The Community Leadership Fellows Program is a two - year project funded by the U.S. Department of Justice to reduce and prevent violence among and against young people.
EMU faculty and community representatives work in teams of two to create interventions targeting a wide range of risk and protective factors. The primary targets of the project are Ypsilanti, the Arab-American community of southeastern Michigan, and the Hispanic community of southwestern Detroit.
The second of two cohorts of Fellows is currently underway and will continue until December, 2005. Four EMU faculty (Faculty Fellows) have been matched with an equal number of employees of community organizations (Community Fellows). They will work a minimum of 20 hours a week each during the next four months to identify the strengths of the designeated community agencies as well as areas that can be enhanced to serve the target populations better. The focus now is on developing sustainable interventions to prevent and reduce crime and violence.
The Director of the program is :
- Rebecca Martusewicz - Director of Health Education Community Fellowship Program.
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Below is the current cohort :
Dr. Jeffrey Schulz, EMU Fellow, Mr. Robert Bruner, Community Fellow: Assistant City Manager, Ypsilanti, Dr. Elvia R. Krajewski-Jaime, EMU Fellow, Dr. David Clifford, EMU Fellow.
The goals of this team are :
Goal #1: Engage and contribute to the grant writing of the proposed Kroc Center to be established in Ypsilanti, in collaboration with the Salvation Army. The grant is due April 1, 2005.
Goal #2: Write at least two grants to continue with the work of the Parks and Recreation Department of the City of Ypsilanti. This grant writing will take place after April 1, when the Kroc Center proposal will be submitted.
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Dr. Rebecca Martusewicz, Teacher Education, Mr.Charles Miller ,Motor City Blight Busters & Ms. Aurora Harris, Motor City Blight Busters.
The goals of this team are :
Goal 1: Develop the Public Art Workz/Artist Village Program’s curriculum to expand the vision of art in the community as a means of violence prevention and reduction.
Goal 2: Write at least one successful grant seeking funds to evaluate, and document the agency’s Public Art Workz/Artist Village Program (PAWZ). Specifically, interested in evaluating PAWZ program’s effectiveness in addressing the problem of youth violence via their active engagement in community revitalization and art.
- Ms. Angel Coleman , Ypsilanti Senior Citizens Recreation Center & Dr. Melissa Motschall , Interdisciplinary Program in Public Relations, Dept. of English Language & Literature - focus on
strengthening and expanding the Intergenerational Program to bridge the gap between youth and older adults.
The goals of this team are :
Goal 1: To strengthen and expand the Intergenerational Program to bridge the gap between youth and older adults. EMU students from the Department of English Language and Literature will be involved in this project. The purpose of this project is to reduce and prevent youth violence and crime by providing an opportunity for youth to interact with productive adults and college students in a manner that fosters pride in their ability to contribute to the enhancement and development of their community.
Goal 2: To write at least one successful grant to ensure sustainability of the Intergenerational Program and the Ypsilanti Senior Recreation Center.
Dr. Troy Adams, Franklin-Wright Settlements, Inc. & Mr. Phillip M. Sherman, Dept. of Sociology, Anthropology, & Criminology.
The goal of this team is :
Goal: Develop and implement a program through the agency’s Youth Connections Teen Center, that will prevent and reduce youth crime and violence in the Detroit community, particularly with African American youth. This program will be integrated in twenty-four life skills workshops, academic enrichment, and cultural arts projects offered throughout the year. The overarching expectation is that youth will, as a result of this program, achieve a greater level of self-sufficiency, pride, dignity, education, and community awareness.
- Ms.Erin M. Schwartz , Southwest Counseling & Development Services, Inc. & Dr. Christine Tanner Communications & Theatre Arts.
The goals of this team are :
Goal #1: Establish a collaborative network of community partners to improve intervention services to children, adolescents, and families affected by trauma. Populations served by this network will include Latino, Arab American, African American, and other disenfranchised minority populations in southwest Detroit. The team will be composed of school personnel, health providers, grass roots community based organizations, and mental health counselors.
Goal #2: Provide training for community partners in trauma intervention. The collaborative team would look at models for trauma intervention training, and select a training program that best meets the community’s needs.
Goal #3: Assess existing services in the community for trauma response and compile a resource data base of current available supports to survivors of trauma
Goal #4: Identify grant opportunities and write at least one grant seeking funds to create and sustain a community-based trauma response team.
The Fellows Program is one segment of the EMU Center for Community Building and Civic Engagement (CCBCE), headed by Dr.Elvia Krajewski-Jaime. The CCBCE recently received a $1 Million from the Department of Justice to support various community outreach activities as well as the Fellows Program for two years.
Go to Center for Community Building and Civic Engagement (CCBCE)
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