Funding Philosophy for Nonprofits
The Youth Violence Prevention Program funds nonprofits to increase the frequency of youth engagement pop-up events and service delivery in communities where youth violence is more likely to occur. Community connection is a protective factor that can help prevent youth violence and support youth, families and the greater community. These efforts are the most effective when they are community-led, with identified community leaders and organizations taking the lead on coordinated activities.
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Community-Informed: Our funding decision-making is informed by community perceptions to support the programming needs of the community.
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Evidence-based Practice: We believe in well-researched
interventions, programs and services that incorporate ethics, client preferences, and culture to guide and inform the delivery of services.
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Data-Driven: Youth Violence Prevention Program is committed to harnessing the power of data to assess opportunities, measure progress, evaluate the impact and improve performance.
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Partnerships: The challenges we face in Aurora and around the country are increasingly complex, and neither the private nor the public sector can solve them alone. That’s why the Youth Violence Prevention Program will focus on building partnerships across sectors to share ideas and resources toward a common purpose to amplify our impact.
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Funding Focus: The Youth Violence Prevention Program funding approach focuses on the following key areas for creating lasting change.
- Promote family environments that support healthy youth development
- Create frequent and positive shared activities with parents and other caretakers
- Opportunities to increase connectedness to family or other caring adults
- Increase involvement in pro-social activities
- Increase awareness of available resources/services in the city of Aurora.
- Access to quality education
- Strengthening youth skills
- Create protective community environments
- Intervene to lessen harms and prevent future risks
- Promote diversity, equity and inclusion
If you would like to be notified of upcoming funding opportunities, please email your contact information to yvp@auroragov.org.
Youth Engagement Pop-up Events
Pop-up events offer youth access to pro-social activities, safe spaces, resources and connections with positive adult role models as a prevention effort to address the risk factors impacting Aurora youth. Pop-up events are published on the calendar at AuroraGov.org/EmpoweringYouth.
Current Pop-Up Event Partners
• Soccer Without Boundaries
• Families Forward Resource Center
• Mosaic Unlimited
• Compound of Compassion
• New Direction Praise & Center
• Youth Empowerment Agency
• Remembrance Wellness & Yoga