Community greening efforts help reduce violent crime
Originally posted at Michigan News (University of Michigan). Image courtesy of the Genesee County Land Bank Authority. ANN ARBOR—Efforts to beautify vacant lots in the city of Flint have made...
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Community Engagement & Revitalization project finishes data collection and...
Community Engagement and Revitalization, the core project of MI-YVPC, studies the effects of vacant property improvements on violence, property crimes and intentional injuries. We are assessing whether...
View ArticleU of M partners with Sandy Hook Promise Foundation and schools to evaluate...
Originally posted on our sister center’s website, Prevention Research Center of Michigan (PRC-MI) Today marks 6 years since the school shooting that occured at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in...
View ArticleU of M partners to improve school safety in Genesee County, MI
In response to multiple school shootings in the U.S., the Department of Justice created the Comprehensive School Safety Initiative (CSSI) to study promising programs that may improve school climate...
View ArticleParticipate 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...
View ArticleRegister for the YES 2019 training program
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...
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Thanks to our 2018 Summer Interns!
Our center had an amazing group of interns join us this summer. Their wide-ranging experiences and skills were invaluable in moving our projects forward. Our interns included undergraduate and master’s...
View ArticleCommunity greening efforts help reduce violent crime
Originally posted at Michigan News (University of Michigan). Image courtesy of the Genesee County Land Bank Authority. ANN ARBOR—Efforts to beautify vacant lots in the city of Flint have made...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Community Engagement & Revitalization project finishes data collection and...
Community Engagement and Revitalization, the core project of MI-YVPC, studies the effects of vacant property improvements on violence, property crimes and intentional injuries. We are assessing whether...
View ArticleU of M partners with Sandy Hook Promise Foundation and schools to evaluate...
Originally posted on our sister center’s website, Prevention Research Center of Michigan (PRC-MI) Today marks 6 years since the school shooting that occured at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in...
View ArticleU of M partners to improve school safety in Genesee County, MI
In response to multiple school shootings in the U.S., the Department of Justice created the Comprehensive School Safety Initiative (CSSI) to study promising programs that may improve school climate...
View ArticleParticipate 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...
View ArticleRegister for the YES 2019 training program
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...
View ArticleClik here to view.
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...
View ArticleClik here to view.
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...
View ArticleClik here to view.
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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