Rebuilding Hope: How GVI is Changing Lives in York
Written by Jemela Hill, Teen Safety Collab Intern
The Love Conference
“Who is the person you say ‘I love you’ to the least?” Tavon Parker asked a room full of teenagers at The Love Conference event. Murmurs around the room made it clear that we realized… it’s ourselves. The Love Conference was held on a snowy Saturday, and had over 40 teens in attendance and the […]
Youth Violence is Preventable
“Youth violence is Preventable,” read the opening slide of the second Community Safety Summit. Hosted by the York County Safety Collab, this gathering brought together 40+ members of the community to think about ways we can interrupt the pathway to crime. Non-profit leaders, clergy, police, teachers, funders, and probation officers looked at all the youth services […]
Increasing Community Impact
The most crucial function of the York County Safety Collab is developing relationships of trust and transparency between law enforcement and the community. We continue to build out our team to help this important work grow and thrive. We are excited to introduce Jamie Noerpel as our new Community Impact Manager. Jamie comes to us […]
De-escalation Training Begins
In February, we announced that the York County Safety Collab had acquired a grant to provide de-escalation training for all the police departments in York County over the next two years. Training for key trainers began this month, and included classroom lectures, role-playing, and simulations. Officers were taught and practiced how to identify a potentially […]
Reverend Aaron Anderson Receives Liberty Bell Award
Reverend Aaron Anderson, CEO at LogosWorks and Logos Academy, was recently awarded the Liberty Bell Award from the York County Bar Association for his work as founder of the York Safety Collab. This award honors a non-attorney volunteer in the York community who has encouraged others to respect the laws and legal system, to learn […]
Social Enterprise
Providing facilitation behind the York County Safety Collab is the social enterprise entity LogosWorks Partners. What is social enterprise? It’s a way to creatively drive social impact (traditionally worked on by non-profits) using for-profit business investments and acquisitions. Rather than businesses simply giving occasionally to social programs, it aligns the profits of those businesses to […]
New DNA Equipment Featured on FOX 43
New DNA collection equipment for all of York County, procured by the York County Safety Collab with a gebnerous donation from the David Hogg Family Foundation, was featured on WPMT FOX 43. Read the entire story.
New DNA Collection Equipment
The York County District Attorney’s Office, in conjunction with the York County Safety Collab and a generous donation from the David Hogg Family Foundation, completed the installation of new, high-tech, DNA collection equipment this month. This equipment will expand law enforcement’s ability to collect DNA evidence and increase the accuracy of its investigations. DNA has […]
Youth Violence Prevention
LogosWorks, the parent company of the York County Safety Collab, was recently awarded a $1.1 million grant through the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD). This project will create a larger collaboration between law enforcement, social services, public health, community groups, and educational institutions, further building out work in progress and backed by the […]