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Investing in Evidence-based Alternatives to Policing: A Key Step Towards Promoting Public Safety.

Investing in Evidence-Based Alternatives to Policing Vera - Staff Changing the ways police operate in communities is integral to dismantling systemic racism. Local budgets disproportionately fund police departments over other public services that would promote public safety, including housing, employment support, education, and public health. Using police and punitive approaches as the primary tools to address health and social issues including [...]

2023-05-02T13:06:54-04:00May 2nd, 2023|Community Violence Intervention, News|0 Comments
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Reducing Gun Violence in America’s Cities: Why Community Violence Intervention Programs Demand Funding

There's a Proven Way to Reduce Gun Violence in America's Cities. We Just Need to Fund It TIME - EDDIE BOCANEGRA, ERICA FORD AND MIKE MCBRIDE More than 141 people were shot in our hometowns of Oakland, Chicago, and New York City over the July 4th weekend. The shooting victims included a 6-year old girl and her mother in the West [...]

2023-04-19T10:06:24-04:00April 19th, 2023|Community Violence Intervention, Gun Violence, News|0 Comments
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Discover How Community Violence Intervention is Changing the Game in Combating Violent Crime

What's community violence intervention? DOJ pitches plan after awarding $100M in grants. USA Today - Grace Hauck February 16, 2023   Federal officials, community leaders and researchers are gathering in St. Louis this week to discuss a key component of the Justice Department's plan to combat violence in the U.S: community violence intervention and prevention programs. "We are funding programs that [...]

2023-04-19T09:41:11-04:00April 19th, 2023|Community Violence Intervention, Gun Violence, News|0 Comments
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Columbus’ New Office of Violence Prevention to Receive Support from National Anti-violence Network

  Columbus' new Office of Violence Prevention to be offered help from other cities ABC 6 - Steve Levine March 28, 2023 A national anti- violence network made up of cities across the country, is now preparing to help Columbus’ new Office of Violence Prevention. “They’ll have access to us in terms of thinking through the shape of the office,” David [...]

2023-04-18T10:41:18-04:00April 18th, 2023|Community Violence Intervention, Gun Violence, News|0 Comments
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Detroit Mayor Duggan Launches Community Violence Intervention Program to Curb Gun Violence

Mayor Duggan to launch gun violence prevention program at State of the City Detroit Free Press - Dana Afana   Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan is expected to announce a new federally funded crime prevention program at his 10th State of the City address Tuesday at the Michigan Central Station. The community-based violence intervention program, known as CVI, is aimed at preventing [...]

2023-04-17T10:40:42-04:00April 17th, 2023|Community Violence Intervention, Gun Violence, News|0 Comments
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Pastor Mike McBride interviews Damita Davis, Antonio Cediel and Teny Gross

https://youtu.be/7nsTMvUK6JI Live Free panel interview with Pastor Mike McBride. Get inspired by the amazing work of Damita Davis, Antonio Cediel, and Teny Gross who recount their experiences on the Lifelines to Healing Gun Violence Tour Damita Davis (Howard Cease Fire) Antonio Cediel (Live Free USA) Teny Gross (Institute of Non Violence Chicago)

2023-03-28T10:56:16-04:00March 28th, 2023|Gun Violence, Interviews, News|0 Comments
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Justice for Najee Seabrooks | #justicefornajee

Najee Seabrooks was a Paterson violence intervention activist who was killed by Paterson police officers on Friday, March 3rd. Najee was having a mental health crisis when police arrived at his home. The police presence turned his health crisis into a 5-hour standoff. Family and friends begged police to let them talk to Najee to help resolve the situation themselves. Police [...]

2023-03-09T15:12:48-05:00March 9th, 2023|News, Police Brutality|0 Comments
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Najee Seabrooks | Paterson Non-Violence Activist Shot Dead In Police Standoff Was Clearly In Crisis: Advocates

Najee Seabrooks| Paterson Non-Violence Activist Shot Dead In Police Standoff Was Clearly In Crisis: Advocates Publication: South Passaic Daily Voice Author: Jerry DeMarco Date: March, 4, 2023 Summary: - The shooting death of a Paterson non-violence activist following a five-hour barricaded standoff with city police has a pained, shaken and angry community demanding answers. - Officers initially responded to a report [...]

2023-03-09T14:12:32-05:00March 9th, 2023|News, Police Brutality|0 Comments
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Community Violence Intervention: Can Community Programs Help Slow the Rise in Violence?

Community Violence Intervention: Can Community Programs Help Slow the Rise in Violence? Publication: ProPublica Author: Alec MacGillis Date: January 30, 2023 Summary/Takeaway: In 2020, everything changed. Violence spiked across the country, with homicides rising by 30%, wiping out two decades of progress. In 2021, Congress passed the American Rescue Plan Act, or ARPA, which included funding that many cities are spending [...]

2023-02-17T11:00:15-05:00February 17th, 2023|News, Police Brutality|0 Comments
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FACT SHEET: The Biden-⁠Harris Administration’s Work to Make Our Communities Safer and Advance Effective, Accountable Policing

FACT SHEET: The Biden-⁠Harris Administration’s Work to Make Our Communities Safer and Advance Effective, Accountable Policing A young Black man should not have to fear for his life when stopped for an alleged traffic violation. And no one should have to put their life on the line to stop a mass shooter. At the State of the Union, Mrs. RowVaughn Wells and [...]

2023-02-08T10:02:49-05:00February 8th, 2023|News|1 Comment
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