Active Balanced Community Values

Strengthen the family

• Create a multifaceted team that will evaluate the needs of the entire family
• Establish a collaborative network that can provide the services necessary to support the family

Support core social institutions

• Work within the existing health and human services available in Monroe County
• Support local organizations/agencies that have established programs

Balance prevention and intervention

• Continue/establish early childhood programs that teach prevention (respect for family, community, legal system etc.)
• Invite the victims to participate in the process.

Intervene with graduated sanctions

• Provide a system that will allow schools, parents, churches and community to report and request assistance for inappropriate behavior that has not yet escalated to the criminal level.
• Create a linkage with HSCN to intervene/collaborate on the truancy program.

Repair harm to victims and communities

• Establish a sentencing/recommendation panel to review offender’s background, severity of the crime and make a recommendation for restoration to the victim and community.

Engage the community

• Establish a speaker’s bureau to present Active Balanced Community to the community.
• Invite the community to be a part of the process, get involved, work with Active Balanced Community to create awareness and provide for a safer community.

Foster responsibility

• Hold each offender accountable for his/her actions.

These could be useful for our fellow Active Balanced Community members who wish to talk about our work with other members of the community. If you would like to have a copy of all our important information such as Mission Statement, Vision Statement, Goals, Values etc, please click on the links below to access this information in one convenient document Acrobat or Word files

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