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As part of The Melissa Institute's community service and outreach, programs are provided to parents on raising healthy children in a violent world and on the factors that contribute to aggressive and violent behavior. The Institute also participates in numerous health and safety fairs. It distributes thousands of free gun locks as well as gun safety bookmarks and other materials. Students also have a vital role in making their schools safe places. That is why The Melissa Institute makes presentations to students of all ages about the warning signs of violence and gun safety. The Melissa Institute's web site is being developed as an online center for violence prevention information. In this way, the Institute provides resources to the national and international communities. The Melissa Institute also provided a grant to the Girls' Advocacy Project (GAP), a program for female detainees in the Juvenile Detention Center in Miami-Dade. GAP offers education, resources and support to the young women, with a long-term goal of improving programs aimed at prevention, intervention and reduction in female juvenile delinquency. The Melissa Institute provided funding for a media cart, complete with equipment and educational materials. In addition, The Melissa Institute, Hadassah and The Miami Heat/Miami Sol professional basketball organizations are partners on the Read Write Now tutoring project, which was developed by the U.S. Department of Education. The program uses tutors to improve elementary students' literacy skills.
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