The SISU program follows a 5 tier model originally developed as part of the Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention's Gang Violence Prevention Initiative.
Breaking the Cycle
- Social Intervention: Changing habits through Social and Emotional support with LIfe Skills Training
- Community Mobilization: Establishing effective community partnerships
- Suppression: Engagement activities (basketball, weightliftng, boxing, rock climbing, chess, ping pong)
- Prevention: Transitional Counseling
- Establishing Opportunities: Basic education, vocational and employment training
- Mental & Behavioral Health Services: traditional and non-traditional 1 on 1 and group counseling
- General Health and Safety
- Phsyical Health and Wellness
- Trauma Counseling
Reaching the Potential
- Education: HiSET/ESL classes
- Job Training: Construction, Culinary Arts, Landscaping, Carpentry, Office Work, Human Services
- Life Skills: Financial Literacy, Parenting, Urban Survival program
- Career Exploration/ Pathways: Internship to Hire program
- Work Readiness Skills
- Enrichment Opportunities: Photography, Rock Climbing, Athletics, Outdoor Adventures
- Volunteering & Civic Engagement
- Entrepreneurship: Micro-enterprises, in house business development
Pathways to Success
- Employment: Advanced Unsubsidized employment opportunities
- Assistance on Career Pathways: Trade Certifications
- Continued Follow-up Support and Engagement: On-going case management
- Mentoring: Community partnerships and relationships
- Community Leadership
- Economic Self Sufficiency and Fiscal Responsibility
- Social Enterprise(s)
- Legal Support
