• Safe and Successful Youth Initiative (SSYI) Project East

    Worcester, Massachusetts — the second largest city in New England with a population of 183,000-exhibits many established risk factors for youth and gang violence. The goal of the Safe and Successful Youth Initiative (SSYI) Project East is to reduce gang violence and prevent gang initiation among high-risk youth ages 12-17 in Worcester’s Eastside neighborhoods. By…

  • Safe and Successful Youth Initiative 2025

    The City of Worcester was awarded funding from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts’ Safe and Successful Youth Initiative (SSYI) to continue providing services that support young men and women aged 17-24 who are likely to be perpetrators or victims of serious violence. The Worcester Department of Health & Human Services, Worcester Police Department and other partners…