04.06.09 | Rep. Scott Hosts Forum on the Youth PROMISE Act in Portsmouth

NEWPORT NEWS, VA – This afternoon, Rep. Robert C. "Bobby" Scott will host a forum to promote the Youth PROMISE Act.  The Youth PROMISE Act (H.R. 1064) was introduced in February by Rep. Scott and Representative Mike Castle (R-Delaware).

The community-based approach and focus of the Youth PROMISE Act will be on display this Monday afternoon when Rep. Scott holds a forum on the Youth PROMISE Act at the Cavalier Manor Recreation Center in Portsmouth at 2:00 pm.  In attendance will be: school board members and other elected officials, law enforcement officers, representatives from the Boys and Girls Clubs and other social service organizations, health and mental health providers and community-based organizations, including faith-based organizations.

The Youth PROMISE Act provides federal resources to implement evidence- and research-based strategies to reduce gang violence and crime at the local level.  It is supported by over 200 national and state juvenile justice, civil rights, education and religious organizations.

The Cavalier Manor Recreation Center is located at 404 Viking Street, Portsmouth, Virginia 23701.  The forum will begin at 2:00 p.m.  For more information, please contact Rep. Scott's Newport News District Office at (757) 380-1000.

For more information on the Youth PROMSIE Act, please visit:  /ypa.

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