CURRENT NEWS ABOUT UYC
Urban Youth Conservation has been featured in many different articles, events and the news.
Below you will find many interesting articles about us and what we've accomplished.
2023 GVI Vanguard Award Honorees:
UYC President Ferome Brown was nominated for the
GVI Vanguard 2023 Awards for going
Beyond the Call of Duty!
Founder & President Ferome Brown Nominiated for Outstanding Community Leadership Award!
Last year Ferome Brown was nominated for three different categories. This year he received the Outstanding Community Leadership Award!
Again let’s congratulate Ferome Brown and his hard work to help change lives and neighborhoods everywhere!
Founder & President Ferome Brown selected as Black Businessman of the YEAR!
Black businessman of the year first African-American male to be on the front page of the black business enterprise magazine!
Founder & President Ferome Brown Nominiated 3 Times for Successful Black Leadership & Compassion!
This Fall at the Minnesota 2021 Black Business Ball the Founder of UYC Ferome Brown was nominated an exceptional three times for the following:
1.) Nomination for Humanitarian of the Year
2.) Nomination for Entrepreneur of the Year
3.) Nomination for Youth Violence Prevention of the Year
Renting can be tough for reformed gang members
Bureaucracy, lack of willing landlords cited.
By Libor Jany Star Tribune JULY 20, 2021 — 10:11AM
After Positive Results, Minneapolis looks to extend
Anti-Violence Program | MinnPost
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Read about how Urban Youth Conservation has impacted the communities most hit by violence and the attention we are getting by city and state leaders.
After Positive Results, Minneapolis looks to extend
Anti-Violence Program | FOX 9 News Minneapolis-St. Paul
The success of the City’s Group Violence Intervention strategy has prompted Mayor Jacob Frey to propose growing the program so that it can address gang violence in south Minneapolis.
Urban Youth Conservation program steers kids from gang life
by Dan Olson, Minnesota Public Radio
A one year-old Minneapolis gang diversion project is struggling with success. Struggling because it is overwhelmed with young black men and teens who want to participate. The group is short of funds to help all of them. Urban Youth Conservation was founded by two long-time gang members who have recruited other former gang members to help convince young people to give up dangerous gang life.
With Trust & Cred, Ferome Brown Works for Change | StarTribune Newpaper
The Minneapolis Star Tribune had some very positive things to say when it came to the efforts of Urban Youth Conservation’s successful track record in changing the lives of previous gang members.