Values over Violence is a program to foster dignity through a civic culture based on forgiveness and reconciliation, put on with the help of the Cummings Foundation, Hamilton Company Charitable Foundation, Cabot Family Charitable Trust, congregations and individual donors.  It trains youth and adults to examine their emotions, learn to identify events which trigger anger and revenge, and look at choices about how to handle these events.  We focus on the need to address the emotional issues stemming from violence, felt by victims, perpetrators, and the community.  Without emotional and spiritual healing, it becomes impossible to step beyond violence and chart a new direction.  Trainings have taken place at sites including Shriver Job Corps Center, Roxbury Community Caring Clinic, schools and universities, congregations, tenants’ associations, and the Department of Youth Services.  Values over Violence is a Boston-based version of the curriculum.  In June, Shriver Job Corps was the recipient of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Young Leadership Award.  This award is given to an individual or a group of young adults who embody and enact Dr. King’s vision of Beloved Community.  Job Corps connects eligible young men and women with the skills and educational opportunities they need to succeed in life.  The staff of Shriver were responsive to the “Values over Violence” curriculum and the young people found it engaging.  Throughout the six week program staff was attentive to supplying all that was needed to ensure the program’s success.