800 North Walnut Street, Lumberton, North Carolina 28358, United States
Celebrating 10 years of community Service!
A Little History
10 Years of Community Service
Creating a Network of Prevention Programs
10 Years of Community Service
In 2010, NC-YVPC was created with funding from the United States Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Paul Smokowski, Ph.D. founded the Center when he was a Professor at the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill's School of Social Work. We were the only CDC-funded Academic Center for Excellence in Youth Violence Prevention to focus on rural communities.
Our Programs
Creating a Network of Prevention Programs
10 Years of Community Service
In 2014, the North Carolina Youth Violence Prevention Center (NC-YVPC) became a not-for-profit agency. The Center coordinates Teen Court (TC) programming, parent training, services for victims of crime, and other community- and evidenced-based violence prevention services. NC YVPC provides critical leadership for conducting program evaluations, leading experimental trials, and ensuring implementation fidelity of TCs and other prevention programs.
Creating a Network of Prevention Programs
Creating a Network of Prevention Programs
Creating a Network of Prevention Programs
NC YVPC’s mission to reduce and prevent youth violence in Robeson County was achieved through the implementation and evaluation of a multi-level youth violence prevention initiative that combined evidenced-based programs together into a comprehensive package. This multi-level youth violence prevention initiative consisted of primary prevention in all middle schools within Robeson County, secondary prevention for high-risk parents, and juvenile justice diversion for first offenders (i.e., Teen Court). Each program was evaluated individually and together as a package on county-level crime and violence outcomes.
Our Foundation
Partnerships
Research and Evidence-Based Programming & Development
Research and Evidence-Based Programming & Development
Research and Evidence-Based Programming & Development
Research and Evidence-Based Programming & Development
Research and Evidence-Based Programming & Development
