Participate in our National Survey of Greening Organizations
Is your organization involved in owning, greening, or maintaining vacant property? We want to hear from you! We are teaming up with the Center for Community Progress on a National Survey to document...
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Join us for a 2-day hands-on training for the YES program at the University of Michigan Ann Arbor campus. This interactive training will be led by UM faculty and staff and will teach practitioners how...
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MI-YVPC/CCP National Survey Wrap-Up
We want to thank everyone who participated in the MI-YVPC/CCP National Survey to document the value and impact of vacant property care across the U.S. The survey has now closed. We are happy to report...
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Busy Streets Theory in Action: Building Safe and Empowered Neighborhoods in...
In a recently published article, Laney Rupp, a researcher with MI-YVPC, explored the development of “busy streets” in Flint, MI. We sat down with her and asked about the underlying theory and her...
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Partners From 3 Cities Share Best Practices for Greening and Look Ahead
Written by Emily Torres and Laney Rupp, MPH. As MI-YVPC’s core project enters its final year in this grant cycle, our partners gathered in Michigan to share, learn, and discuss next steps. The...
View ArticleAJPH 2021 Supplement highlights next directions in community-engaged youth...
We are pleased to announce the release of Center for Disease Control’s 2021 Supplement on Youth Violence Prevention. The supplement was produced in partnership with The American Journal of Public...
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“We Live Here.” Communities design installations to stop dumping and reclaim...
A few years back, a paint store on Torrance St on the Northeast side of Flint, MI closed down. There’s a small alley between the store’s old building and a vacant lot. Before the store’s closure,...
View ArticleRSVP for a Listening Session on youth violence prevention in Muskegon
RSVP Now Join the Michigan Youth Violence Prevention Center (MI-YVPC) in Muskegon Heights, MI, on September 13, 2022, for lunch and a facilitated discussion on youth gun violence prevention. We will...
View ArticleNational Youth Violence Prevention Week 2023
April 24th- April 28th is National Youth Violence Prevention Week! This weeklong observance brings communities together to raise awareness about the ways we can support youth to stay healthy and safe....
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Charting the Path Forward: Speaker Series
Engaging Science, Policy, and Practice to Reduce Gun Violence Disparities Gun violence rose steeply during the COVID-19 pandemic, contributing to widening disparities for communities of color and...
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