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    Raub School Violence Prevention
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    PHOTOS: Raub Middle School Youth Violence Prevention Project

    Allentown's Raub Middle School is aiming to reduce disciplinary infractions and boost attendance as part of a youth violence prevention project that includes community partners such as Promise Neighborhoods, Valley Youth House and the Shanthi Project.

    Principal Jose Delgado, left, watches students head home from Raub Middle School in Allentown, Pa. on Thursday, October 17, 2024. The 29-month pilot program Youth Violence Prevention Project at Raub is funded by United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley through a $1.28 million grant from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency. (Donna S. Fisher)
    Raub Middle School in Allentown, Pa. on Thursday, October 17, 2024. The 29-month pilot program Youth Violence Prevention Project at Raub is funded by United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley through a $1.28 million grant from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency. (Donna S. Fisher)
    Students move between classes at Raub Middle School in Allentown, Pa. on Thursday, October 17, 2024. The 29-month pilot program Youth Violence Prevention Project at Raub is funded by United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley through a $1.28 million grant from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency. (Donna S. Fisher)
    Lehigh University professor of counseling psychology Chris Liang walks in Raub Middle School in Allentown, Pa. on Thursday, October 17, 2024. The 29-month pilot program Youth Violence Prevention Project at Raub is funded by United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley through a $1.28 million grant from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency. (Donna S. Fisher)
    Lehigh University professor of counseling psychology Chris Liang walks in Raub Middle School in Allentown, Pa. on Thursday, October 17, 2024. The 29-month pilot program Youth Violence Prevention Project at Raub is funded by United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley through a $1.28 million grant from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency. (Donna S. Fisher)
    8th grader Pamela Concepcion, 14, listens during an in-school discussion with a mentor at Raub Middle School in Allentown, Pa. on Thursday, October 17, 2024. The 29-month pilot program Youth Violence Prevention Project at Raub is funded by United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley through a $1.28 million grant from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency. (Donna S. Fisher)
    8th grader Pamela Concepcion, 14, listens during an in-school discussion with Violence Prevention Youth Mentor Damian Melendez-Andriulli at Raub Middle School in Allentown, Pa. on Thursday, October 17, 2024. The 29-month pilot program Youth Violence Prevention Project at Raub is funded by United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley through a $1.28 million grant from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency. (Donna S. Fisher)
    8th grader Khloe Wuchter, 14, listens during an in-school discussion with Violence Prevention Youth Mentor Damian Melendez-Andriulli at Raub Middle School in Allentown, Pa. on Thursday, October 17, 2024. The 29-month pilot program Youth Violence Prevention Project at Raub is funded by United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley through a $1.28 million grant from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency. (Donna S. Fisher)
    8th grader Khloe Wuchter, 14, listens during an in-school discussion with Violence Prevention Youth Mentor Damian Melendez-Andriulli at Raub Middle School in Allentown, Pa. on Thursday, October 17, 2024. The 29-month pilot program Youth Violence Prevention Project at Raub is funded by United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley through a $1.28 million grant from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency. (Donna S. Fisher)
    Instructors discuss youth violence at Raub Middle School in Allentown, Pa. on Thursday, October 17, 2024. The 29-month pilot program Youth Violence Prevention Project at Raub is funded by United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley through a $1.28 million grant from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency. (Donna S. Fisher)
    Social Studies teacher Melissa Reccek discusses her students at Raub Middle School in Allentown, Pa. on Thursday, October 17, 2024. The 29-month pilot program Youth Violence Prevention Project at Raub is funded by United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley through a $1.28 million grant from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency. (Donna S. Fisher)
    Behavior management specialist Jason Kalbach talks about his students at Raub Middle School in Allentown, Pa. on Thursday, October 17, 2024. The 29-month pilot program Youth Violence Prevention Project at Raub is funded by United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley through a $1.28 million grant from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency. (Donna S. Fisher)
    Samantha Bolen, 6th grade social studies teacher, discusses her students at Raub Middle School in Allentown, Pa. on Thursday, October 17, 2024. The 29-month pilot program Youth Violence Prevention Project at Raub is funded by United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley through a $1.28 million grant from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency. (Donna S. Fisher)
    English language arts instructor Nicole Beltran, right, discusses her students at Raub Middle School in Allentown, Pa. on Thursday, October 17, 2024. The 29-month pilot program Youth Violence Prevention Project at Raub is funded by United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley through a $1.28 million grant from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency. (Donna S. Fisher)
    Violence Prevention Youth Mentors Damian Melendez-Andriulli, left, and Christian Lopez Marrero talk about their work at Raub Middle School in Allentown, Pa. on Thursday, October 17, 2024. The 29-month pilot program Youth Violence Prevention Project at Raub is funded by United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley through a $1.28 million grant from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency. (Donna S. Fisher)
