South Brevard County Task Force
The power that we encompass together binds all those that participate. -Rlee
About Us
Our Team
Our History
Our History
President- Joseph McNeil
Vice President- Larry Carter
Recorder- James Minus
Finance Officer- Gregory Purofoy
Web Master- Roger Hickman
Our History
Our History
Our History
The story began with a Florida Today newspaper article dated December 28th, 2006, gangs and violence are two issues that plague the citizens of the south Melbourne community. In response to that disturbing headline, at that time the District 3 Brevard County Commissioner Helen Voltz worked with the Melbourne Police Community Relation
The story began with a Florida Today newspaper article dated December 28th, 2006, gangs and violence are two issues that plague the citizens of the south Melbourne community. In response to that disturbing headline, at that time the District 3 Brevard County Commissioner Helen Voltz worked with the Melbourne Police Community Relations Council Ad-Hoc Committee which consists Yvonne Minus, Leonard Ross, Carl Finerson, James Minus, Joseph McNeil, Bennie Hopkins Sr., City Commissioner for District 3 Kathy Meehan, Jan Conrad, were a grassroots group of committed community leaders determined to impact change. Over many months, they gathered frequently to discuss strategies and sought answers in a collective effort to eradicate the root causes of violence and drugs that was cancerous to our young people.
The efforts of the Ad-Hoc committee were not to be stopped, in October 2007, a crime conference was held at Stone Middle School to continue to assist the at-risk youth in the community. Many speakers came from around the country to speak to the youth. The following accepted to speak at the first Crime Conference:
- Col. Dean Renfrow joined football Hall of Famer Jim Brown’s Amer-I-Can program in 1994,
- Pastor J.R. Thicklin, Senior Pastor and Teacher of Kingdom Harvest Ministries, located in West Palm Beach, and the CEO and President of Destiny By Choice Inc,
- Lewis Williams, President of Lewis Williams Enterprises, this United States Air Force Senior Master Sergeant (Ret.) provides customized on-site workshops for individuals,
- Dr. Willie J. Kimmons, A leading authority on education, leadership, parental involvement, and health related issues. Nationally recognized consultant, speaker, seminar leader, author of 5 books, and recipient of the 2006 NABSE Lifetime Achievement Award, and a special guest speaker
- Shawn Jackson, President of The Jaxsun Group, the nation’s leading training organization in improving and understanding youth, young adult and adult relations, whose workshop deals with the influence rap music & culture has on American youth.
Our Mission
Our History
Our Mission
To engage all students with the desire to educate and train them with life skills that will propel
them to make choices that will become productive citizens. The STEM program has become
our vehicle of choice to eliminate social bullying, gun safety and other perils of violence that will
assist the student to make better decisions. A productive mine will not have time to be involved in wrongdoings
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