Without strong bonds to positive individuals and groups with healthy beliefs and clear standards for behavior, youth may bond with those who have unhealthy beliefs and standards, such as gangs.

Contact the Faith Community Network liaison in your area, or your local faith steering committee mamber.

Encourage faith community leaders in your community to become involved in the Faith Community Network.

Recruit other members of your faith, or your community to become involved in the lives og young people.

Encourage businesses to also get involved by providing skill training, or creating, developing or contributing to a juvenile deliquency prevention, drug abuse, family violence or homeless program.

Volunteer for programs such as mentoring, tutoring, character and moral development, educational assistance, counseling, recreational activities, after-school programs, job training and placement, and other community support services.

Establish community forums to educate community members to recognize conditions such as child abuse, gang activity, drug dealing, and how to deal effectively with the problem(s) surrounding your neighborhood.

Develop neighborhood prevention and early intervention strategies such as parenting skills, mentoring, and after school diversion programs.

Improve relations between community members such as teachers, child care workers, health care workers, parents, business owners, legal and law enforcement personnel through neighborhood council meetings.