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Our Vision: Every child deserves a safe neighborhood

Our Mission: To restore the HEART of the community to protect youth.

Contact Our Public Relations Manager - Cathy Caplener - cathy AT BeCausePR dot com

Public Relations now handled by: BeCausePR

Stephanie L. Mann, Crime and Violence Prevention Consultant (35 years)

Contact Stephanie at: 925-451-3654 or safeneighborhoods@gmail.com

Author

"Alternative to Fear: Guidelines for Safer Neighborhoods" Lodstar Press 1975 (Helped launch the National “Neighborhood Watch” program)
"Safe Homes, Safe Neighborhoods: Stopping Crime Where You Live" Nolo Press - 1993 (Encyclopedia on how to keep neighborhoods safe)
"Street Safe Kids: 10 Step Guide to help youth develop self-esteem" Community Peacemakers - 2000
"The Adopt-A-Block Guidebook: 10 steps to a safe and healthy neighborhood" Safe Kids Now - 2010

Media Appearances and Press

PBS-TV Bill Moyer’s Special - “Solutions to Violence”
143 Radio/TV interviews on how to keep families, children and neighborhoods safe
Articles: Parenting Magazine, LA Times, Women’s World, Bottom Line Personal, Consumers’ Research, San Francisco Examiner and many other publications

Awards and Honors

2010 - "Woman of Distinction" Women's Federation for World Peace, USA - New York, NY
2001 - Ambassador for Peace - International Federation for World Peace
1998 - Certificate of Special Recognition - Congresswoman Ellen Tauscher
1987 - City of Oakland, CA - Mayor Lionel J. Wilson
1984 - California Attorney General, John K. Van De Kamp
1973 - Citizen of the Year - Orinda, Ca.

Safe Kids Now! Media

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"Suicide and Bullying Issue Brief" prepared by the Suicide Prevention Resource Center. Looks at the relationship between suicide and bullying aboung children and adolescents
"National Sexual Violence Survey" This is an ongoing, nationally-representative telephone survey that collects detailed information on sexual violence and stalking
Stephanie Mann, Executive Director speaks at the Women's Federation for World Peace, USA in New York City in September 2010
Interesting article reiterates how SKN! and Stephanie Mann are changing neighborhoods - from Belle in China	READ IT HERE!
Amazing song "I Refuse". Helping always has a cost, and here Josh Wilson challenges us to look inward rather than outward
"Arizona Tragedy: A Wake Up Call!" Written by Executive Director Stephanie Mann and appearing in EzineArticles.	READ IT HERE!
Best Practices To Address Community Gang Problems: OJJDP's Comprehensive Gang Model provides communities considering implementing the comprehensive gang model with critical information to guide their efforts. From U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs
Podcast with Stephanie Mann. Recorded at Dresser After Dark on internet radio, May 19, 2010
Dr. Fitness and the Fat Guy. Interview - Walkable Neighborhoods Thursday, October 22, 2009
How to protect children and keep your neighborhood safe. Interview on KGO Radio - Ronn Owens Show, San Francisco - Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Inner City Activist Speaks Out!
Captain Allwyn Brown of Richmond, CA Police Department talks about Adopt-A-Block as a means to making things better in our neighborhoods