WHAT IS WEED & SEED?

Weed and Seed is a U.S. Department of Justice program aimed at using police
and federal prosecutors to weed out drugs and violent crimes from target
neighborhood and seed in programs that improve residents' quality of life.

Southeast Missouri Weed and Seed Inc. is a not-for-profit organization made
up of five Missouri cities: Cape Girardeau, Poplar Bluff, Caruthersville,
Charleston and Sikeston. Each city has a steering committee made up of
business owners, U.S. Attorney representatives, educators, city officials
and nonprofit organizations.

Each city has at least three representatives on the regional board of
directors, which is the governing body of the organization.

Fifteen Weed and Seed Safe Havens run various youth and elderly programs,
including job skills, job readiness, computer, home ownership and basic
life skills.

Each city has a site coordinator to oversee day-to-day functions. This
person coordinates youth and community activities. An executive director
oversees the organization's functions, supervises coordinators, submits
reports to the U.S. Justice Department and coordinates all other components
of the organization.