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Safe Passage
As Heard On National Public Radio and BBC Radio
The beating death of Chicago Public School student Derrion Albert has shown us that we need to engage our youth more than ever. More specifically we must provide a
safe atmosphere for our youth as they return from school. No one is more suited to
do this than Veterans. That is why Leave No Veteran Behind is continuing our
partnership with the Chicago Public Schools to provide safe passage for our youth.
This partnership, which serves over 10,000 youth daily, was developed in order to
have Veterans conduct presence patrols in various neighborhoods in Chicago. These patrols are designed to provide safe passage for CPS students leaving school and promote positive after school opportunities.
Veteran clients with Leave No Veteran Behind work in conjunction with: the Chicago
Police Department, CPS crossing guards, the CPS community outreach program, other nonprofits, and various Veteran organizations to mitigate and deescalate situations
that lead to violence. Our focus as an organization is not necessarily to provide
security, but to provide an adult presence in the hope that positive engagement with
our youth will have a greater impact than police security interaction alone
Leave No Veteran Behind has strong roots in the city of Chicago. Much of our
executive team is comprised of Veterans who are products of the Chicago Public
School System. It is through these roots that we understand the importance of
education and the impact of good role models. Also, as combat Veterans of Iraq and
Afghanistan we are intimately aware of the negative impact of violence on a
community. Armed with this perspective, we hope to show CPS students that violence
is a catastrophic way of dealing with difficult situations. By providing Veterans
transitional jobs in this project we want to continue to commit to ideals larger than
ourselves and show our youth the values that we were taught in the military and
honed in service to our nation.
If you are interested in transitional job opportunities with youth please click the link: Apply Here
Safety Services
Currently, Leave No Veteran Behind has multiple contracts providing safety related services in the Chicagoland area. Part of our training regimen includes 20 hours of unarmed security training to Veterans selected in our transitional employment program. This training allows Veterans to receive their Permanent Employment Registration Card (PERC). This card allows the Veteran to work in security related fields anywhere in the state of Illinois.
This training provides our Veteran clients the ability to find flexible employment while they search for long-term employment. Safety services is a natural fit for the skills
that Veterans learned in the military. The goal of this training, however, is to primarily provide an unemployed Veteran an opportunity for quick employment that will help stabilize their financial situation or to provided added income while they receive an education in their field of interest. If a Veteran is interested in safety/security as a
career, Leave No Veteran Behind has established relationships with firms that will provide training and long-term employment opportunities as well.
Here are some of the topics covered in our training:
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Terminology
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Basic Equipment
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Employer Standards
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Asset Protection
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Patrols and Fixed Posts
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Emergency Situations
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Fire Protection and Life Safety
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Blood Borne Pathogens
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Criminal Law and Criminal Liability
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Civil Law and Civil Liability
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Investigations
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Problem Solving
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Telephone Interactions
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Non-Verbal Communication
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Arrest and Detainment
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Ethics and Professional Conduct
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Public Relations Overview
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Providing Assistance
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Checking Perceptions
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Process Observations
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Face-to-Face Interactions
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Managing Difficult Interaction
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Non-aggressive Techniques
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Handling Hostile Individuals
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Communication Process
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Verbal Communication
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Describing Incidents Orally
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Describing Incidents in Writing
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Report Writing
Safe Passage
The beating death of Chicago Public School student Derrion Albert has shown us that we need to engage our youth more than ever. More specifically we must provide a safe atmosphere for our youth as they return from school. No one is more suited to do this than Veterans. That is why Leave No Veteran Behind is continuing our partnership with the Chicago Public Schools to provide safe passage for our youth. This partnership, which serves over 10,000 youth daily, was developed in order to have Veterans conduct presence patrols in various neighborhoods in Chicago. These patrols are designed to provide safe passage for CPS students leaving school and promote positive after school opportunities.
Veteran clients with Leave No Veteran Behind work in conjunction with: the Chicago Police Department, CPS crossing guards, the CPS community outreach program, other nonprofits, and various Veteran organizations to mitigate and deescalate situations that lead to violence. Our focus as an organization is not necessarily to provide security, but to provide an adult presence in the hope that positive engagement with our youth will have a greater impact than police security interaction alone.
As Heard on National Public Radio and BBC Radio
Leave No Veteran Behind has strong roots in the city of Chicago. Much of our executive team is comprised of Veterans who are products of the Chicago Public School System. It is through these roots that we understand the importance of education and the impact of good role models. Also, as combat Veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan we are intimately aware of the negative impact of violence on a community. Armed with this perspective, we hope to show CPS students that violence is a catastrophic way of dealing with difficult situations. By providing Veterans transitional jobs in this project we want to continue to commit to ideals larger than ourselves and show our youth the values that we were taught in the military and honed in service to our nation.
If you are interested in transitional job opportunities with youth please click the link: Apply Here