An official website of the United States government, Department of Justice.
Here's how you know
Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.
Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock (
) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.
Affirming Youth Family Neighborhood School Partnership
The Affirming Youth Foundation's Affirming Youth Family Neighborhood School Partnership (AYFNSP) is a comprehensive school-based, multiagency, multi-sectoral collaboration to address school violence, strengthen and expand partnerships between school systems and community-based organizations. By implementing comprehensive, trauma-informed, resilience-oriented, school-based, individual, and family support services guided by a "Service Partnership" within Liberty City communities, AYFNSP will increase protective factors against juvenile violence, delinquency, and victimization and will mitigate the impact of exposure to school-based violence on children.
A multidisciplinary team will implement prevention and early intervention strategies that support children exposed to school-based violence through mechanisms of enhancing family and youth strengths, addressing life challenges, and providing individualized wraparound support through (1) Screening and Assessment; (2) Care Coordination; (3) Integrated Student Support; and (4) Positive Youth Development Programming. The objectives of the project are to:
1. Enhance the capacity of schools to prevent and respond quickly to acts of violence.
2. Strengthen and expand collaborations between school systems and community-based organizations to combat school violence.
3. Expand family engagement opportunities with school personnel to address violence risk factors jointly.
4. Enhance communication between home and school to strengthen protective factors for student achievement.
By enhancing family-school-community partnerships in disadvantaged communities, AYFNSP empowers, engages, and strengthens facilitation between schools and other community agencies and organizations to collaborate with families to actively support their children's development and learning. AYFNSP's comprehensive strategies of evidence-based, coordinated, and complementary prevention and intervention activities will contribute to the Liberty City schools' social cohesion and collective efficacy.
Audience
Community Members
Families
Juvenile Justice Specialists
Law Enforcement
Mental Health Professionals
Mentoring Professionals
Nonprofit Organizations
School Personnel
Social Services
Students
Youth
Youth Advocates
Youth Services Professionals
Eligibility
Youth up to age 15 who have been exposed to violence as victims or witnesses of bullying, physical and sexual abuse, assault, or community and school violence, including gang violence, interpersonal violence, hearing gunshots, and the threat of harm, are common in Liberty City and surrounding areas. Parents of students, community-based agencies providing services to students and families, and community members.
