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The Coalition to Advance Public Safety Announces $1 Million Investment in Los Angeles Grassroots Public Safety Nonprofits to Reduce Community Violence by 15%
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Today, the Coalition to Advance Public Safety (CAPS), led by four national technical assistance providers–...
Mar 20
The Community Based Public Safety Collective (The Collective) Welcomes a New Managing Director
CBPS is excited to announce that longtime partner, ally, and friend Fred Fogg will join the team as Managing Director.
Jan 8
🔍 Making Strides: Wilmington Street Team's Impact Unveiled 📊
The latest report showcases progress in Wilmington's anti-violence initiative, with decreases in crime across targeted districts. Led by...
Feb 8, 2024
Unlock Federal Funding: Our Guide to DOJ Grant Applications!
It's DOJ Grant Application Season! Federal funding awaits for community violence intervention, victim services, and more in community-...
Feb 6, 2024
Community Solutions for Curbing Violence: Public Safety Insights
Delvin Lane of 901 Bloc Squad and Aqeela Sherrills share insights on transforming the narrative of public safety. Sherrills, with over 30...
Dec 18, 2023
Four Newark Community Violence Intervention Organizations Awarded Grants Totaling $500,000
Grants Are Part of Larger Effort to Reduce Violence in Communities Newark, NJ - The Newark Anti-Violence Coalition (NAVC), New...
Aug 17, 2023
Empowering Community to Keep Schools Safe | KBLA1580
This Is Not a Drill! invited Aqeela Sherrills to discuss community based public safety and the work we are doing in Los Angeles. His...
Jun 12, 2023
Baton Rouge joins others cities in effort to fight crime | WAFB News
Watch the local news interview with Jazzika Matthews with the Safe, Hopeful, Healthy BR initiative about the CVI work being done and how...
Mar 5, 2023
Community-based efforts to reduce gun violence launched in four cities | Philanthropy News Digest
With the goal of strengthening local community violence intervention (CVI) ecosystems, CAPS will support community-based efforts...
Feb 25, 2023
DOJ Funding Sparks Newfound Optimism for Community Violence Intervention Groups | The Trace
At a recent convening in St. Louis, recipients of $100 million in federal grants described the funds as a long-awaited acknowledgment...
Feb 22, 2023
White House gun violence program with philanthropies ends | Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — It was small, as Washington celebrations go — two senior Biden administration advisers gathered with program participants...
Jan 4, 2023
White House: Try “Violent Interrupters” as A Crime-Fighting Solution | The Root
It’s no secret that we have a gun violence problem in the Untied States. Every year, tens of thousands of Americans die from gun-related...
Dec 9, 2022
Inside the White House gun violence initiative they say is actually working | Politico
Amid intense criticism from the left that the White House and Congress haven’t done enough to stop gun violence, the Biden ...
Dec 6, 2022
The Wound is Where the Gifts Lie | Just Healing Podcast
In the premiere episode of Just Healing, Richard Smith talks with activist and childhood sexual abuse survivor, Aqeela Sherrills. Aqeela...
Oct 12, 2022
CVI Organizations Awarded $100 Million in Federal Grants to Boost Public Safety | Press Release
Grants Will Boost the Work of Community-Led, Often-Marginalized Organizations Across the Country NEWARK – Community-led organizations...
Sep 29, 2022
53 Groups to Participate in TTA Program as Part of White House CVIC | Press Release
The participating community-based organizations will receive resources and training support from training and technical assistance ...
May 16, 2022
What The 1992 Watts Truce Can Teach Us 30 Years Later | The Takeaway (WNYC)
Much like the unrest that was triggered by the police killings of George Floyd in 2020, the Rodney King verdict was an inflection point...
Apr 28, 2022
I Brokered the 1992 Bloods-Crips Truce. Here’s What I Know About Reimagining Public Safety
30 years ago Aqeela Sherrills facilitated the peace between Los Angeles’ gangs. Today, his work is redefining public safety as we know ...
Apr 28, 2022
Op-Ed: How four gangs in Watts brokered a historic peace treaty | Los Angeles Times
A hidden history lies beneath the world where racism flattens lives by creating poverty and violence. Within this history, overlooked ...
Apr 22, 2022
Ballmer Group Awards $18 Million to Support Community Violence Intervention
Funding Supports Expansion of Community Violence Intervention Ecosystems in Areas Hardest Hit by Gun Violence February 22, 2022—Amid...
Feb 23, 2022
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