Safe Passage
Safe Passage is a violence prevention program that is rooted in treating the disease of violence through a collaboration between Operation Better Block, the City of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Public Schools, and BUHL. Using a public health approach, our goal is to reduce the transmission of the disease of violence among Pittsburgh Public Schools students and their communities.
This is done through training Safe Passage Coordinators (SPCs), Youth Safety Ambassadors (SAs), and Community Stakeholders with the Safe Passage Safety Model. Collectively, they serve as violence interrupters and identify at-risk youth to help them join the peace-keeping solution.
School communities are also connected to important resources ranging from financial support to job searches.
Schools Served
Originally piloted at Perry High School in 2021, the program is also now being implemented at:
Allderdice High School
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Arlington PreK-8 |
Brashear High School |
| Perry High School |
Obama Academy 6-12 |
Westinghouse High School |
| Milliones UPrep 6-12 |
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Newsletter
Safe Passage Team
- Danielle King – Safe Passage Director
- Taili Thompson – Director of Operation Better Block Violence Prevention
- David Jones – Assistant Director of Public Safety – Community Affairs
- Dr. Nina Sacco – Assistant Superintendent of Pittsburgh Public Schools
- Jason Rivers – Director of Narrative Transformation, Conflict Resolution and Violence Prevention
- Dena Young – Chief of School Police
- Michael Boback – Assistant Chief of School Police
- Kasey Macedo – Safe Passage Program Manager
- Alexis Walker – Education Coordinator
- Darlene King – Safe Passage Lead Project Coordinator