On June 3rd, 2017, Safe & Sound Hillsborough will host its inaugural Violence Prevention Conference, appropriately named Safe Summit 17.
Located at the University Mall, this event will bring residents from all over Hillsborough County together with community agencies, healthcare professionals, law enforcement, support services, private sector and faith based leaders. The focus will be on healing our communities and developing strategies and solutions to prevent violence from spreading in Hillsborough County.
The three main components during this event will be:
- a Reentry Round table, discussing employment strategies for ex-offenders.
- A Youth Summit entitled TEEN Talk, to allow Hillsborough County teens and young adults to speak on issues related to them and how they feel they could contribute to solutions.
- A State of Public Health Summit that will address Substance Abuse, Mental Health, Domestic Violence and other issues that contribute to violence in our communities.
Our 2017 conference will focus on cultures and effects of violence – how we learn violence, the context of violence, and culturally impacted responses to the root causes of violence.
Join us this year as we consider these issues and discuss how communities – schools, courts, law enforcement, service organizations, youth and families have and can continue to come together to effectively understand the impacts of violence on resiliency, why it affects people in different ways, and the exportation of the effects of violence. We will spend the day exploring what works, where there are challenges, how to communicate better with each other, and how to collectively move to solutions.
Tina Marie HollywoodTina M. Scotland has more than 20 years of experience in business. She is considered by many in her field as a business and marketing guru. Ms. Scotland has helped in marketing and branding several businesses in New York City, California, Florida, Atlanta, and Washington DC just to name a few. She is an entrepreneur, leader, and trailblazer. Being on the board of community organizations and helping in several non-profit organizations, she has come to realize the importance of people helping people in business and in life. Ms. Scotland is a volunteer and speaker at Dress for Success, a non profit organization known around the world for women empowerment and helping families in need. Ms. Scotland is one of their appointed speakers and speaks at all their graduation ceremonies and women empowerment conferences. Because Ms. Scotland never shies away from an opportunity to use her voice as a positive impact on the community. Ms. Scotland held a weekly segment called "Wellness Wednesday" on the popular "Tom Joyner Morning Show". Ms. Scotland is now a radio host on The Urban Cafe on WMNF 88.5FM in Tampa, Florida. Ms. Scotland previously served as the marketing director for the Danny Glover Foundation Inc. and is now the executive director for the Quinton Aaron Foundation Inc. as well as the marketing and training director for three wellness center and weight loss facilities in the Tampa Bay area. Along with her directorship, Ms. Scotland is the vice president of the Tampa Bay Chambers of Commerce in which she enforces policies, bylaws, and objectives for the organization on a daily basis. She believes that success is not a destination; it's a journey and she's enjoying her ride.
