Lancaster County School District

The Proposed Project Is the Work of a Partnership of 40 Public, Private, Civic and Faith Based Entities Who Conducted the Most Rigorous Needs Assessment Ever Completed in County History. Based on This Analysis, a 6.2 Square Mile Area, Epicenter of Crime and Poverty, Is Targeted, With One Elementary School, One Middle, and One High School Serving the Area. Two Goals Have Been Established and Include: Goal 1: Increase Coalition and Community Infrastructure and Capacity to Successfully Implement Comprehensive School-based Prevention and Intervention Initiatives to Promote Healing and Increase Safety, Well-being and Healthy Development of Children, Youth and Families. Goal 2: Reduce the Incidence and Prevalence of Youth Violence and Victimization, and Mitigate the Consequences of Trauma Experienced by Children, Youth and Families Exposed to Violence. a Continuum of Solutions Has Been Devised to Address Needs Identified During the Community Assessment. All Prevention and Intervention Strategies Have Been Derived From National Repositories of Evidence-based Service Models.