Youth

"Violence is a learned behavior. Like all learned behaviors, it can be changed."
— Mothers Against Teen Violence

The Midland County Violence Prevention Partnership was recently highlighted on an international program called "A World of Possibilities."

Mission

The Midland County Violence Prevention Partnership's mission is to actively promote the safety and well-being of its citizens by preventing youth violence and gang activities through awareness, education, collaboration and involvement.

Diane Latiker had had enough.

After watching her eight children drawn toward a life of gangs and crime in Chicago’s impoverished Roseland neighborhood, Diane finally pulled her 13-year-old daughter in off the block. And she welcomed every one of the neighborhood’s teens in, too.