• Midtown Neighborhood

    “I'm so glad to have the Partners as an ally.” Don Schaewe, Environmental Code Manager, City of Milwaukee DNS

  • Midtown Neighborhood

    Safe & Sound develops, supports and facilitates collaborative approaches to measurably reduce violent crime by blending law enforcement, neighborhood organizing and youth development. Safe & Sound Mission

  • Midtown Neighborhood

    “The Community Partners program continues to be a valuable asset to both the police department and the residents in the individual districts.” Shellee Lubus, Community Liaison Officer, Milwaukee Police Department

  • Midtown Neighborhood

    “[Safe & Sound] gives kids a chance for a safe and sound after school environment.”

  • Midtown Neighborhood

    “This is a program that has offered our community another resource for making our city a great place to live.” James Harpole, Assistant Chief of Police, Milwaukee Police Department

When a vacant lot becomes “A Lot of Respect”

Sep 11th, 2009

All were invited to the Ribbon Cutting Opening Ceremony for the “Lot of Respect” on 19th & Meinecke. The “Lot of Respect” was developed by Neu-Life Community Resource Center and was the outcome of their Safe & Sound youth led Crime Strategy Initiative. The youth identified neighborhood environmental safety and blight as problems they wanted [...]

read more

Safe & Sound and Running Rebels Host Community Conferencing Training

Conferencing is not shaming or lecturing, rather a sharing of personal stories and experiences. Moreover, it is an opportunity to really listen to victims and to hear offenders while holding them accountable.

read more
Neu-Life Community Safe Place

Neu-Life Community Resource Center S.A.F.E. Program

Neu-Life Community Center had great success with their 2008 Crime Strategy Initiative, the Neu-Life Safe Passages Project. It was a youth-led, youth-driven project. Four middle school youth decided that their neighborhood needed some improvements that would make it safer for youth and adults to live. They decided that safety changes would bring about lower crime [...]

read more

Running Rebels Community Organization Youth Together Drop-In Center

Running Rebels Community Organization’s mission it provide programs that assist Milwaukee’s youth mentally, spiritually and physically while promoting community unity. Our activities are grounded in the belief that programs focusing on education and recreation are effective ways to provide youth with beneficial alternatives to gangs, substance abuse and other negative behaviors. Through after school and [...]

read more
view all entries
LeadersCall

View Your Neighborhood and Community News

Your Neighborhood Leaders and Representatives

View Neighborhood Leaders Here

Safe & Sound collaborates with a variety of great community and faith based organizations, law enforcement, business leaders, schools and youth serving agencies. Contact Safe & Sound if you would like to be listed as a community resource.

view neighborhood leaders