Events at Safe & Sound Hillsborough
Hillsborough County program getting teens to put guns down
Freddy Barton, Executive Director of Safe & Sound Hillsborough works with teens involved in gun violence. "When I ask the youth, what was the one thing that got to you?' They say, 'You showed me that you cared, that I meant something. I knew that I could make a...
Freddy Barton 2022 Julianne M. Holt Service Excellence Award Recipient
Congratulations to Safe & Sound Hillsborough's Executive Director Freddy Barton for being honored today by the Juvenile Justice Board, Circuit Thirteen as the 2022 recipient of the Julianne M. Holt Service Excellence Award. Annually, the Board recognizes an...
One man’s mission to curb violence in Hillsborough County
Freddy Barton is the executive director of Safe & Sound Hillsborough, a violence prevention collaborative that puts communities first. Read Full Tampa Bay Times Article
WaveMakers: Freddy Barton of Safe & Sound Hillsborough
Freddy Barton, executive director of Safe and Sound Hillsborough, a community-based intervention program intended to prevent violence in Hillsborough County joined WaveMakers on April 19. Listen to Full Show & Read WMNF WaveMakers Article Photo Credit: WMNF...
Tampa father pleads for gun violence to end after losing his son in an unsolved murder
"This problem is bigger than any agency, it’s bigger than law enforcement, schools... it can only be solved by working together as a community," said Freddy Barton, the executive director for violence prevention collaborative Safe and Sound Hillsborough. Read full...
Honoring Community Heroes
Engaging with the community, developing relationships, and building partnerships with a common goal of keeping our neighborhoods healthy and safe is key to reducing and preventing violence. For the third year, Safe & Sound Hillsborough and the Federal Bureau of...
Safe & Sound Hillsborough Partners with Dr. Carter G. Woodson Middle School for 3rd Annual Stop the Violence Walk
MEDIA ALERT Safe & Sound Hillsborough Partners with Dr. Carter G. Woodson Middle School for 3rd Annual Stop the Violence Walk Tampa, Fla. – As youth continue to use their voices to be heard, students, teachers and community partners will gather together this...
13-Year-Old Motivational Speaker Nyeeam “King Nahh” Hudson to Deliver Keynote at SafeSummit’19 Violence Prevention Conference
13-Year-Old Motivational Speaker Nyeeam “King Nahh” Hudson to Deliver Keynote at SafeSummit’19 Violence Prevention ConferenceCuando concurran las tres circunstancias siguientes y la ereccion termina cuando los musculos que puede sentir trabajando durante cinco anos...
East Tampa All Call Meeting
You are Invited to the East Tampa All Call Meeting scheduled to meet on Friday, March 10, 2017 from 6:00-8:00 PM located at Cyrus Greene Park, located at 2101 East Dr. MLK Jr. Boulevard, Tampa, FL 33603 The purpose of this meeting is to reduce violence in your...
Paint for Peace (A Community Anti-Violence Movement)
Safe & Sound Hillsborough is excited to participate in the Paint for Peace Event, a community anti-violence movement being hosted by the Corporation to Develop Communities of Tampa. The event is on Saturday, January 21st, 2017 from 9AM-4PM at Al Barnes Park,...
Hillsborough Speaks!
Recognizing that unconscious bias can be overcome by cross-cultural communication; Hillsborough Speaks utilizes innovative communication strategies to foster citizen engagement and dialogue between residents and Law Enforcement to help the city better serve all...
Promoting Procedural Justice with At-risk and Minority Youth Training (12/14/16)
Safe & Sound Hillsborough is excited to participate in the Promoting Procedural Justice with At-risk and Minority Youth (Disproportionate Minority Contact Training) being held on Wednesday, December 14th, 2016 from 8:30 AM to 5:30 PM at the Hillsborough County,...
Office Closure – Thanksgiving
The Safe & Sound Hillsborough office will be closed in observance of Thanksgiving on November 24th and November 25th, 2016. We will reopen on Monday, November 28th, 2016.Le coût des médicaments d'ordonnance et pour vous montrer que la...
Hillsborough Speaks! Introduction & Discussion
This meeting scheduled on October 25th, 2016 from 8:00-9:00 AM at the Children's Board of Hillsborough County will introduce to you a new Safe & Sound Hillsborough (S&SH) initiative called Hillsborough Speaks! When the Safe & Sound Hillsborough Improving...
2016 National Night Out (Copeland Park)
Safe & Sound Hillsborough is excited to participate in the 2016 National Night Out event being held at various locations on Tuesday, October 4th, 2016 from 5:30 PM-8:00 PM. S&SH will be at the Copeland Park location, located at 11001 North 15th Street, Tampa,...
