Miami-Dade VIP has been working hard throughout the community. Check out the good things people are saying:
“This whole thing is really good, the way they get the kids and adults talking and stuff. The way they all come out here on Saturday with free food and music really makes us think they want to listen.”
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RH, 16 years old, Carol City
“This is good. Real good.”
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TBB, 15 years old, Miami
"We have an interest in helping young people develop their goals and potential. By promoting and creating a positive and lasting message they think they can impact the lives of the children. The children are our future. Now is the time to help nourish them."
-- Rappers "DOUBLE THREAT" who performed at the session on 4/46
“We believe that what we do for every child desperately matters! What a good feeling it is to know that the work we do collectively at the JSD makes a difference in the community and in the lives of our children ”
-- Wansley Walters, Director, Miami-Dade Juvenile Services Department
“WEDR/99 JAMZ has always been committed to the South Florida community…our community! We have been a part of this community for over 35 plus years and it is troubling when we hear about the on-going violence that affects the schools, kids and the community as a whole. We understand and support all of the efforts that the Juvenile Services Department is doing with the Violence Intervention Project to get the youth involved early and to help change their thought process and actions before they turn violent. We will continue to support these efforts and utilize our resources to get the word out about this important project!”
-- Derrick Baker, Program Director, WEDR/99JAMZ
" It is our duty to interact with young people to ensure that our dialogue encourages positive behavior to get positive results.”
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Carol Murray-Brown, Miami-Dade juvenile Services Department
“This is a project that the youth and community have embraced. The VIP movement is growing with each activity, as the importance of what we are trying to accomplish is realized. The number of volunteers, sponsors, and donators of time and resources exemplifies the community’s response to, and issue of, overwhelming importance -- our youth”
-- Wanda Williams Finnie, Miami-Dade Juvenile Services Department
“This is the best thing that is being done for our community’s youth in a very long time.”
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Jeannette Garcia, Miami-Dade Juvenile Services Department
