[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.19.2″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” module_class=”page-intro” sticky_enabled=”0″]In the words of its Washington, D.C.-based founders, \u201cOur Violence Free Zone initiative is an innovative and effective strategy that enlists young people as peer mentors and ambassadors for peace to reduce violence in and around school zones.\u201d[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.2″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n
In the Bradley Tech community, our Violence Free Zone (VFZ) partnership with the Milwaukee Christian Center has produced measurable decreases in violent and non-violent incidents and suspensions.<\/p>\n
The goal of the VFZ initiative is to reduce violence and disruptions in schools and prepare students for learning.<\/p>\n
Central to the program are the Youth Advisors, mature young adults who are from the same neighborhoods as the students in the schools they serve. The Youth Advisors command respect because they have faced and overcome the same challenges as the students. Carefully screened, hired, and managed by Milwaukee Christian Center, the Youth Advisors work in the schools as hall monitors, mediators, and character coaches, and they mentor high risk students who often are responsible for disruptions.<\/p>\n
Founding organization, the Woodson Center, provides training in the Violence Free Zone national model as well as technical assistance, administrative and financial oversight, and linkages to sources of support.<\/p>\n
To learn more about the Bradley Tech Violence Free Zone, reach out to a member of the Bradley Tech counseling department.<\/p>\n
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The Violence-Free Zone is the national model of a youth violence reduction and high-risk student mentoring program created by the Center for Neighborhood Enterprise. Designed to operate in the most trouble-plagued schools in urban centers with high levels of crime and violence, the VFZ has produced measurable decreases in violent and non-violent incidents and suspensions at Bradley Tech.\r\n