Newsletter 2010-03-05

NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH NEWS - USAonWatch.org

In The Headlines

Substation To Decrease Crime, Restore the Neighborhood

In mid-August, the Madisonville Weed and Seed site in Cincinnati, OH, completed an urban renewal project in the heart of its business district that transformed two long-vacant storefronts into a new substation and a permanent Weed and Seed office. Renovating this property, which was donated by a local church, is part of the site's strategy of combining community policing with neighborhood restoration. By making its area safer and cleaner, the site also hopes this project will serve as a catalyst to revitalizing the whole community.

With the new substation, the police, both juvenile and adult probation officers, and the group Citizens On Patrol have a home base in the community. Likewise, the Weed and Seed initiative now has a permanent office where it can sustain the work that it has begun in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Justice and the city of Cincinnati.

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Weed and Seed is an important program that helps change neighborhoods throughout the United States. For more information on other projects that grantees have done click here.

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced its fiscal year (FY) 2010 Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation. This solicitation enables federally-recognized Indian tribal governments and tribal consortia to submit a single application for all available tribal government-specific grant programs offered by DOJ. This includes tribal programs administered by the Bureau of Justice Assistance, the Office for Victims of Crime, the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), and the Office on Violence Against Women.

In response to its invitation for comments on its fiscal year (FY) 2010 Proposed Plan, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) has received 150 submissions. The comments addressed the spectrum of juvenile justice related programs and reflected considerable thought on the part of the respondents.

AMBER Alert Program Helps Recover Nearly 500 Children

The Office of Justice Programs' Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) has launched its redesigned Web site.
Many new features and tools have been added, and the site's content has been completely reorganized to enable users to find the information they're seeking quickly. New features include enhanced search capabilities, prominent homepage placement of new products and announcements, RSS feeds, and more. Tutorials are available to help users become familiar with the new site and its expanded features.

Moss Point chief promotes neighborhood watch to curb crime

USAonwatch through Neighborhood Watch empowers citizens in ourcommunities with the opportunity to volunteer toward the safety of our homeland,

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Flood Safety Awareness Week is March 15-19, 2010

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