Community Connections and Violence Prevention

Community Connections and Violence Prevention (CCVP) staff regularly meet with community across Minneapolis to offer training, expertise, and support to help reduce the impact of violence in our park system.

Address

2117 West River Road N
Minneapolis, MN 55411

Contact

Phone: 612-230-6400
Email: ccvp@minneapolisparks.org

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About

The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board’s Community Connections and Violence Prevention department (CCVP) works in the community and with the community to connect, inform and interact with park users of all ages.

Every day, CCVP staff work to create relationships with community members, community partner agencies, park visitors, staff, and other stakeholders. Working with Park Police, CCVP helps address park safety, complimenting the MPRB’s approach to community engagement and violence prevention.

CCVP staff’s proactive, collaborative, relationship-based approach successfully provides alternative strategies to address park safety by leveraging their community connections and de-escalation training.

Youth violence prevention initiatives

Unique initiatives designed to foster positive interaction and engagement between park staff and the youth in our community on violence prevention.  

  • Youth Advisory Council youth between the ages of 14-17 years old
  • Pop up park requests (Pop up parks bring music, games, and activities to areas in need)
  • Youth mentorship program youth between the ages of 10-13 years old
  • Culturally focused initiatives

Contact Awaters@minneapolisparks.org

StreetReach and outreach community engagement

StreetReach are a team of trusted adult community members who can genuinely and effectively engage with community members of all ages but are especially effective with youth 11-17.

  • Wading pool and waterpark engagement requests
  • Youth rallies and protest engagements
  • Group mentoring in MPRB Recreation Centers

Contact: Jmyles@minneapolisparks.org

  • MPRB community events
  • Resource request and referrals for community members such as shelter, mental health, food, and domestic violence.
  • Youth and Family community resources

Contact: Ylee@minneapolisparks.org

Community Connections

CCVP staff regularly meet with community across the Minneapolis to offer training, expertise, and support to help reduce the impact of violence in our park system.

To get a presentation of CCVP’s full slate of offerings, discuss new opportunities or just ask a question, contact ccvp@minneapolisparks.org

Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board’s Youth Advisory Council

The MPRB’s Youth Advisory Council is a group of youth leaders between the ages of 14-17.  Each youth will serve a two-year term, that requires 5-12 hours per month commitment. Youth Council members are involved in project focused, youth-led discussions and strategies to provide feedback on MPRB programming and processes.  Youth Council members will further develop their leadership and research skills, explore career pathways, evaluate and advise and guide anti-violence programming and outreach to reduce youth violence and increase youth connectedness to positive programs, activities, and resources.

Members of the council will be supported in a variety of meaningful areas including, but not limited to, professionalism,  financial literacy, customer service and more!  In addition to being a part of the Park Board’s youth council, representatives also can plan community events, partake in conferences/forums/events, and gain a deeper understanding of the Parks and our overall mission.  Prevention focused programming will be the key component to accomplish this goal.

If you are interested in learning more, please contact Adrian Waters at 612-849-9048 or Awaters@minneapolisparks.org

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