Youth Crime Watch of the Mid-Atlantic

Youth Crime Watch of the Mid-Atlantic (YCWMA) is a regional youth-led initiative aimed at creating crime-free, drug-free, and violence-free living and learning environments in the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia. 

To mobilize and equip a youth-led movement in schools and communities in partnership with public and private institutions to create a safer environment free of crime, violence, and illicit drugs in order to foster good citizenship throughout the world.

Vision:                                              To expand a youth-led movement to all areas locally, nationally, and globally involving all facets of the community in support of the altruistic motives of youth and to inspire a “watch out, help out” commitment resulting in a dramatic reduction in crime, violence, and drugs.

 Values:

Youth Crime Watch holds that all youth are valued individually and collectively, and subscribes to the values of good citizenship, moral integrity, pride in ourselves and our community, self-reliance, accountability, personal responsibility, and care and respect for others. YCW members assume proactive leadership roles involving positive peer influence and a “watch out, help out” philosophy.

Optional Program Key Components:

• Crime Reporting
• Youth Patrols
• Bus Safety
• Peer and Cross-Age Teaching
• Drug and Crime Prevention Education
• Youth Mentoring
• Mediation
• Conflict Resolution
• Action Projects