(Youth Entrepreneur Center)

FRAEC is pleased to share Stories from Russia, a snapshot of projects between the U.S. and the Russian Far East. Take a look and let us know what you think.

School Resource Officer (SRO) is a program that is a collaborative effort by U.S. law enforcement officers, educators, students, parents, and the community to offer law related educational programs in the schools in an effort to reduce crime, drug abuse, violence, and provide a safe school environment. This model has been transferred to Sakhalin Island, Russia where there are now 21 School Resource Officers (School Inspectors) working with kids in classrooms. Most are female officers in their mid-20’s, with backgrounds in education and youth counseling, but with little or no prior experience in law enforcement. Take a look at this video of a recent training on Sakhalin by SRO Steve Beets on drug and alcohol prevention.

FRAEC is pleased to announce The Story Stream Project—a platform for people to tell their stories of how they have made an extraordinary difference in their own communities—helping redefine the U.S.-Russia relationship to meet the emerging challenges of the 21st Century. We have produced our first video to illustrate one such story of collaboration and contribution.