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LOS ANGELES

 

Peace Over Violence, a member of the Start Strong Learning Community, is the lead organization for Start Strong Los Angeles. As part of this four-year initiative, Start Strong Los Angeles will be implementing the Start Strong model by:

  • Introducing Safe Dates, a healthy relationships curriculum, into two middle schools in metropolitan Los Angeles as well as providing In Touch With Teens education in school and community settings
  • Engaging community members and older teens through community mobilization and activism activities
  • Working with Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) and the Mayor’s office staff to extend teen dating violence and prevention policies in Los Angeles schools and to adopt a district-wide policy
  • Engaging youth in the development of new approaches to teen dating violence prevention through a media campaign with internet forums, social networking websites and digital storytelling

*Peace Over Violence is being funded by Blue Shield of California Foundation.

BY THE NUMBER

  • According to a recent survey in Los Angeles schools, 7.3% of students responded that they had experienced physical violence with a boy/girlfriend and 7.1% of females had experienced sexual abuse
  • Peace Over Violence aims to impact 4,300 students (age 11-14) at 2 middle schools
  • Of these students, 90% are Latino and 85% very low income and chronically exposed to violence

OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS:

USC Institute for Multi-media Literacy
El CentroDel Pueblo
Los AngelesUnified School District

MEET THE TEAM

Trina Greene: Start Strong Los Angeles Program Manager
Sharlotte Gonzalez: Start Strong Youth Leader, Age 17
Luis Coto: Start String Youth Leader, Age 17

CONNECT

Address: 1015 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 200, Los Angeles, CA 90017
Email:info@peaceoverviolence.org
Website: http://www.youthoverviolence.org/
P: 213- 955-9090

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Luis Coto

Luis Coto feels that his involvement with Start Strong has been a great experience.

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Sharlotte Gonzalez

Sharlotte Gonzalez was introduced to Start Strong through the Peace Over Violence weekly school club at her local high school.

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