    7th grader Chaileima Chomas, 13, listens during an in-school discussion with Violence Prevention Youth Mentor Damian Melendez-Andriulli at Raub Middle School in Allentown, Pa. on Thursday, October 17, 2024. The 29-month pilot program Youth Violence Prevention Project at Raub is funded by United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley through a $1.28 million grant from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency. Photography by Donna S. Fisher (Donna S. Fisher/Donna Fisher Photography, LLC)
    Sixth grader Kole Seibert talks about Raub Middle School in Allentown, Pa. on Thursday, October 17, 2024. The 29-month pilot program Youth Violence Prevention Project at Raub is funded by United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley through a $1.28 million grant from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency. (Donna S. Fisher)
    Eighth grader De'Marcus Wilkerson talks about Raub Middle School in Allentown, Pa. on Thursday, October 17, 2024. The 29-month pilot program Youth Violence Prevention Project at Raub is funded by United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley through a $1.28 million grant from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency. (Donna S. Fisher)
    8th grader Khloe Wuchter, 14, listens during an in-school discussion with Violence Prevention Youth Mentor Damian Melendez-Andriulli at Raub Middle School in Allentown, Pa. on Thursday, October 17, 2024. The 29-month pilot program Youth Violence Prevention Project at Raub is funded by United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley through a $1.28 million grant from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency. (Donna S. Fisher)
    Conflict resolution questions at Raub Middle School in Allentown, Pa. on Thursday, October 17, 2024. The 29-month pilot program Youth Violence Prevention Project at Raub is funded by United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley through a $1.28 million grant from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency. (Donna S. Fisher)
    Sarah Dennehy, Director of Programs at Shanthi Project, talks about her program at Raub Middle School in Allentown, Pa. on Thursday, October 17, 2024. The 29-month pilot program Youth Violence Prevention Project at Raub is funded by United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley through a $1.28 million grant from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency. (Donna S. Fisher)
    7th grader Chaileima Chomas, 13, listens during an in-school discussion with Violence Prevention Youth Mentor Damian Melendez-Andriulli at Raub Middle School in Allentown, Pa. on Thursday, October 17, 2024. The 29-month pilot program Youth Violence Prevention Project at Raub is funded by United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley through a $1.28 million grant from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency. Photography by Donna S. Fisher (Donna S. Fisher/Donna Fisher Photography, LLC)
    Jalen Richardson of Promise Neighborhoods of Lehigh Valley, left, and Jeanie Garcia, Director of Operations of Promise Neighborhoods, speak at Raub Middle School in Allentown, Pa. on Thursday, October 17, 2024. The 29-month pilot program Youth Violence Prevention Project at Raub is funded by United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley through a $1.28 million grant from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency. (Donna S. Fisher)
    Kaitlin Snyder of Valley Youth House speaks at Raub Middle School in Allentown, Pa. on Thursday, October 17, 2024. The 29-month pilot program Youth Violence Prevention Project at Raub is funded by United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley through a $1.28 million grant from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency. (Donna S. Fisher)
    St. Luke's After School Coordinators Olga Jaeger, left, and Ismael Vasquez talk about their programs at Raub Middle School in Allentown, Pa. on Thursday, October 17, 2024. The 29-month pilot program Youth Violence Prevention Project at Raub is funded by United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley through a $1.28 million grant from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency. (Donna S. Fisher)
    Principal Jose Delgado, left, speaks with Promise Neighborhoods of the Lehigh Valley members at Raub Middle School in Allentown, Pa. on Thursday, October 17, 2024. The 29-month pilot program Youth Violence Prevention Project at Raub is funded by United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley through a $1.28 million grant from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency. (Donna S. Fisher)
    Members of Promise Neighborhoods of the Lehigh Valley gather at Raub Middle School in Allentown, Pa. on Thursday, October 17, 2024. The 29-month pilot program Youth Violence Prevention Project at Raub is funded by United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley through a $1.28 million grant from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency. (Donna S. Fisher)
    Principal Jose Delgado, left, watches students head home from Raub Middle School in Allentown, Pa. on Thursday, October 17, 2024. The 29-month pilot program Youth Violence Prevention Project at Raub is funded by United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley through a $1.28 million grant from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency. (Donna S. Fisher)
    Nayda Thompson, Director of Violence Prevention and Handle With Care programs of the United Way of Lehigh Valley speaks at Raub Middle School in Allentown, Pa. on Thursday, October 17, 2024. The 29-month pilot program Youth Violence Prevention Project at Raub is funded by United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley through a $1.28 million grant from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency. (Donna S. Fisher)
    Nayda Thompson, Director of Violence Prevention and Handle With Care programs of the United Way of Lehigh Valley speaks in front of the Raub Raven mascot at Raub Middle School in Allentown, Pa. on Thursday, October 17, 2024. The 29-month pilot program Youth Violence Prevention Project at Raub is funded by United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley through a $1.28 million grant from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency. (Donna S. Fisher)
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