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	By June 2015 an estimated two hundred communities across the United States and the District of Columbia had accepted the challenge. Partners included the Boys and Girls Club, [[CLARKE UNIVERSITY]], [[DUBUQUE BLACK MEN COALITION]], Dubuque branch of the [[NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE]], [[DUBUQUE COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT]], Dubuque Dream Center, [[UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE]], Every Child/Every Promise, St.. Mark Youth Enrichment, [[LORAS COLLEGE]], [[MULTICULTURAL FAMILY CENTER]], and the Northeast Iowa Community College.		By June 2015 an estimated two hundred communities across the United States and the District of Columbia had accepted the challenge. Partners included the Boys and Girls Club, [[CLARKE UNIVERSITY]], [[DUBUQUE BLACK MEN COALITION]], Dubuque branch of the [[NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE (N.A.A.C.P.)]], [[DUBUQUE COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT]], Dubuque Dream Center, [[UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE]], Every Child/Every Promise, St.. Mark Youth Enrichment, [[LORAS COLLEGE]], [[MULTICULTURAL FAMILY CENTER]], and the Northeast Iowa Community College.

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	By June 2015 an estimated two hundred communities across the United States and the District of Columbia had accepted the challenge. Partners included the Boys and Girls Club, [[CLARKE UNIVERSITY]], [[DUBUQUE BLACK MEN COALITION]], Dubuque branch of the [[NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ~~AMERICAN~~ COLORED PEOPLE]], [[DUBUQUE COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT]], Dubuque Dream Center, [[UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE]], Every Child/Every Promise, St.. Mark Youth Enrichment, [[LORAS COLLEGE]], [[MULTICULTURAL FAMILY CENTER]], and the Northeast Iowa Community College.		By June 2015 an estimated two hundred communities across the United States and the District of Columbia had accepted the challenge. Partners included the Boys and Girls Club, [[CLARKE UNIVERSITY]], [[DUBUQUE BLACK MEN COALITION]], Dubuque branch of the [[NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE]], [[DUBUQUE COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT]], Dubuque Dream Center, [[UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE]], Every Child/Every Promise, St.. Mark Youth Enrichment, [[LORAS COLLEGE]], [[MULTICULTURAL FAMILY CENTER]], and the Northeast Iowa Community College.

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	MY BROTHER'S KEEPER CHALLENGE. On December 9, 2014 Dubuque joined over one hundred cities across the nation in accepting the “My Brother’s Keeper ” Community Challenge.		MY BROTHER'S KEEPER CHALLENGE. On December 9, 2014 Dubuque joined over one hundred cities across the nation in accepting the “My Brother’s Keeper ” Community Challenge. The initiative, launched in the fall of 2014 by President Obama, challenged communities to ensure that efforts to support youth in meeting their potential were effectively reaching those youth most at risk, particularly young men of color.
	The initiative, launched in the fall of 2014 by President Obama, challenged communities to ensure that efforts to support youth in meeting their potential were effectively reaching those youth most at risk, particularly young men of color.

	Mayor [[BUOL, Roy D.\|Roy D. BUOL]] noted that the challenge is consistent with Dubuque’s efforts to ensure a more livable, viable, and equitable community for all. Specifically, the challenge ~~encourageD~~ communities to focus on efforts around these six goals:		Mayor [[BUOL, Roy D.\|Roy D. BUOL]] noted that the challenge is consistent with Dubuque’s efforts to ensure a more livable, viable, and equitable community for all. Specifically, the challenge encourage communities to focus on efforts around these six goals:

	All children enter school cognitively, physically, socially and emotionally ready		All children enter school cognitively, physically, socially and emotionally ready
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	All youth complete post-secondary education or training		All youth complete post-secondary education or training

			All youth out of school are employed
	~~All~~ youth out of school are employed

	All youth remain safe from violent crime		All youth remain safe from violent crime

			By June 2015 an estimated two hundred communities across the United States and the District of Columbia had accepted the challenge. Partners included the Boys and Girls Club, [[CLARKE UNIVERSITY]], [[DUBUQUE BLACK MEN COALITION]], Dubuque branch of the [[NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN COLORED PEOPLE]], [[DUBUQUE COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT]], Dubuque Dream Center, [[UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE]], Every Child/Every Promise, St.. Mark Youth Enrichment, [[LORAS COLLEGE]], [[MULTICULTURAL FAMILY CENTER]], and the Northeast Iowa Community College.

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			Source:

			Barton, Thomas J. "'Call to Action' for Youth," ''Telegraph Herald'', June 25, 2015, p. 1

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MY BROTHER'S KEEPER CHALLENGE. On December 9, 2014 Dubuque joined over one hundred cities across the nation in accepting the “My Brother’s Keeper ” Community Challenge.
The initiative, launched in the fall of 2014 by President Obama, challenged communities to ensure that efforts to support youth in meeting their potential were effectively reaching those youth most at risk, particularly young men of color.

Mayor [[BUOL, Roy D.|Roy D. BUOL]] noted that the challenge is consistent with Dubuque’s efforts to ensure a more livable, viable, and equitable community for all. Specifically, the challenge encourageD communities to focus on efforts around these six goals:

All children enter school cognitively, physically, socially and emotionally ready

All children read at grade level by third grade

All youth graduate from high school

All youth complete post-secondary education or training

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All youth out of school are employed

All youth remain safe from violent crime

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