Project H.E.A.L. (Healing Through Empowerment Awareness and Leadership Development): Preparing court involved youth for self-sustainability

dc.contributor.advisorNemon, Melissa L.
dc.contributor.authorByrd-El, Terrence
dc.date.accessioned2012-07-10T13:36:35Z
dc.date.available2012-07-10T13:36:35Z
dc.date.issued2012-06-17
dc.description.abstractProject H.E.A.L ( Healing through Empowerment Awareness and Leadership Development, is a project that is designed to increase the sustainability and reduce recidivism among Court –involved youth and youth who are at high risk of becoming involved in the criminal justice system. This project primarily target young African-American males between the ages of 13 to 24, within the city of Syracuse, NY. Currently these youth experience the highest unemployment rate in New York State, and experience high levels of poverty. African-American youth in this community are at a much higher risk of becoming incarcerated than white youth due to a lack of resources; such as family support services, educational and career development opportunities, and they lack the opportunity to participate in Alternative to Detention community based programming which is a cost effective method of reforming youth. This project was designed to create a network of resources within the community, targeting both traditional and non-traditional institutions that may offer valuable services to the youth and their families. The primary focus is to improve the unemployment rate among African-American youth, increase their academic achievements; develop youth into selfsufficient and sustainable individuals through employment, vocational and trade training and entrepreneurial training. (Author Abstract)en_US
dc.description.bibliographicCitationByrd-El, T. (2012). Project H.E.A.L. (Healing Through Empowerment Awareness and Leadership Development): Preparing court involved youth for self-sustainability. Retrieved from http://academicarchive.snhu.eduen_US
dc.description.degreeMaster of Science (M.S.)en_US
dc.description.programCommunity Economic Developmenten_US
dc.description.schoolSchool of Businessen_US
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dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10474/2309
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherSouthern New Hampshire Universityen_US
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dc.rightsAuthor retains all ownership rights. Further reproduction in violation of copyright is prohibiteden_US
dc.rightsHolderByrd-El, Terrence
dc.subject.lcshSouthern New Hampshire University -- Theses (Community Economic Development)en_US
dc.subject.otherSyracuse (NY)en_US
dc.subject.otherNew York (US)en_US
dc.subject.otherrecidivismen_US
dc.subject.otheryouth offendersen_US
dc.subject.otherAfrican-Americansen_US
dc.subject.otherjob skills trainingen_US
dc.subject.othereducationen_US
dc.titleProject H.E.A.L. (Healing Through Empowerment Awareness and Leadership Development): Preparing court involved youth for self-sustainabilityen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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