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Working with Youth
The biggest threat to our way of life will not come from overseas but from the decay of our educational system and the disinvestment in our youth. Whether it is our dismal high school graduation rates, or the conditions in which our children are forced to learn, our ability to compete in the world economically, militarily, and intellectually will diminish if we continue on this present trajectory.
The most fundamental component for educational success is safety. Children cannot be expected to learn in an unsafe environment — or conversely — when the conditions for their educational environment are mirrored after the penal system. Leave No Veteran Behind has created a structured engagement program, which protects the integrity of the educational process, builds solid citizens, and creates a unique niche market by providing schools in low-income neighborhoods with safety and mentorship services and increases community resilience
Currently, Leave No Veteran Behind provides Veterans several opportunities to work with youth via our transitional jobs program: Safe Passage, School Safety Services, STEAM Corps, and Youth Mentorship via a partnerships with community based organizations. These services, which are transitional jobs for Veterans, work with Chicago Public Schools, Chicago Police Department, and local community organizations to address the issues that facilitate violence which detracts from a student’s learning environment. These services also provide Veterans a gateway into youth-related employment opportunities. Now more than ever our youth need heroes to provide leadership and positive engagement for their success. Our nation’s Veterans are a perfect match for this important opportunity.
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
Working with Youth
The biggest threat to our way of life will not come from overseas but from the decay of our educational system and the disinvestment in our youth. Whether it is our dismal high school graduation rates, or the conditions in which our children are forced to learn, our ability to compete in the world economically, militarily, and intellectually will diminish if we continue on this present trajectory.
The most fundamental component for educational success is safety. Children cannot be expected to learn in an unsafe environment — or conversely — when the conditions for their educational environment are mirrored after the penal system. Leave No Veteran Behind has created a structured engagement program, which protects the integrity of the educational process, builds solid citizens, and creates a unique niche market by providing schools in low-income neighborhoods with safety and mentorship services and increases community resilience.
Currently, Leave No Veteran Behind provides Veterans several opportunities to work with youth via our transitional jobs program: Safe Passage, School Safety Services, STEAM Corps, and Youth Mentorship via a partnerships with community based organizations. These services, which are transitional jobs for Veterans, work with Chicago Public Schools, Chicago Police Department, and local community organizations to address the issues that facilitate violence which detracts from a student’s learning environment. These services also provide Veterans a gateway into youth-related employment opportunities. Now more than ever our youth need heroes to provide leadership and positive engagement for their success. Our nation’s Veterans are a perfect match for this important opportunity.