PI Perspectives
Our take on important issues affecting the prevention community.
In this blog, Prevention Institute's Sofia Betteo describes how SYNC Safety 2.0 continues a national movement to heal, invest in, and celebrate communities through youth-centered, community-driven safety strategies. 4o
What if we treated housing as a foundation for health, not just a roof over someone’s head? In her Houston Chronicle op-ed, Prevention Institute's Jordan Pacelli Everett, LMSW explores how stable housing can reduce hunger, improve health outcomes, and support educational success, especially in communities of color.
Learning Lab #2, Strategic Fundraising, Partnering with Philanthropy, Sustaining the Work, Focused on principle-driven fundraising, relationship-building with philanthropy, and practical tools to help CBOs craft compelling Stories for Impact to sustain and grow community safety efforts.
Learning Lab #1, Healing with Communities and Intergenerational Organizing, explored healing-centered strategies rooted in cultural strengths and “relationships as medicine,” while uplifting youth-led and intergenerational organizing approaches to advance community-driven violence prevention.
Los Angeles launches a Park Needs Assessment to guide equitable park investment and improve access to green space in underserved neighborhoods.
In this piece, Prevention Institute's Alissa Leung writes about how SHINE collaboratives are embracing Healing Justice to prevent violence, honor cultural traditions, and build collective healing in BIPOC and underserved communities.
In this piece, Lisa Fujie Parks writes about SHINE’s commitment to community power building through culturally rooted organizing, healing-centered leadership, and expanded training to advance safety, healing, and health equity in underserved communities.