August 2018

The Building Trust Partnership August newsletter

Dana Brown (PACEs Connection Staff) · 8/17/1812:36 PM

Stay up to date with how religious leaders are getting involved to build trust and restore the relationship between the police and communities in San Diego County! For more information about the Building Trust Partnership, an initiative created by the Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice (Kroc IPJ) at the University of San Diego, the San Diego Organizing Project (SDOP), and the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego, visit www.buildtrustsd.org Please click HERE for the August newsletter!

Chula Vista Addressing Homelessness With Outreach Program (3-minutes NBC San Diego)

Dana Brown (PACEs Connection Staff) · 8/14/184:17 PM

Since the program started two years ago, the homeless population has dropped from about 400 to 350. NBC 7's Alex Presha looks into how the program works To view the news clip, please click here.

JCCS Students Express Themselves, Learn Skills with Music Program (sdcoe.net)

Dana Brown (PACEs Connection Staff) · 8/11/188:50 AM

When asked to express himself through music for the first time, a 17-year-old spending seven months in the East Mesa Juvenile Detention Facility wrote a powerful song about what it felt like to miss his daughter's first steps and other milestones while detained. He was one of 24 students from San Diego SOAR Academy's East Mesa site who participated in a six-week program organized by the nonprofit group David's Harp Foundation . "The collaboration with David's Harp is more than music...

New report finds lack of diversity among San Diego decision makers (sandiegouniontribune.com)

Dana Brown (PACEs Connection Staff) · 8/9/188:46 AM

San Diego’s decision-makers are mostly white, male and economically advantaged, according to a new report released Tuesday. The 51-page report comes from the Center on Policy Initiatives, a San Diego think tank that has ties to local labor unions. Researchers assessed five governing boards and commissions from September to January, saying they were seeking a broad picture of public leadership throughout the county. Over the five-month period, researchers reviewed and conducted interviews...

A Public School That Not Only Keeps Children Safe, But Heals [nonprofitquarterly.org]

Alicia Doktor · 8/6/181:36 PM

After the mass shooting at a high school in Parkland, Florida earlier this year, schools are at the epicenter of national debates on gun violence and mental health. How can teachers and administrators deal with troubled students? And how can they make schools safer for all? It’s not the first time that schools have been asked to address social problems that originate far outside their hallways. In a nation where more than 40 percent of kids are from low-income families, school teachers and...

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