Jennifer Maddox by Sara Moffitt https://padlet.com/smoffi7748/asellars3 A law enforcement officer who wants kids to be safe when learning. en-us 2018-04-25 18:32:05 UTC 2024-05-25 10:10:26 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Templeball.png Who is Jennifer Maddox? smoffi7748 https://padlet.com/smoffi7748/asellars3/wish/255389452 She is a law enforcement who patrols the streets of Chicago. Something sparked inside her after she saw all of the murder and violence. She made a after school program called "Future Ties." 

]]> 2018-04-25 18:34:21 UTC https://padlet.com/smoffi7748/asellars3/wish/255389452 What is the "Future Ties"? smoffi7748 https://padlet.com/smoffi7748/asellars3/wish/255390354 The "Future Ties" group is a after school program that helps out young people and families on on the south side of Chicago to become the best version of themselves.]]> 2018-04-25 18:36:18 UTC https://padlet.com/smoffi7748/asellars3/wish/255390354 Why did she decide to made the group? smoffi7748 https://padlet.com/smoffi7748/asellars3/wish/255392344 "We can't arrest our way out of this." Jennifer said "Once I saw that there was another side to policing, I thought that i could do more."

She also quotes "Parkway used to be a beat I covered on my patrol. I saw lack of opportunity, lack of resources, lack of community spaces for young people. And it sparked something inside of me."


]]> 2018-04-25 18:40:10 UTC https://padlet.com/smoffi7748/asellars3/wish/255392344 Future Ties smoffi7748 https://padlet.com/smoffi7748/asellars3/wish/255396532 http://futureties.org/

]]> 2018-04-25 18:48:24 UTC https://padlet.com/smoffi7748/asellars3/wish/255396532 The positive effects of "Future Ties" smoffi7748 https://padlet.com/smoffi7748/asellars3/wish/255402552 kids are safe and sound in this after school program and doesn't need to worry about the murder and the violence out in the streets. ]]> 2018-04-25 18:59:34 UTC https://padlet.com/smoffi7748/asellars3/wish/255402552 Credit smoffi7748 https://padlet.com/smoffi7748/asellars3/wish/255787514 Photos from Google Images

Info from:  “CNN Heroes 2017.” CNN, Cable News Network, 12 Mar. 2018, www.cnn.com/specials/cnn-heroes-2017-archive.]]> 2018-04-26 18:30:23 UTC https://padlet.com/smoffi7748/asellars3/wish/255787514