About Our Founder - Stephanie Mann

Keynote speaker/Workshop leader: National Crime Prevention Conference, Pasadena, CA - City-wide Conference, Little Rock, AR and others.

Author: Four national crime prevention books on family and neighborhood safety

• “Alternative to Fear: Guideline for safer neighborhoods”
  
• “Safe Homes, Safe Neighborhoods: Stopping Crime Where You Live”
  
• “Street Safe Kids: 10 step guidebook to keeping kids safe”
  
• “The Adopt-A-Block Guidebook: 10 steps to a safe and healthy neighborhood.”
  

Featured in: Parenting Magazine, LA Times, Women’s World, Bottom Line Personal, Consumers’ Research and San Francisco Chronicle and others.

Civic Leader: Founder, Klout for Kids, Street Safe Kids & The 5:14 Project, Safe Kids Now!

Awards: Congresswoman Ellen Tauscher, CA Attorney General John K. Van De Kamp, Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors, Mayor Lionel J. Wilson of Oakland CA, Citizen of the Year, Orinda CA

Here's What Stephanie had to say...

In 1969, my community had a crime wave!

Most of our crime problems were committed by teens.  Without a local police department, an appointed volunteer committee took charge, hired two sheriff investigators to help us implement the “Neighborhood Responsibility Program.” The committee of 10 residents, got organized and encouraged friends to host neighborhood meetings (17,500 residents). Within 2+ years, our residents worked together and decreased crime 48%.

Shirley Henke and I co-authored, “Alternative to Fear: Guidelines to Safer Neighborhoods.” It was published in 1975 with the help of California’s first lady, Nancy Reagan and the California Youth Authority.  Thousands of copies were sold to police departments, police training centers, state and government agencies around the country, including the FBI. The book helped popularize “Neighborhood Watch” Program.