Prometheus Project

Take a stand and #BreaktheChains of violence! Watch and share the Prometheus Project - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0Xsyf9r0ww ! http://thndr.it/GJJJdd

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Last week we had a great turn out for the premiere of Prometheus! We were welcomed by the wonderful staff of the Roosevelt 2.0 in Ybor who offered us unique food, great drinks, and a relaxed atmosphere. Not only were we able to meet with potential donors to our cause, but also connect with members of our community. It was an amazing start to our campaign and we greatly appreciate all of the support we have received from the Tampa Bay Area.

79% of part 1 violent crimes in unincorporated Hillsborough County occur within the University Area Community.  The University Area Community Development Corporation (UACDC), in an effort to diffuse the epidemic of violence within the University Area Community, contacted the NGO Cure Violence out of Chicago recently to view their public health approach to treating violence. Founder and epidemiologist, Dr. Gary Slutkin utilizes the same techniques he would use in Africa to isolate malaria and the HIV epidemic in the Urban areas of Chicago. However, he is not using these techniques to treat communicable diseases, but the social phenomenon of violence. The Cure Violence model has had some outstanding findings; the model has been proven over the past decade to decrease violence 40 to 60% in the most violent communities that it has been applied in. We are launching a site of the Cure Violence model here in the University Area Community which we call the Prometheus Project.