Established in 2015 with support from the Marion County Public Health Department, the Marion County Youth Violence Prevention Coalition represents nearly 60 organizations with a shared interest in preventing youth violence in Indianapolis, IN. Today, the Coalition remains focused on its mission to “convene community stakeholders, conduct research, provide leadership, and empower people to create opportunities that build more peaceful homes, schools, neighborhoods, and workplaces.”
Lead the community's messaging around incidents of youth violence and progress
Equip parents and caregivers to meet physical, social, mental, and emotional needs of their families
Promote a public policy agenda focused on addressing sources of youth violence
Promote trauma informed care for youth
Ensure youth of all ages have access to skill development and employment
Elevate youth voices in violence prevention
| Appointed Co-chair | Corey Davis, Marion County Public Health Department, cdavis@marionhealth.org |
| Elected Co-chair | Tiffany Davis, IU Health, tdavis63@iuhealth.org |
| Member-at-Large | Anthony Beverly, Stop the Violence Indianapolis, awbeverly.ab@gmail.com |
| Crisis Response Task Force Lead | Della Brown, City of Indianapolis Office of Public Health and Safety, dellabrown1020@gmail.com |
| Family Care Task Force Co-Leads | Brian Shobe, Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church, bkshobe@shilohindy.org Carey Haley Wong, Child Advocates, carey@childadvocates.net |
| Policy Task Force
Lead | Jake Brosius, Marion County Prosecutor’s Office, Jake.Brosius@indy.gov |
| Trauma Task Force Lead | Beatrice Beverly, Genesys Solutions, bbeverly@gen-sol.com Julie Hayden, Mental Health America of Indiana, jhayden@mhai.net |
| Youth Employment Task Force Co-Leads | LaShauna Triplett, Mackida Loveal & Trip Outreach Center, info@mltoutreach.org Rodney Francis, EmployIndy, rfrancis@employindy.org TayShawn Lombardi |
| Youth Voices Task Force Lead | Mickey Carrothers, Mission Makai Advocacy, mickeycarrothers@gmail.com |
| Coalition Coordinator | Rebecca McCracken, Marion County Youth Violence Prevention Coalition, mcyvpc@gmail.com |
| 100 Black Men Angels and Doves B4U Fall Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Indiana (BBBS) Boys and Girls Club Believers United in Local Development (BUILD) Central Indiana Community Foundation (CICF) Central Indiana Youth for Christ (CIYFC) Child Advocates Circle Up Indy City of Indianapolis Office of Public Health and Safety (OPHS) Community Action of Greater Indianapolis (CAGI) Connections, Inc. Domestic Violence Network (DVN) Drug Free Marion County EmployIndy Eskenazi Health EVOLVE Mentoring Families First Flanner House Genesys Solutions Hawthorne Community Center Indiana Black Expo (IBE) Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence (ICADV) Indiana Coalition to End Sexual Assault and Human Trafficking (ICESAHT) Indiana Criminal Justice Institute (ICJI) Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) Indiana Latino Coalition Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) | Indy Parks IU Health Indiana Youth Institute (IYI) Indianapolis Housing Agency (IHA) Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) Indianapolis Neighborhood Resource Center (INRC) Indianapolis Public Schools (IPS) Indy Public Safety Foundation JAG Indiana LifeSmart Youth Mackida Loveal & Trip Outreach Center (MLT) Marion County Commission on Youth (MCCOY) Marion County Juvenile Probation Department Marion County Prosecutor's Office (MCPO) Marion County Public Health Department (MCPHD) Mt. Carmel Community Development Corporation New B.O.Y. Nine13 Sports No Black on Black Slayings (No BOBS) Pathway Resource Center Peace Learning Center (PLC) Purpose 4 My Pain Reach For Youth The Riley Center Riley Hospital for Children Shepherd Community Center Stop the Violence Indianapolis VOICES Corp We LIVE Inc. YMCA of Greater Indianapolis |
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