people achieving positive attitudes, inc. “whatever we can do we will do”
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People Achieving Positive People Achieving Positive Attitudes, Inc.Attitudes, Inc.
“Whatever we
Can doWe will do”
Our HistoryOur History
• Founded in 1989• By Darlene Chapman-Cummings• Initiations created to join the
organization
Our History Our History (cont.)(cont.)
• Arts & Craft every Wed, 4 yrs ended 1996
• 5 annual Families trips to Ocean City MD
• 1992 first Christmas Caroling
Our History Our History (cont.)(cont.)
• 2001 first annual Harvest Block Party, to present
• 2002 second annual Christmas Caroling, to present
Our History Our History (cont.)(cont.)
• Start Planning the South Philadelphia Recreation Center in 2002
• Planning Philadelphia first ever “the kids bus” in 2004
• Our transport system became active December 2005
a. to post basketball games b. to season basketball games
c. to free seats @ the 76er’s gamed. Christmas Caroling
c. Great Black Wax Museum (Baltimore)
Our MissionOur Mission
Working with the youth and their families to
foster high self esteem and community cohesion.
Our MottoOur Motto
“ “Whatever we can Whatever we can do we will do“do we will do“
The members are….The members are….
Co-Founder. Marcia Hatchett Vice-Pres. Towanda Woodall Secretary Cheryl “”Rajah” Ali Bank Signer Delores Beverly Gurley Treasure Rosa Owens Treasure Secy Darlene Cohen Legal Rep Thomas Rothermel Esq.
Members continueMembers continueSecurity Eddie HodrickCommunity Outreach Sharon Bailey Kenneth Ragins
Donnie Moore Marketing Wayne CummingsProgram Cooridnators Rosa Owens Helen JonesConsultant Van Buren Brown
The founder is a…The founder is a…
Daughter Sister
MotherWife
MotherGrandmother
AuntieNiece
NeighborFriend
FacilitatorStudent
Founder ofPAPA
Awards Winning
Police Officer
What’s my problem What’s my problem now?now?
The Philadelphia Daily News reported in August 2004 that 367367 males and 5151 females died –Homicide
137137 males and 4040 females died – Suicide Also for the year of 2005 as of, December 19, the same paper
reportedMore than 1600 people injured from gunfire, and homicides are up to
371. Cody from the guardian Angels stated in the same article where he is promoting the Guardian Angels to assist in controlling
the street violence, that “ Our kids don’t have no direction, no mentors, no security anywhere.
Is this what our children have to look forward to
“DEATH”?
The problem is…The problem is…
2000 US Census for Philadelphia reports the largest population to be elementary children
It shows the largest juvenile crime to be arson
@ 53%, vandalism @ 41%
The problem The problem continuescontinues
Can you guess the percentage of crimes now?
Is arson and vandalism still high?Or
Has violent crimes risen from 14% in 2000?
A view of “REAL LIFE”
from the hit movie “He Got Game”
Lets talk 2005
According to the Daily News of Philadelphia 11-14-05 State Representative Dwight
Evans article states that to date 30 children killed this year.
The problem The problem continuescontinues
• Longitudinal studies tracking viewing habits and behavior patterns of a single individual found that 8-year-old boys, 8-year-old boys, who viewed the most violent who viewed the most violent programs growing up, were the programs growing up, were the most likely to engage in aggressive most likely to engage in aggressive and delinquent behavior by age 18 and delinquent behavior by age 18 and serious criminal behavior by and serious criminal behavior by age 30.age 30.
(Dr. Leonard Eron, University of Illinois at Chicago, Testimony before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, Subcommittee on Communications, June 12, 1995.)
