Dec 12th, 2008

Safe & Sound is proud to announce that 29 Milwaukee community centers have been selected as 2009 Safe Place Grantees. Safe Places offer after-school activities that give teens an opportunity to explore new interests, meet new friends, and have fun, while educating them regarding the consequences of crime, and how it affects their lives. In 2009, there are two types of Safe Places: S.A.F.E. programs (sequential, active, focused and explicit) and Youth Together Drop-In Centers (YTDC).

S.A.F.E. programs help youth achieve personal and social skills through interactive forms of learning. S.A.F.E. grants are awarded to programs that intervene in the lives of youth who are considered to be at a higher risk for youth crime, substance abuse and risk-taking behaviors. Youth Together Drop-In Centers (YTDC) provide neighborhood-level out-of-school time programs and services for youth that address youth development and include social enrichment activities.

2009 S.A.F.E. Program Grantees
Boys & Girls Clubs – Davis Club (Historic Southwest)
Boys & Girls Clubs – Fitzsimonds Club (Metcalfe Park)
Boys & Girls Clubs – LaVarnway Club (WAICO Amani)
Boys & Girls Clubs – Mary Ryan Club (Sherman East)
COA Goldin Center (United South)
COA Riverwest Center (Riverwest)
Hmong American Friendship Association (27th Street West)
Learn the Seas-America Inc., R.A.F.T. (Kosciuszko Park)
Milwaukee LGBT Community Center (Hillside Harambee South)
Neighborhood House of Milwaukee  (27th Street West)
Neu-Life Community Resource Center  (Midtown)
Next Door Foundation - Leaders of Tomorrow (Metcalfe Park)
Northcott Neighborhood House (Hillside/Harambee South)
Pearls for Teen Girls Inc. (Metcalfe Park)
United Community Center (Kosciuszko Park)
Wisconsin Community Services, Project Excel (Kosciuszko Park)
YMCA John C. Cudahy (The Woodlands)

2009 Youth Together Drop-In Centers Grantees
Agape Community Center (Silver Spring North)
Boys & Girls Clubs – Daniels-Mardak (Lincoln Park)
Boys & Girls Clubs – Davis Club (Historic Southwest)
Boys & Girls Clubs – Hillside Club Hillside (Harambee South)
Boys & Girls Clubs – Marshall High School CLC (Parklawn/Lincoln Creek)
HeartLove Place  (Harambee North)
Journey House (Clarke Square East)
Latino Community Center (Central South)
Milwaukee Christian Center (Kosciuszko Park)
Running Rebels Community Organization (Midtown)
Silver Spring Neighborhood Center (McGovern Park)
Wisconsin Community Services, Project Excel (Kosciuszko Park)
YMCA Parklawn (Parklawn/Lincoln Creek)

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