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Help Toran establish the Street Ball Center

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Hello Friend,

I hope all is well. I’m the President of the Street Ball Center, a 501 C-3, not-for-profit organization.  I’m reaching out to you because I’ve finally started a GoFundMe to build a Dust Bowl engagement facility to keep children safe and productive. Today’s children may be the first generation to have a shorter life expectancy than their parents due to significant behavior problems. One of the main reasons is the lack of high-quality activities, structured community programs and positive adult role models. This has resulted in family problems, school failure and placement in residential treatment facilities, involvement in the Juvenile Justice System and even death. No parent should have to bury a child.

The increase in significant behavioral problems, delinquent activity and gun violence has caused problems. The biggest problem is that more youth have access to guns, carrying guns and arrested for gun charges. Some youth have been charged in homicides.

I was discussing this problematic situation, with youth, in the barber shop when I asked, “How many homicide victims on the eastside do you know.” After discussing this statement, they identified over 40 homicide victims which included family, friends and neighborhood residents. Since January 2018, two of my youth mentee’s have been arrested for possession of a firearm. It's newsworthy to mention that,  as of February 2018, the homicide rate has double from this same time, in 2017. Needless to say, this is unacceptable.  Fortunately, the youth in the area have become attached to me, and I look forward to helping them work through some of their trauma in the upcoming months.

The Street Ball Center Community Crime Prevention Alternative Program is geared toward preventing significant behavior problems in socially stimulating  environments.

The Street Ball Center has developed a unique approach to address the root causes of significant behavior problems by providing crime prevention activities and therapeutic services. The aim is to convert unmet needs, loss of direction and dissatisfaction into a motivation for change by providing therapeutic programming where each participant experience success toward individual goals.

Keeping Kids Safe and Productive




Promote youth engagement programs that meet the developmental needs of youth and prevent criminal and/or delinquent activity.

Education




Increase programs that improve relationships between youth, families and school through supportive activities. Promote program that support academic achievement for at-risk individuals, improve school environments and enhance school safety, attendance, performance and success.

Health



Improve the availability and expansions of low-cost programs in neighborhoods where drug behavior exists.

Neighborhood Mobilization / Strengthening




Promote programs that increase community awareness and citizen engagement, foster positive police and community relations and provide crime prevention activities.

Ex-Offender Reintegration/Re-entry




Increase re-entry opportunities that take a holistic approach to meeting reintegration and re-entry needs (give-back, community service work, mentoring, barrier busting assistance), and removing risk factors for re-arrest.
 
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Along with countless hours, I have personally donated over $10,000. However, I need $380,000.00 to bring the Dust Bowl Complex to its ribbon cutting stage.

Along with your donation, ask your employer to match your contribution, reach out to family, friends and share it with social network. ANY amount is perfect, so please give.

Here are ways in which you can donate,   
Mail checks to:

Street Ball Center Dust Bowl,
P. O. Box 18247
Indianapolis, Indiana 46218

·    PayPal.me/Dustbowl 

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Ira Toran
Organizer
Indianapolis, IN

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