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The City Attorney’s Office Criminal Justice Unit created what they are calling ETHOS, which stands for Engaging Community, Taking Responsibility, Healing, and Overcoming Obstacles. It is a compilation of programming that is meant to aid the City Attorney’s office in the restorative justice process giving second chances through community service, healing, and rehabilitation. Join us on this episode to learn more.

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Healing is an important piece of rehabilitating trauma. Without healing it can be hard for people to move forward with life and on to healthier behaviors. Today we talk with Dr. Darlene Fry from the IGF Black Youth Healing Arts Center and discover the many different components of healing through the arts. 

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Let’s talk about building home ownership within the Rondo community. On this episode, Rondo Community Land Trust’s Executive Director Mikeya Griffin tells us about how their program helps to create homeownership for low to mid income families and small business owners. Listen in and learn! 

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ONS has done so many things to change the way we look at alternative public safety initiatives, and we’ve done it under the leadership of Director Blakey. Today we connect with Brooke Blakey as she removes her cape, retiring from her role at ONS. We are laughing, crying and looking back on the successes of the ONS office before she embarks on her new beginnings, and we move forward as an office.

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The Minnesota Justice Research Center is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that partners with Minnesota’s public safety and legal systems on our policies, programs, and strategic plans. Listen in on this episode with Justin Terrell and Katie Remington Cunningham as they tell us about how their work with ONS and other public safety partners impact community.

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We welcome back the Face to Face Academy trio Louis, Tahjon, and Jada another year later. The trio first joined us on Episode 3: "Back to School, A Students Perspective - Part 1", to talk about life, a new school year, and safety. Today they join us again to recap their first few days into the 2025 school year, and what life is like now.  

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In this episode we reconnect with former Minnehaha Academy student Chris as he embarks on his college journey to Concordia St. Paul. Chris gave us his perspective of safety as a high school student on 2024’s "Back to School, A Student’s Perspective Part 2" (episode 4 of The ONS Podcast). Today he revisits his thoughts as a new journey begins this fall 2025.

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ONS ditches the recording studio again for Safe Summer Nights at West Minnehaha Recreation Center. Connecting with Mayor Carter, SPPD Chief Henry, and a host of partners and community for feedback!

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Join Office of Neighborhood Safety in this episode as we celebrate Safe Summer Nights at St. Paul's El Rio Community Center! Today we are highlighting community, partnerships, and feedback.

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In this episode, Jada W, LayLay, and Jada P sit down with Lynnaia Jacobsen, who is a manager at St. Paul's Office of Neighborhood Safety and also the host of the ONS Podcast. Lynnaia talks about her role working with the city of St Paul, as well as her previous careers such as being a 911 operator (and the trauma she experienced working there) and working for the Metro Transit Police. She also talks about the Goals Not Guns campaign and what it's like working with Mayor Melvin Carter.

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