And continues…..And continues…..• Violent video games send out violent messagessend out violent messages telling children that
problems can be solved fast bycan be solved fast by eliminating the source of the problem, whether by killing, stabbing, kicking, hitting, or killing, stabbing, kicking, hitting, or shootingshooting.. Furthermore, playing violent games may be associated with the tendency to behave more aggressivelybehave more aggressively. According to an article found in the American Psychological Association, by the name of “Violent Video Games Can Increase Aggression,” researchers performed a survey on young children, which proved that when young children play violent video games, they become aggressive. To add to that in a study by Irwin and Gross, children who played a violent video game displayed a higher level of aggression than children who played a nonviolent game. And in the article “The Secret Lives of Teens,” written by John Leland, he mentions that Brad Bushman, an Iowa an Iowa State University psychologist, argues that “violent video State University psychologist, argues that “violent video games are more harmful than movies, because the person games are more harmful than movies, because the person becomes the aggressorbecomes the aggressor. They’re the one that does the killing”. They’re the one that does the killing” . . ( sited from an unknown website during research via cut and paste)( sited from an unknown website during research via cut and paste)
And continues…..And continues…..• Forty-six percent of all television violence identified
by the study took place in children's cartoons. Children's programs were least likely to depict the long-term consequences of violence (5%) and they portray violence in a humorous fashion 67% of the time.
Is it really funny?Is it really funny?
(National Television Violence Study, issued by Mediascope, February, 1996.)
““and finally!” ……and finally!” ……
• Potential adverse effects of
excessive exposure to mediaexcessive exposure to media
Sound familiar?Sound familiar?
• increased violent behavior, obesity,obesity, decreased physical activity and fitness, increased cholesterol levels and sodium intake; repetitive strain injury (video computer games); insomnia; photic seizures; impaired school performance; increased sexual activity and use of tobacco and alcohol; decreased attention span; decreased family communication; desensitization;desensitization; excess consumer focus.excess consumer focus.
(Dietz WH, Gortmaker SL. Do we fatten our children at the TV set? Obesity and television viewing in children and adolescents. Pediatrics. 1985;75:807-812.)(21 Anyamwu E, Harding GF, Jeavons PM, et al: "telephillic syndrome" in pattern and photosensitivity epilepsy: report of three cases. East Afr Med J. 1995;72:402-405.)
To add to the list ……
The world of psychiatry comes in contact with the everyday struggles of children who are entering or leaving a strange environment, parent abandonment, sibling spit up, physical and or mental abuse from family members, from school, from neighbors, born with traces of narcotics in their body, receiving difficult schoolwork or facing new friends and “enemies.” Psychiatry’s “solution” is to label him or herlabel him or her with a psychiatric disorder, and prescribe psychiatric drugs.
Dietz WH, Gortmaker SL. Do we fatten our children at the TV set? Obesity and television viewing in children and adolescents. Pediatrics. 1985;75:807-812.)(21 Anyamwu E, Harding GF, Jeavons PM, et al: "telephillic syndrome" in pattern and photosensitivity epilepsy: report of three cases. East Afr Med J. 1995;72:402-405.)
Medical pitfalls!Medical pitfalls!•
And all too And all too often………..often………..
1. "When total incarceration rates are estimated separately by age group, black males in their twenties and thirties are found to have high rates relative to other groups. Among the more than 2.1 million offenders incarcerated on June 30, 2004, an estimated 576,600 were black 576,600 were black males between ages 20 and 39males between ages 20 and 39 (table 13). "Among males age 25 to 29, 12.6% of blacks12.6% of blacks were in prison or jail, compared to 3.6% of Hispanics3.6% of Hispanics and about 1.7% of whites1.7% of whites (table 14). "Although incarceration rates drop with age, the percentage of black males age 45 to 54 in prison or jail in 2004 was an estimated 4.5% -- more than twice the highest rate (1.7%) among white males (age 30 to 34)."
2. Source: Harrison, Paige M., & Allen J. Beck, Bureau of Justice Statistics, Prison and Jail Inmates at Midyear 2004 (Washington, DC: US Dept. of Justice, April 2005), p. 11.
