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  Established in 1978, the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency work to improve the state's criminal justice system. Community and local government organizations work with the Commission to reduce and eliminate crime in the Keystone State. Volunteers and local residents spearhead the programs, some which have existed for more than 20 years. Many of the programs provide crime prevention training and services for youth and adults.
  
  

Weed and Seed

• Weed and Seed was developed by the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency. The aim of the program is to lower or eliminate crime in at risk areas with populations less than 10,000 through community policing and drug prevention programs. Local and state law enforcement agencies partner with community-run Weed and Seed organizations to identify at-risk neighborhoods and crime patterns in those areas. Training and policing services that will benefit these neighborhoods, including self-esteem building classes, housing and parenting assistance programs that can help residents to improve their self-awareness and create environments for their children to thrive in, are provided through Weed and Seed. The program is operated by area residents who have a positive influence on their communities. As of April 2010, there were 15 Weed and Seed organizations in Pennsylvania.
  
  Weed and Seed
  PO Box 1167
  Harrisburg, PA 17108
  717-265-8473
  portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/weed_and_seed/5460/faqs/500463
  
  

No Longer Bound

• No Longer Bound is a not-for-profit, tax-exempt organization that offers literacy and computer training services to youth and adults in the Bristol, Pennsylvania, area in order to provide skills to at risk residents so that they can gain quality employment and avoid entering the criminal justice system. Located in a low income and ethnically diverse neighborhood, the program teaches self-esteem classes and programs that aim to prevent drug, alcohol and tobacco usage. The program also works to lower anti-social and criminal behaviors. Leadership and responsibility, job readiness, homework clubs and steps for success are a few of the specific programs No Longer Bound creates for Bucks County residents. Bristol's Venice Ashby housing project is one of the areas that the organization focuses on to lower drug trafficking, drug usage and crime. No Longer Bound started in 1990 as an offshoot of Volunteers in Service to America (VISA). The program was incorporated in 1993, at which time it became the first African-American grassroots prevention program licensed in the state.
  
  No Longer Bound
  1230 Norton Avenue
  Bristol, PA 19007
  215-788-9511
  no-longer-bound.org
  
  

Pennsylvania Crime Stoppers

• Pennsylvania Crime Stoppers is a volunteer program operated by local citizens and business leaders. Each week, details about an unsolved crime are distributed to the public through media outlets like local television stations. People familiar with the crime or suspects can call the organization to report updated information; the organization, in turn, will report the received data to local police departments. The not-for-profit organization is managed by a board of directors that is comprised of civilian residents. The board receives operational advice from state and local law enforcement agencies. Pennsylvania residents and visitors to the state can dial Pennsylvania Crime Stoppers at 800-4-PATIPS to report information on suspected felons or criminal activities. Callers can report criminal offenses anonymously.
  
  Pennsylvania Crime Stoppers
  1800 Elmerton Ave.
  Harrisburg, PA 17110
  800-4PA TIPS
  pacrimestoppers.org