Task Forces
Community Engagement: Committed to attracting community partners who are working toward improving life outcomes for youth of color and engaging them in meaningful dialogue and interventions. This task force aims to support youth by developing, implementing, and evaluating existing and innovative programs to empower the community.
Educational Equity: Monitors policies that contribute to disproportionality and make evidence-based recommendations to maximize opportunities for students of color to succeed. Supports alignment of innovative programs to promote access to early childhood education, grade-level academic performance and high school graduation.
Law Enforcement: Committed to bridging the gap between the youth of color and law enforcement in Las Vegas. Eliminating the “School to Prison” pipeline will help provide a better outcome for youth who may be going through a difficult time in their life. Law enforcement offers education, training and treatment to give the youth a second chance.
Goals
- All children will be ready for Kindergarten and reading at grade level by third grade.
- All young people will graduate from high school ready for post-secondary school.
- The “School to Prison” pipeline will be eliminated.
- Bridging the gap between law enforcement, schools and families.
- Identifying mentoring resources in the community for youth.
- Finding the common ground to stop the violence.