M. H. West & Co., Inc. (WEST) recently designed and facilitated a 2nd Peer to Peer Exchange at the Renaissance Washington DC in conjunction with its TA and Coaching responsibilities associated with a gang prevention/intervention initiative of the ETA. Participating in the June 16-17 event were the leadership and education experts associated with the demonstration sites for the School District Initiative – Generation I Grantees in Chicago, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Milwaukee and Orlando . Also participating were the grantee Coaches, DYS leadership and WEST’s staff and education experts.
Voices From the Field to Build A Legacy that Helps Assure Bright Futures for Our Youth introduced best practices, methods and other resources currently used to assist at-risk youth succeed by staying in school, achieving academically, and establishing/pursuing employment and career goals. Also introduced at the two day meeting were new tools and emerging promising practices for responding to needs of the targeted youth and school district staff working with them. Continued use of the Peer to Peer Exchange model is anticipated in the upcoming 3rd Program year of the School District Initiative.