Prevention Committee

General presentations

• 0711172 – New Year's initiative by parents' associations, the police, secondary schools and the City of Hafnarfjörður

  Forvarnafulltrúi fór yfir hvernig áramótaátakið heppnaðist. Lögregla hafði í kringum Gamlársnóttu örfá afskipti af ungu fólki og taldi áramótin vera með besta móti. Götuvitinn, útideild, varð lítið vör ungt fólk um nóttina. %0DForeldrafélög og aðilar sem starfa með börnum og unglingum í Hafnarfirði stóðu saman að fjölbreyttu átaki þar sem reynt var að fá fjölskyldur til að eyða áramótunum saman og tryggja það að stofnanir bæjarins bjóði upp á tómstundir í frítíma barnanna þrátt fyrir að skólastarf liggi niðri. %0D%0D

  Forvarnanefnd vill þakka öllum þeim sem lögðu átakinu lið fyrir framlagið og sérstaklega ber að þakka foreldrum og unglingum fyrir framlag þeirra. Knattspyrnufélaginu Haukum er sérstaklega þakkað fyrir góða framkvæmd við Þrettándabrennuna.%0D

• 0711032 – The behaviour and well-being of children in years 5-7 in Hafnarfjörður, 2007 study

  A joint meeting of the Family Department and the Education Department will be held at the Menntasetur við Lækinn on Friday, 18 January, where a representative from Research and Analysis will present the main findings.

• 0712104 – Cost overview of the Prevention Committee's projects for 2007

  The main cost items for the prevention committee's projects in 2007 were reviewed.

• 0801167 – Prevention Committee Action Plan 2008

  The Prevention Committee has established an action plan for each year. This is where projects are prioritised. The action plan is a living document and is subject to change annually, as it seeks to respond to emerging issues.

• 0801172 – Housing for the projects of the Prevention Committee

  Forvarnafulltrúi rakti húsnæðismál Gamla bókasafnsins, Dverg, Drift og Músik og Mótors.%0D

  A crisis is looming in the housing situation for the groups that use the services provided by the Prevention Committee. It is essential to finalise the facilities for the youth bands as soon as possible and to consider long-term solutions for the Motorhouse and the Old Library.

• 0801143 – Svavar Sigurðsson's National Initiative

  A request was submitted by Svavar Sigurðsson's National Initiative for a grant from the City of Hafnarfjörður for preventative projects and the purchase of equipment to strengthen border control around Iceland.

  The Prevention Committee requests to receive further information about the activities and annual accounts of the National Initiative.

• 0711139 – Personnel matters

  On 9 January, the Family Council appointed managers and projects related to youth and prevention matters. The Prevention Officer now formally oversees Götuvitanum and Musik og Mótor.