Institute for the Study & Practice of Nonviolence

Institute receives $99,200 federal grant for Street Workers

from the Providence Journal:

Nonviolence group receives $99,200
Friday, July 22, 2005

PROVIDENCE -- Nonviolence group receives $99,200.  The Institute for the Study and Practice of Non-Violence has received a federal grant for its street-worker program.

The street workers assist the police in dealing with violent situations in the city's neighborhoods. They work with young people who have dropped out of school and try to get them back into the education system. They also help students deal with situations that could result in dropping out.

The $99,200 grant, from the Department of Health and Human Services, was announced by U.S. Sen. Lincoln D. Chafee.

"Groups such as tbe Institute for the Study and Practice of Non-Violence are critical to supplement the responsibilities of our cities' police officers," Chafee said. ". . . With the trust and endorsement of the police, the street-worker project has flourished and been recognized as a contributing factor in the reduction of violence."

Birthday celebration raises over $2,000 for Institute

July 16 - Institute Executive Director Teny Gross is turning 40, thus his wife Julia Clinker, Insititute staff and friends threw a surprise party at the Davey Lopes Recreation Center. The event celebrated the work of the Institute and the cause of nonviolence, as friends of the Institute, staff, volunteers and neighborhood kids enjoyed the sun,  food, entertainers, face painting and the pool.

Attendees were asked to contribute in multiples of 4: 4 dollars, 40 dollars, 400 dollars. We raised over $2,000 to support the general operations of the Institute.

Thanks to everyone who attended and contributed, financially and in organizing this event.

Nonviolence training at Stop Wasting Abandoned Properties Inc. (SWAP)