Running Rebels Community Organization Inc

THE RUNNING REBELS COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION ENGAGES THE COMMUNITY, YOUTH, AND THEIR FAMILIES, PREVENTS INVOLVEMENT IN GANGS, DRUGS, VIOLENCE, AND THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM, INTERVENES AND GUIDES YOUTH BY ASSISTING THEM WITH MAKING POSITIVE CHOICES, AND COACHES YOUTH THROUGH THEIR TRANSITION INTO ADULTHOOD. WE ACCOMPLISH THIS THROUGH BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH YOUTH AND PROVIDING THE RESOURCES AND SKILLS NECESSARY FOR THEM TO BECOME THRIVING, CONNECTED, AND CONTRIBUTING ADULT MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY.

JUVENILE JUSTICE PROGRAMS: RUNNING REBELS' JUVENILE JUSTICE PROGRAMS SERVE SOME OF THE HARDEST TO REACH AND HIGHEST RISK YOUNG PEOPLE IN MILWAUKEE. THESE ARE YOUNG PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN ADJUDICATED AND COURT-ORDERED FOR INTENSIVE MENTORING. RUNNING REBELS PROVIDES THESE YOUNG PEOPLE WITH 24/7 MENTORING AND ACCESS TO OTHER POSITIVE ARTS, ATHLETIC, AND ACADEMIC PROGRAMS, WITH THE GOAL OF GETTING THEM THROUGH THEIR PROBATION PERIOD AND ONTO A MORE POSITIVE LIFE PATH. OUR PROFESSIONAL MENTORS ENSURE THAT YOUNG PEOPLE ARE ATTENDING SCHOOL AND ACTING RESPONSIBLY AT HOME AND IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. JUVENILE JUSTICE PROGRAMS INCLUDE: MILWAUKEE COUNTY ACCOUNTABILITY PROGRAM (MCAP); INTENSIVE MONITORING PROGRAM (IMP); A TRUE AFTER-CARE PROGRAM (ATAC); AND INTENSIVE MONITORING PROGRAM-AFTERCARE (IMP-AFTERCARE)

VIOLENCE FREE ZONE: THE VIOLENCE FREE ZONE (VFZ) IS A SCHOOL-BASED MENTORING PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES MILWAUKEE PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH ADDITIONAL PERSONAL, ACADEMIC, AND CAREER SUPPORT. VFZ MENTORS WORK DIRECTLY WITHIN SEVEN MPS MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLS ASSISTING STUDENTS WHO NEED ADDITIONAL SCHOOL SUPPORT BY HELPING THEM SET AND ACCOMPLISH GOALS, STRENGTHEN PREPAREDNESS FOR LEARNING, AND DEVELOP STRATEGIES TO REDUCE AND RESOLVE CONFLICTS RESPONSIBLY. THE GOALS ARE TO SUPPORT STUDENT SUCCESS AND CREATE MORE PEACEFUL AND COHESIVE SCHOOL CULTURES.

MENTORING PROGRAM: COMMUNITY MENTORING IS A VOLUNTARY PROGRAM THAT CONNECTS YOUTH WITH A MENTOR WHO PROVIDES ONGOING GUIDANCE, HELP YOUTH SET AND PURSUE GOALS, AND ASSIST YOUTH IN CONNECTING TO OUT-OF-SCHOOL OPPORTUNITIES OFFERED BY RUNNING REBELS IN LEADERSHIP, ATHLETICS, RECREATION AND THE ARTS. CRISIS STABILIZATION AND MENTORING ARE ONE-ON-ONE SUPPORT PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH REFERRED THROUGH WRAPAROUND MILWAUKEE OR MILWAUKEE COUNTY. CRISIS STABILIZERS AND MENTORS BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH YOUTH BY ENGAGING WITH THEM IN THE OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME AND WORKING ON SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL SKILLS.

RECREATIONAL AND ATHLETICS PROGRAM: THE AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM INCLUDES HOMEWORK HELP PROVIDED BY COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS. BE THE CHANGE IS AN AFRICAN AMERICAN MALE LEADERSHIP PROGRAM CONNECTING MALE MENTORS AND PEERS WHILE PARTICIPATING IN GROUP DISCUSSIONS AND FIELD TRIPS. LADY REBELS IS A LEADERSHIP PROGRAM TO CONNECT POSITIVE FEMALE ROLE-MODELS WHILE GOAL SETTING AND LEARNING LIFE SKILLS. AUDIO/VISUAL ENTERTAINMENT IS A PROGRAM WHERE YOUTH LEARN PHOTOGRAPHY, VIDEOGRAPHY, ALONG WITH ANYTHING TO SUCCEED IN THE ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESS. RUNNING REBELS ATHLETICS PROGRAMS ARE A PLATFORM FOR DEVELOPING ATHLETIC EXCELLENCE, BUILDING CHARACTER, AND OFFERING A SOURCE OF STABILITY IN THE LIVES OF YOUNG ATHLETES. STAFF TEACH YOUTH DISCIPLINE, TEAMWORK, AND DEDICATION ON AND OFF THE COURT.