Who We Are

Rainier Beach: A Beautiful Safe Place for Youth is a non-profit organization that uses an innovative, community-led approach to reduce violence among youth in the Rainier Beach neighborhood of Seattle, Washington. Our mission is to provide a safe and supportive environment for young people to thrive and reach their full potential. We believe that every young person deserves a chance to succeed, and we work to ensure that they have access to the resources and support they need to do so. Our vision is a community where all young people are safe, healthy, and valued. We are committed to making this vision a reality through our programs and services.

Core Team

Partnerships and Collaboration are at the heart of ABSPY

Rainier Beach: A Beautiful Safe Place for Youth receives support and resources in collaboration with the following partners

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Boys and Girls Clubs of King County
City of Seattle Auditor’s Office
George Mason University’s (GMU) Center for Evidence-Based Crime Policy
Rainier Beach Action Coalition
Seattle Department of Neighborhoods

Seattle Neighborhood Group
Seattle Office of Planning & Development
Seattle Police Department
Seattle Public Schools
Seattle University

"The youth are the future of our community. By investing in them, we invest in a brighter tomorrow."

- Rainier Beach: A Beautiful Safe Place for Youth

Our Mission

Intervention Partners

In addition to the Core Team partners, leadership and critical support of ABSPY non-arrest interventions are provided by community partners, including South East Effective Development (SEED), the Rainier Beach Merchants Association, Seattle Public Schools, and many others

Coordination

Seattle Neighborhood Group (SNG) provides overall coordination and support to the initiative’s Core Team, Intervention Team, and Community Task Force.

SNG supports the implementation of mutually supportive, non-arrest youth crime prevention interventions.

The mission of SNG is to prevent crime and build community through partnerships with residents, businesses, law enforcement, and other organizations.

Community Task Force (CTF)

The Community Task Force (CTF) consisted of approximately 125 community members who represented the diversity of the Rainier Beach neighborhood. CTF members live, work, or go to school near the five focus areas and worked in Hotspot Teams.

The CTF met over a nine-month period in 2013-14. Their goal was to determine the conditions that contributed to youth crime at the five hotspot locations. Finally, they identified non-arrest interventions.

Other Important ABSPY Partners

Seattle Parks and Recreation

Seattle Human Services

Rainier Beach Merchants Association

CHAMPS Resource Service Center

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Seattle Neighborhood Group (SNG)

SNG provides overall coordination support to the initiative’s multi-sector intervention team and the mutually supportive, non-arrest youth crime prevention interventions. The mission of SNG is to prevent crime and build community through partnerships with residents, businesses, law enforcement, and other organizations. The group has positively impacted our community’s most pressing safety challenges for 25 years.

Partners & Funding

Current funding is provided by the City of Seattle Human Services Department. Original funding support for the Rainier Beach: A Beautiful Safe Place for Youth initiative planning, analysis and pilot intervention phase comes from a Byrne Criminal Justice Innovation Grant, Award # 2012-AJ-BX-0006

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