NCJ Number
205108
Journal
Weed & Seed In-Sites Volume: 9 Issue: 4 Dated: September/October 2001 Pages: 1-23
Editor(s)
Penne Soltysik
Date Published
September 2001
Length
23 pages
Annotation
This document presents information on Weed and Seed programs across the Nation.
Abstract
Project Safe Neighborhoods was introduced in 2001. The project's goal is to strengthen existing local programs that target gun crime by providing them with the resources and tools they need to be most successful. In neighborhoods in which the quality of life is diminishing and residents are continually relocating to safer areas, keeping the spirit of the community high is a challenge. When the residents of the Near South Side in St. Louis, MO, were designated as a Weed and Seed site, they received the incentive they needed to strengthen their commitment to building a healthier community. When members of the Salisbury, MD, Weed and Seed Steering Committee voiced to their local State's Attorney's Office concerns they had about the policies of the First Offenders Program, they intended to make a difference. With the support of city police and a local university, their recommendations brought change to the program and additional resources to their community. When a rural town in North Carolina was awarded Official Recognition in 2000, its local police department started working to achieve some of the goals set out in its strategy. By incorporating a social service element into their weeding plan, the Southeast Weed and Seed Special Task Force was able to best provide for its entire strategy while building community trust. The Weed and Seed 2001 National Conference, Leave No Neighborhood Behind, was held on August 27-29 in Philadelphia, PA. An estimated 1,700 attendees traveled to Philadelphia to celebrate a decade of Weed and Seed.