Cleveland Cavalier, David Wesley, Speaks to G.R.E.A.T Students

David Wesley of the Cleveland Cavaliers speaks to 25 students of the Gang Resistance Education and Training Program (G.R.E.A.T.) spearheaded by the U.S. Marshals Service in Cleveland, OH. G.R.E.A.T. students were selected to be Jr. Rookies for the CAVS-NBA Cares training camp. Deputy U.S. Marshals and partnering G.R.E.A.T. police officers from Chagrin Falls, Cleveland, East Cleveland, Parma, and Warrensville Heights teamed up with CAVS players and coaches to reinforce the anti-gang message to “Say no to violence.”

The G.R.E.A.T. Program is a school-based, law enforcement officer-instructed classroom curriculum.  G.R.E.A.T. lessons focus on providing life skills to students to help them avoid delinquent behavior and violence to solve problems.

The new G.R.E.A.T. partnerships in the Northern District of Ohio include the following agencies/departments:  U.S. Marshals Service, East Cleveland Police Department, Village of Chagrin Falls Police Department and City Schools, Parma City Schools, NBC News Channel 3 WKYC, Clear Channel Radio, Bureau of Justice Assistance, G.R.E.A.T. Midwest Region, Case Western Reserve University, Kent State University’s Institute for the Study and Prevention of Violence, Mt. Sinai Baptist Church Rev. C. Jay Matthews, DC Strategic Partners, Cleveland Cavaliers, Cleveland Browns, Akron Racers, Institute for Creative Leadership, and the United States District Court.

For additional information regarding the G.R.E.A.T. program, please visit the following link:  www.great-online.org