No COLORS: 100 Ways To Stop Gangs From Taking Away Our Communities
"No community wants to admit it has a gang problem. Yet that denial and the unwillingness to address youth violence as a community problem will have tragic consequences."
"Nearly Every Community in America has Issues Related to Violence.
We have solutions."
Strategic Plan to Reduce Young Adult Violence and Gangs in Newport News, Virginia: P.I.E.R. Strategy
APPENDIX IX: ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The task of developing a community wide strategic plan can be extremely challenging. During this process we would like to thank and acknowledge all of the individuals who provided insight, input and valuable information into the development of the Newport News P.I.E.R. Model. We realize that listing individuals we might run the risk of leaving some deserving people out, we apologize if we do. The development of this strategic plan has truly been a community team effort. By presenting this plan we are hopeful that the before mentioned suggestions which make up the overall strategy will help us all work toward a vibrant community and better quality of life for all citizens of Newport News. We would like to acknowledge the following:
The Honorable Mayor, McKinley L. Price, DDS
Members of the Newport News City Council
N.N. City Manager, Neil Morgan
N.N. Assistant City Manager, Alan K. Archer
N.N. City Staff
The Honorable Congressman Robert C. “Bobby” Scott
Superintendent, Dr. Ashby Kilgore and Staff
Members of The Mayor’s Task Force
Members of the Operational Council and Chairs
Executive Director of B&G Club Peninsula, Steve Kast, Community Leader, Susan Piland, Assistant Chief of Police, Lorenzo Sheppard, Common Wealth’s Attorney, Howard Gwynn, NN Director of Emergency Management, Kenneth Jones, and NN Sheriff, Gabe Morgan
Members of the Advisory Council
Bud Ramey, Vice President Community Development, Riverside Health System
People to People
Ferguson Enterprises, Inc.
Terry E. Hall, Vice President and General Counsel, Ferguson Enterprises, Inc
Sandy C. Donaldson, Community Relations, Ferguson Inc
Christopher Newport University (CNU)
Dr. Roberta Rosenberg, Christopher Newport University
CNU Interns
The over 100 people who shared their input
Staff members of the National Center for the Prevention of Community Violence (NCPCV) have put in countless hours and personal commitment to completing this task.
Staff of the National Center for the Prevention of Community Violence
Bobby Kipper, Director
Ché Henderson, Asst. Director
Julie Rose, Director of Administration
Meghan, Magee, Administrative Assistant
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