Coalition of Northeast Neighborhoods

Coalition of Northeast Neighborhoods

Residents and Service Providers

In March 2000, residents and service providers formed the Coalition of Northeast Neighborhoods (CNN) to address the increased criminal activity within our community. With assistance from other Weed & Seed sites, CNN Weed & Seed received its designation in March 2001 from the U.S. Department of Justice.

Weed and Seed is an initiative to help communities in developing a comprehensive strategy to decrease, prevent and control crime and improve the overall quality of life. The goals of Weed and Seed are to control violent crime; drug trafficking and drug-related crime in targeted high-crime neighborhoods and provide a safe environment free of crime and drugs for residents.

The Weed and Seed strategy brings together federal, state and local crime fighting agencies, social service providers, representatives of the public and private sectors, prosecutors, business owners and neighborhood residents under the shared goal of weeding out violent crime and gang activity while seeding in social service and economic revitalization.

In March 2001, CNN received its official recognition as a Weed and Seed site. The CNN Weed and Seed has four components:

▪Law Enforcement
▪Community Policing
▪Prevention, Intervention and Treatment
(Social Services)
▪Neighborhood Restoration

CNN Weed and Seed Initiative

The CNN Weed and Seed Initiative boundaries are 42nd Street on the North, 30th Street on the South, Arlington Avenue on the East and Keystone Ave on the West.

Some of CNN Weed and Seed Accomplishments have been made possible through the collaborative efforts of our community partners:

▪ G.A.P (Getting Ahead Program) through partnership with Emmanuel Missionary Baptist Church (4958 Ribble Rd) assists individuals returning from prison/jail
to locate housing, employment, education & mentoring to re-establish their lives within the community.

▪ Knock & Talk Initiative an IPD East District program where officers walk the community& knock on the doors of addresses where complaints of criminal activity have been reported to be occurring.

▪ Project Bright Initiative - in partnership with United North East Development Corp., homeowners within the CNN area have been provided exterior security lighting at no cost to them. One hundred & fifty families assisted.

▪ Youth Leadership Academy at Washington Park - a computer curriculum which teaches life skills, social and technology skills with an academic foundation.

▪ Two (2) Safe Havens which provide a safe environment for our children and elderly as well as addressing social needs in:

▪ health and nutrition
▪ academic achievement & enrichment
▪ social competency
▪ recreation, and family support

Our Safe Havens are:

Forest Manor Multi-Service Center
5603 East 38th Street
(317) 545-1204

Washington Park Family Center
3130 E. 30th Street
(317) 327-7472

About our association

Town Hall Meeting June 26, 2007

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