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<strong>The</strong> Advocacy Foundation, Inc.<br />

Help<strong>in</strong>g Individuals, Organizations & Communities<br />

Achieve <strong>The</strong>ir Full Potential<br />

S<strong>in</strong>ce its found<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> 2003, <strong>The</strong> Advocacy Foundation has become recognized as an effective<br />

provider <strong>of</strong> support to those who receive our services, hav<strong>in</strong>g real impact with<strong>in</strong> the communities<br />

we serve. We are currently engaged <strong>in</strong> community and faith-based collaborative <strong>in</strong>itiatives,<br />

hav<strong>in</strong>g the overall objective <strong>of</strong> eradicat<strong>in</strong>g all forms <strong>of</strong> youth violence and correct<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>justices<br />

everywhere. In carry<strong>in</strong>g-out these <strong>in</strong>itiatives, we have adopted the evidence-based strategic<br />

framework developed and implemented by the Office <strong>of</strong> Juvenile Justice & Del<strong>in</strong>quency<br />

Prevention (OJJDP).<br />

<strong>The</strong> stated objectives are:<br />

1. Community Mobilization;<br />

2. Social Intervention;<br />

3. Provision <strong>of</strong> Opportunities;<br />

4. Organizational Change and Development;<br />

5. Suppression [<strong>of</strong> illegal activities].<br />

Moreover, it is our most fundamental belief that <strong>in</strong> order to be effective, prevention and<br />

<strong>in</strong>tervention strategies must be Community Specific, Culturally Relevant, Evidence-Based, and<br />

Collaborative. <strong>The</strong> Violence Prevention and Intervention programm<strong>in</strong>g we employ <strong>in</strong><br />

implement<strong>in</strong>g this community-enhanc<strong>in</strong>g framework <strong>in</strong>clude the programs further described<br />

throughout our publications, programs and special projects both domestically and<br />

<strong>in</strong>ternationally.<br />

www.<strong>The</strong>Advocacy.Foundation<br />

ISBN: ......... ../2017<br />

......... Pr<strong>in</strong>ted <strong>in</strong> the <strong>US</strong>A<br />

Advocacy Foundation Publishers<br />

Philadlephia, PA<br />

(878) 222-0450 | Voice | Data | SMS<br />

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