Don’t forget the Don’t forget the girls…..girls…..
1. "Female incarceration rates, though significantly lower than male rates at every age, reveal similar racial and ethnic differences. Black females (with a prison Black females (with a prison and jail rate of 359 per 100,000)and jail rate of 359 per 100,000) were 2-1/2 times more likely than Hispanic females (143 per 100,000) and nearly 4½ times more likely than white females (81 per 100,000) to be incarcerated in 2004. These differences among white, black, and Hispanic females were consistent across all age groups. "Among black females, the rate was highest"Among black females, the rate was highest (993 per 100,000) among those age 35 to 39. This rate was more than 4 times highermore than 4 times higher than the rate among white females in this age group (238 per 100,000)."
2. Source: Harrison, Paige M., & Allen J. Beck, Bureau of Justice Statistics, Prison and Jail Inmates at Midyear 2004 (Washington, DC: US Dept. of Justice, April 2005), p. 11.
Or………Or………
NEVER TO SEE THEM AGAIN
Where is the Where is the solution?solution?
ScouScoutingting?
ReligionReligion?
PALPAL?
Martial Martial ArtsArts
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RecreatioRecreationn
CentersCenters?
PsychiatPsychiatristrist
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PolicePolice?
Teen Teen
CentersCenters?
Schools Schools ?
Dance Dance SchoolSchool
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Music Music SchoolSchool
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HomeHome?
It’s all It’s all there…… But,there…… But,
……
If all our children could just get there to take advantage of these services…..
Wow! can you imagine what a difference that Wow! can you imagine what a difference that would make?would make?
My Point !My Point !
Go get them !Go get them !• Door to door family soliciting for
parental permission.• Mall/Shopping area table set up for
sign up• Flyers and community newspapers• Word of mouth• Vehicle magnet advertisements• Conduct community meetings
We will take the child to:
Why will transporting Why will transporting work?work?
• Take away from drug infested environments
• Escort children to cultural, recreational and education enrichment programs
• Redirect negative actions, by providing transportation to constant safe activities
• Reinforce anti-drug/anti-violence messages• Transport our youth to positive social
atmospheres
Healthy Teens
We’re not the only one….
Who is thinking,. “Kicking the Habit of Teen Violence”
Daily News 11-14-05
Rep. Evans received $16 million in state funds for his
10year plan.
The Plan in short…
Look, we have 17,000 kids in kindergarten in
Public, private and parochial schools now. If we work with them, 10 years from now when they’re in high school they won’t have become addicted to violence. We can teach them alternatives to Violence.
Quoted directly from the Philadelphia Daily News on 11-14-05 page 21 Ans.Q
Community Community cohesion…cohesion…
• Identify the programs for the youth• Conduct collaborative meetings• Establish how many vacancies• Build partnerships• Take advantage of any government
resources• Track the progress, aggressively,
through all who are involved
Help is on the way!Help is on the way!One Yearly event outdoors, geared only for
the children and that they look forward to.
Our goal …Our goal …
• •Van $18,000.00 • •Auto Insurance $3,923.00 per year (Basic Plan)• •Gas $4,420.00 per year• •Driver $9.00 per hour $9,360.00 minimum • •Vehicles Maintenance $1,500.00 minimum Totals $19,203.00* *excluding van purchase price.
All administration work is 100% volunteer. Fundraisers and private civic organizations sponsor all other costs not listed above, including supplies and
materials.
This is just to do the pilot program with the bare minimum!
Prices based on a yearly basis. However, prices will vary as vans are purchased or donated.
A child’s life is worth A child’s life is worth more than…more than…
$19,203.00
Now what?Now what?
VansInsuranceGasClean Drivers
And we are on our way!!!
HELP US REACH OUR HELP US REACH OUR GOAL :GOAL :
$19,203.00 X
as many as possible to cover the entire city.“The kids Bus”
Help please!Help please!
QUESTIONS ?