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National Drug Control Policy Director in New Orleans
Afterschool Partnership was pleased to co-host with U.S. Attorney Jim Letten and the Urban League-New Orleans a roundtable discussion for the Office of National Drug Control Policy. Local criminal justice stakeholders met with White House Drug Czar Gil Kerlikowske to talk about effective ways to combat drug and crime related issues in our communities, and especially among our youth.
Some of the participants included: New Orleans Police Superintendent Warren Riley, Orleans Parish District Attorney Leon Cannizzaro, Jefferson Parish Sheriff Newell…
Youth Mapping Initiative
Officials with Afterschool Partnership and national project partner, Youthline America, today unveiled Youth Mapping Iniative, a city block-by-block effort by trained youth to identify and collect information on neighborhood businesses, organizations and services that exist to serve youth and families.
Mapping New Orleans begins by teaching high school students and adult supervisors techniques for canvassing community districts to amass important information on youth resources. All New Orleans data will be compiled and published into the website neworleans.ilivehere.info,…
