Tampa Convention Center
333 South Franklin Street
Tampa, Florida 33602
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS & REMINDERS:
LAST CHANCE Hotel Reservations: Sheraton Tampa Riverwalk Hotel ONLY has extended its cut-off date to
Friday, July 3, 2009. They offer free in-room internet and courtesy shuttle around Tampa.
Advance On-Line Registration has closed. Registration will be available on-site at the Tampa Convention Center.
St. Petersburg Active and Graduated Weed and Seed Site Tour
Tuesday, July 14, 2009 3:45 pm - 7:30 pm
Registration opens at 12:00 pm (noon) EDT on July 1, 2009
Registration closes at 12:00 am (midnight) EDT on July 2, 2009
PLEASE NOTE: Pre-registration is for requests to attend the tour. All requests will be sent to the DOJ CCDO office for review. Pre-registration does not guarantee a spot to attend the tour. It is highly recommended that only one conference delegate from the same Weed and Seed site or organization request to attend the tour. Request confirmations will be sent Tuesday, July 7.
Tour is limited to 98 conference delegates. Read more about the tour.
This year's National Conference will celebrate the accomplishments in crime control
and reduction, build on community partnerships; learn new skills and share information
to help us meet the challenges that our communities encounter.
The conference schedule will include pre-conference learning labs and stimulating
breakout and plenary sessions. Sessions will be organized into relevant tracks for
all components and partners collaborating with your Weed and Seed site.
The Community Capacity Development Office (CCDO) works
with local communities to analyze and solve public safety problems, and foster local
leadership to implement and sustain those solutions.
CCDO uses a strategic three-pronged approach comprised of direct grant assistance,
training and technical assistance, and program development including promotion of
partnerships and best practices. Grant assistance is provided through its flagship
program, Weed and Seed - a holistic collaborative approach to law enforcement, crime
prevention, and community revitalization.
CCDO efforts provide a platform for other priorities including Project Safe Neighborhoods,
ex-offender reentry initiatives, drug control, the Anti-Gang Initiative, Faith-based
initiatives, Public Housing Safety initiative, and Volunteer Income Tax Assistance.
Weed & Seed Timeline:
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1991 |
1991 The U.S. DOJ funds 3 pilot programs in Omaha, NE; Kansas City, MO; and Trenton,
NJ. |
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2000 |
2000 250 funded sites. DEFY in over 85 sites, coordinating 53 camps that serve 2,600
kids. Telly Award for Satellite Broadcast on "Violence Among Families."
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1992 |
W&S expanded to fund 18 more sites. |
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2001 |
Funding to 270 sites.
MCOPS presented to 3 more cities. Government Performance Results Act data on the
Web. |
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1993 |
Official Recognition started with 10 unfunded sites. Asset Forfeiture Funding initiated |
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2002 |
Establishment of CCDO/HUD Public Housing Safety Initiative focused on prosecution,
investigation and crime prevention in public and Indian subsidized housing. |
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1994 |
Another 15 communities funded, 36 total sites. |
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2003 |
Special Emphasis funding addresses local needs including Gang crime in 27 W&S
sites. 315 Officially Recognized sites. |
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1995 |
National Process Evaluation completed. |
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2004 |
Community Capacity Development Office is created to expand on the mission of Weed
and Seed. CCDO promotes training, technical assistance, program development and
sustainability. 321 Weed and Seed sites.
Evaluation of Weed and Seed sites shows that Weed and Seed works. |
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1996 |
DEFY started in three pilot sites: Atlanta, GA; New Orleans, LA; and San Antonio,
TX. |
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2005 |
Partnerships created with FDIC to provide "Money Smart" financial literacy training
to W&S sites; and with IRS to establish Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA)
Centers to promote asset development for low-income households.
Number of sites peaks at 332. Total Appropriation $62M. |
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1997 |
30 new sites funded; total funded sites 118. Computer Learning Labs started in sites. |
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2006 |
Graduated Site initiative allowing former sites to continue W&S activities without
CCDO funding - 27 sites selected for initial participation. CCDO partners with CNCS/VISTA
to support prisoner reentry projects. 287 funded W&S sites.
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1998 |
176 funded sites.
Mobile Community Outreach Police Stations (MCOPS) presented to 6 cities. |
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2007 |
Launch of intensive Site Director training to couple with Peer-to-Peer mentoring.
230 funded W&S sites. |
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1999 |
200 funded sites.
National Impact Evaluation published. |
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2008 |
Partnerships for promotion of community revitalization with HHS (Individual Development
Accounts) and Treasury (Indian Economic Development Initiative).
217 Funded W&S Sites and 88 Graduated Sites Total Appropriation $32M.
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