CEP partnered with the Office of Council Member Trayon White and many other community organizations to participate in the Councilmember’s 2023 "40 Days of Peace" initiative by offering free youth mental health and violence reduction activities to local teens.
2023 Student Safety Summit
The Community Enrichment Project was a featured community partner at the 2023 Student Safety Summit hosted by Mayor Muriel Bowser, District of Columbia Public Schools, and the Office of Gun Violence Prevention.
Voice to Power Student Summit 2023
CEP’s Program Director, Jermekkio Holliway, presented a workshop on Youth Advocacy and Personal identity during the Voice to Power Student Summit 2023 hosted by Councilmember Kenyan McDuffie, the Office of the Student Advocate, and the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Washington.
Creative Arts and Crime Reduction Programming Featured in the News
After two D.C. high school students were recent victims of gun violence, youth outreach groups, such as the Community Enrichment Project, are focused on their role in limiting violence victimizing children in the city. WJLA covered CEP’s creative arts youth advocacy programs open to youth throughout the year, including during the school year and the summer.
News Highlights Teens Advocating for OST Funding in the District
CEP teens and other local organizers joined forces to advocate for out-of-school time (OST) funding increases in D.C. Local news reporter Sam Collins highlighted their city council advocacy in a compelling article.
Congrats to the D.C. OAG's Video Challenge Winners!
Our youth were the winners of the 2023 D.C. Office of the Attorney General's "Impaired? No Time to Drive: DC High School Students Video Challenge"! Watch the full PSA here!
Please take reflect on the youth's important message: Drive with C.A.R.E. Not While Impaired.
The OAG's full Press Release can be found at the following link and below:
March 24, 2023
Announcing Impaired Driving Student Video Contest Winners
By: Melissa Shear, Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutor
This winter, the Office of Attorney General and its partners held the first Impaired? No Time to Drive high school student video contest and is pleased to announce three winning videos. Videos were judged based on their content, creativity, originality, and how they communicated to peers the important message about the dangers and consequences of driving while impaired. Every student who submitted a video, whether individually or as part of a team, will earn 10 community service hours that will apply to their graduation requirements. Please join the Office of Attorney General and its partners in congratulating the following winners: First Place The team from Phelps Ace High School: Shane Coffen, Yanna Contee-Jones, Kevin Gray, and Tyler Knowles, won first place, and in recognition of their great video won a $300 visa gift card. Watch their video here. Second Place The team from Duke Ellington High School: Scout Gould, Ella Anderson Grant, Winifred Spector and Alice Wodatch won second place, and in recognition of their great video won a $200 visa gift card. Watch their video here. Third Place Jason Mejia won third place, and in recognition of his great video won a $75 visa gift card. Watch his video here. Congratulations to all of the winners! Judges The judges were members of the Juvenile Justice Advisory Group’s (JJAG) Youth Leaders in Action youth committee, Kyla Woods, Aaron White, Mylan Barnes, Nataly Del Valle, and Rondel Jordan. The JJAG is an advisory commission established under the federal Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA) and is responsible for monitoring and supporting the District’s progress in addressing the four core requirements of the JJDPA: deinstitutionalization of status offenders, separation of youth from adults in secure facilities, removal of youths from adult jails and lockups, and addressing disproportionate minority contact within the juvenile justice systems. Thank you, judges! Partners Impaired? No Time to Drive is a collaboration between OAG, the Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration, Washington Regional Alcohol Program, District Department of Transportation, DC Public Schools, and the George Washington University Hospital. Thank you, partners!