The National Center for the Prevention of Community Violence (NCPCV) has earned a Gold Seal of Transparency from GuideStar, the world’s largest source of information on nonprofit organizations. To earn the Gold Seal, NCPCV provided GuideStar with information about its goals, strategies, capabilities, achievements, and progress indicators. That information is accessible to the public through…
NCPCV founder joins Virginia work group about student safety
Bobby Kipper, founder and executive director of the National Center for the Prevention of Community Violence, has been named to the Commonwealth of Virginia’s Work Group on Student Safety. Kipper, school safety and discipline specialist with the Virginia Department of Education, is part of a multidisciplinary team of Virginia educators, public safety officials, community partners,…
GreenZone and ProText My School: Not just another text-to-tip system
Guided conversations, national best practices, and subject-matter expertise set new path for empowering students to reach out for help In light of the number of violent incidents on school campuses across the nation, many people are looking for solutions. How can we help our kids? How can we help them feel safe and empowered so…
Establishing multidisciplinary CARE Teams through GreenZone and ProText My School: aNTAC’s call for threat assessments as a proactive approach to school violence
Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Secret Service’s National Threat Assessment Center (NTAC) released an operational guide about preventing targeted school violence. Key among the findings shared in the “Enhancing School Safety Using a Threat Assessment Model” guide is the emphasis on the importance of schools creating a threat…
NCPCV founder joins Virginia Department of Education as school safety specialist
Will serve as advisor on school safety policy, preparedness, and response Bobby Kipper, founder and executive director at the National Center for the Prevention of Community Violence (NCPCV), has been named the School Safety and Discipline Specialist in the School Safety Office for the Virginia Department of Education. In this role, Kipper, who has nearly…
National school safety expert speaks about GreenZone and ProText My School on NPR’s Closer Look with Rose Scott
“The school is the community, and the community is the school. We’ve got to stop separating them for safety purposes.” That was the message shared recently by Bobby Kipper, executive director for the National Center for the Prevention of Community Violence, as a guest on NPR’s Closer Look with Rose Scott in Atlanta. Kipper was…
NCPCV partners with technology company to improve school climate and enhance campus safety
Partnership will facilitate free ProText My School service to schools across the country The National Center for the Prevention of Community Violence is excited to announce a new partnership that will help us continue to interrupt the process of violence, improve school climate, and enhance campus safety through programs, training, and technology across the…
We Are Growing
We are pleased to announce the opening of our new Arizona Headquarters to kick-off 2018. The new office is located at 2578 Smoke Tree Lane in Prescott, AZ. The National Center for Prevention Of Community Violence has been partnering with agencies in Arizona for several years to bring the latest in Prevention Programs to schools…