Reimagine Youth Development Training, Technical Assistance, and Support
Prevention First works closely with the Illinois Department of Human Services – Office of Firearm Violence Prevention, in accordance with the Reimagine Public Safety Act (RPSA), to provide training, technical assistance, and support to organizations and stakeholders partnering for stronger and safer communities throughout Chicago and Greater Illinois.
Training
Training
The Prevention First Reimagine Youth Development Training, Technical Assistance, and Support (RYD-TTAS) Team brings nearly 100 years of collective experience coupled with a passion to provide training and development to professionals working with youth, families, schools, and neighborhood agencies and associations. We recognize the vast amount of knowledge, education, and lived experience that training participants possess in their respective fields whether positive youth development, behavioral health, or violence prevention services and therefore seek to learn and glean from one another in the training space. Our Team works closely with our internal experienced Instructional Design Team as well as our trusted team of external consultants using a trauma-informed, healing-centered, racial equity lens.
RYD professional development services include in-person classroom, virtual classroom, online self-study training, learning communities, quarterly meeting and networking events, as well as digital and print resources.
Technical Assistance and Support
Prevention First is committed to supporting RPSA Grantees and Service Providers through technical assistance (TA) services, commonly called coaching and consulting.
Technical assistance is considered one of the most effective methods for strengthening the capacity of an organization. The RPSA shared definition and purpose of TA is to provide individual and/or group support through coaching or consulting relationships built upon trust, and that are focused on identifying organizational assets and strengths. While the process of TA is about analyzing and solving problems to ensure effective delivery of services, the delivery of TA works best when it is collaborative and co-designed by both the TA recipient and provider. The end goal or outcome of TA is enhanced organizational and programmatic effectiveness.