including Derrick Resendes of the Department
of Children and Families and Barbara Beckman of Child
and Family Services, gathers at the invitation of Partners Education
and Outreach Coordinator Michael Coughlin. (Row two) Retired school
counselor Tom Khoury, School-Community
Partnership co-chair Annemarie Holly, Kai Uehara, Alexcia Blackburn,
and Moizelle Searle listen as co-chair Michaela Hetzler welcomes the
group. (Row three) Mr. Coughlin asks for input in reviewing the principles
of the Youth
Violence Prevention Task Force from Fall
River Police Sgt. Jason Pacheco and Captain Joseph Cabral before Kai
Uehara asks a question. (Row four, left) Alexcia Blackburn makes a point
while Ramch Toro Torres and Alominia Pires listen. (Row four, center)
Barbara Beckman and Alexandra Cedeno-Correa listen as Michaela Hetzler
makes a point. (Row five) Mr. Coughlin instructs the group on how to
develop their strategic objectives before United
Neighbors of Fall River Executive Director Wendy Garf-Lipp and Fall
River Youth
Services Coordinator Christian McCloskey give their input. (Row six)
Tom Kouhry asks a question about establishing safe spaces while Wendy
Garf-Lipp talks with her group. (Row seven) and Wendy Garf-Lipp
describe their groups' strategic plans as Christian McClosky asks a
question. (Bottom row) Mr. Coughlin works with the groups to identify
their top priorities before closing the session.
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