For Immediate Release:
 May 05, 2008

Media Contact:
Melba Gasque
gasquem@miamidade.gov
305-372-7600

Joey Walker
JWALKER@miamidade.gov
 305-372-7600



Metro-Miami Action Plan Trust (Mmap) to host Miami-Dade County Teen Court

Youth Speaking Out Against Violence Conference


(Miami-Dade County, FL) -- To address the prevention and intervention of youth criminal behavior, Metro-Miami Action Plan Trust (MMAP) will host Miami-Dade County Teen Court - Youth Speaking Out Against Violence Conference on Tuesday, May 6, 2008.

This conference is part of the ongoing mission of Miami-Dade County Teen Court (M-DCTC), a peer sanctioning program for youth to address FACE-TO-FACE the rise of violence in our neighborhoods, schools, and the community as a whole.  Along with speakers and workshops, the message is targeted to address the issues surrounding violence, the future of our youth, and voice of the young people as they express their concerns.

Participants include students from Miami Carol City Senior High School and Miami Edison Senior High. Additional, participants include MMAP Trust’s Martin Luther King Jr. Leadership Academy (MLK). This experience will further assist these students to improve their decision making skills and guide them to positive behavior.

The conference will have a variety of speakers including local enforcement officials. The keynote speaker is Bishop Victor T. Curry, well known local minister, black advocate, and Florida NAACP President. 

The event will take place in Miami-Dade County:

Date: Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Time: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Location:  Hilton Miami Downtown
                 1601 Biscayne Boulevard 
                 Miami, Florida  33132                                

M-DCTC is a Metro-Miami Action Plan (MMAP) Trust Initiative.  For more information on Miami-Dade County Teen Court - Youth Speaking Out Against Violence Conference, please call MMAP at 305-372-7600 or visit our website.

Metro-Miami Action Plan (MMAP) Trust
MMAP is committed to addressing the socio-economic disparity of Miami-Dade County's Black community by advocating and coordinating initiatives and programs for the benefit of the community-at-large. 


 
 

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