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CSC Update
Visit www.celebratesafecommunities.org
New Crime Prevention Month Themes
Week one: Home Safety
Week two: Crime Reporting and
Community Engagement
Week three: School and Campus Safety
Week four: Drug Abuse Prevention
Stay tuned for more resources, training opportunities, tweets, blogs, and more to help your local community address these trends. These crime issues were identified by CSC participants in a 2010 evaluation.
Your organization will be in the national spotlight when you plan your Crime Prevention Month event around or incorporate one or more of these themes. Register now!
Celebrate Safe Communities is crime prevention done the right way— local people working with local law enforcement to address local issues! CSC is brought to you by the National Crime Prevention Council and the Bureau of Justice Assistance at the U.S. Department of Justice. It was developed in 2008 in partnership with the National Sheriffs’ Association to promote crime prevention efforts, enhance public awareness of vital crime prevention and safety messages, and recruit year-round support for ongoing prevention activities that help keep neighborhoods safe from crime and prepared for any emergency.2011 Incentives
- Neighborhood Watch manuals
- McGruff Tips® pamphlets
- Safety-themed coloring books
- McGruff silly bandz/CSC VIP card—NEW
- Safety-themed plastic bags with crime reporting tips—NEW
- USAonWatch manual
- CSC stickers
- Balloons
- McGruff costume repair or new purchase discount
- Free website from Neighborhood Link
- Free graphic design support to enter your logo and contact information in the print resources in the CSC toolkit (pages 4-5) through August 31, 2011
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CSC Partners
CauseWay Working with the National Crime Prevention Council and Celebrate Safe Communities, CauseWay offers free graphic design support until August 31, 2011, for agencies to personalize all of the print resources in the CSC toolkit. The CauseWay agency is a full-service marketing agency that works with nonprofit organizations and government agencies.
The print materials are part of the CSC toolkit that sites received in 2010 and new sites receive in 2011. They come in three formats for easy customization. Contact information, logos, and web addresses can all be inserted for FREE by the CauseWay agency.
By combining CSC Toolkit public service ads for radio and the localized complementary print tools, you can help prevent crime. To receive this free support, please contact Marsha Hott at 202-261-4167 by August 31, 2011.
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Neighborhood Link
Neighborhood Link is a Denver-based company that can provide organizations with free Celebrate Safe Communities websites. Over the last 11 years, Neighborhood Link has developed and supported over 40,000 websites with hundreds of visitors nationally.
With one visit to www.neighborhoodlink.com your community or organization can have a functioning website within 24 hours. Coupled with the Celebrate Safe Communities logo that is available for free download and usage, a Neighborhood Link website will not only act as a vehicle for advertising crime prevention and safety-themed events but also will foster communication and discussion within each community.
Advertising is a main component to the success of any event, and Neighborhood Link is a free and exceptional service that allows communities to promote safety events as well as foster communication.
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NCPC News
NCPA Crime Prevention Certification
Program
Crime prevention practitioners have been waiting too long for national recognition of their expertise. That's why the National Crime Prevention Association and the National Crime Prevention Council, in partnership with the Bureau of Justice Assistance, U.S. Department of Justice, have developed a certification program to do just that. If you work in crime prevention, be one of the first to apply. Sign up here!
National Training and Technical Assistance Center
The National Crime Prevention Council, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance, will provide training and technical assistance to newly hired law enforcement officers and crime prevention practitioners. Our goal is to provide officers and practitioners - hired under Recovery Act monies - with skill-based training, tools, and resources to assist them in executing their jobs effectively, which, in turn, keeps communities safe. If you want FREE quality training and resources, NCPC's National Training and Technical Assistance Center is the place for you! Contact Charles Sczuroski at csczuroski@ncpc.org or by phone at 202-261-4122.
Introducing the new McGruff.org
The National Crime Prevention Council is excited to launch the redesigned McGruff.org's Milstein Child Safety Center's website. With a new look, new interactive features, and awesome animations, McGruff and Scruff® will be sure to teach your children how to stay safe in a fun and cool learning environment.
The website features fun new games, animated videos, and an advice tab called "Ask McGruff." Ask McGruff is an exciting feature that allows children to submit questions to McGruff about issues from bullying to neighborhood safety.
When you visit the new site, don't miss the free printable comic strips, posters, advice pages, and desktop wallpapers. Click here to check out the all new McGruff.org.
McGruff turns 31!
July 1, 2011, marks the 31st birthday of McGruff the Crime Dog. He came into the national spotlight to let the public know that the police can’t prevent crime alone.
Throughout the month of July, communities across the nation helped celebrate McGruff’s birthday through NCPC’s Celebrate Safe Communities initiative. Over 12 celebrations in four states featured safety-themed games and activities, balloons, and birthday cake.
Throughout his 137 dog years, McGruff and NCPC have worked to inspire and educate the nation on how to keep their communities safe from crime. NCPC continues to “Take A Bite Out Of Crime®” with new crime prevention initiatives to battle rising concerns such as elder abuse, intellectual property theft, and cyberbullying.
NCPC CEO Honored by 2011 Brava! Women Business Achievement Awards
Congratulations to Ann M. Harkins, president and CEO of the National Crime Prevention Council, for being recognized as a SmartCEO winner this year!
The 2011 Brava! Women Business Achievement Awards recognize the outstanding achievements of 25 female leaders in the Washington, DC, Baltimore, and Philadelphia markets. Ms. Harkins is featured in the July edition of SmartCEO Magazine.
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