Security News in Brief: U.S. Attorney’s Office Joins Launch of High School Mentoring Program Targeting Violence and Substance Use Prevention

Source: United States Department of Justice News

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The United States Attorney’s Office is joining with three Project Safe Neighborhoods community outreach partners in the launch of a 20-week in-school mentoring program for students at Blackstone Academy Charter School. The program focuses on community leadership in nonviolence and substance use prevention. The launch of the program this week coincides with the recognition of National Mentoring Month.