Hennepin County Safe Communities Summit: Empowering Communities to Thrive
May 16 and 17, 2024
Hennepin County is holding its first-ever Safe Communities Summit, hosted in partnership with
Cities United, on May 16 and 17 at the Minneapolis Marriott Northwest in Brooklyn Park.
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Day 1
9 a.m. – Registration Opens
10 a.m. – Welcome address, land acknowledgment
10:45 a.m. – Local Artist Showcase
11 a.m. – Opening Plenary: Elevating youth voices: Building safer communities together
Noon – Local Artist Showcase
12:15 p.m. – Break
12:30 p.m. – Safe Communities Plenary and lunch
1:30 p.m. – Transition to breakout sessions
1:45 p.m. – Breakout Sessions
- Creating protective environments: Preventing trauma before it happens
- Creating protective environments: Responding immediately to trauma
- Connecting young people to caring adults: Mentoring matters
- Strengthening young people’s skills
3 p.m. – Break and transition to afternoon plenary
3:30 p.m. – City Leaders Plenary
4:30 p.m. – Closing session
Day 2
8 a.m. – Registration opens
9 a.m. – Welcome and Day 1 recap; Introduction to Cities United
9:25 a.m. – Morning Plenary #1: Developing and implementing a comprehensive public safety plan
10:35 a.m. – Morning Plenary # 2: Interrupting community violence: Building out your CVI ecosystem
11:35 a.m. – Transition to breakouts
11:45 a.m. – Breakout sessions
- CVI 101
- Data matters
- Engaging young leaders
- Creating a coordinated response
- Accessing federal resources
- Telling your story
11:45 a.m. – Elected Officials Huddle
1 p.m. – Transition to afternoon plenary
1:10 p.m. – Lunch and keynote address
2:15 p.m. – Transition to breakouts
2:30 p.m. – Breakout sessions
- CVI 101
- Data matters
- Engaging young leaders
- Creating a coordinated response
- Accessing federal resources
- Telling your story
4 p.m. – Closing session
5 - 7 p.m. – Networking event