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News & Updates
Catch an exclusive look inside the Baton Rouge press conference featuring honorable speakers as we discuss the transformative impact of CAPS grants.
May 17, 2022
White House and Activists Hope CVI Investment Roots Out Uptick in Violent Crime | Ebony
In a statement late last week, President Joe Biden hammered away at his push to make cities and towns across the United States a safer...
May 15, 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 ...
Apr 27, 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 27, 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 21, 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 ...
Feb 23, 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 11, 2022
Statement from the Collective about the Importance of Dedicating CVI Funds to CVI
As new federal, state and private funds become available to organizations that have built the community violence intervention (CVI)...
Aug 3, 2021
Community Based Public Safety to Receive Billions in Over-Due Investments; New Report Guides Funders
CBPS Practitioners Reduce Crime and Improve Well-Being in Their Own Communities Newark, NJ – As federal, state, and local governments...
Jul 21, 2021
Law enforcement can’t be only point of contact for safety in our communities, says activist | CNBC
Aqeela Sherrills, Community Based Public Safety Collective, joins Shep Smith to discuss how to reduce violence in cities like Philadelphia.
Jun 10, 2021
Community based initiatives make push to break crime’s violent grip on Baton Rouge | WAFB-TV
“We teach people how to assess a situation, how to staff it in terms of being able to respond, and also how to consistently, like kind of...
Jun 9, 2021
As Baton Rouge faces soaring murder rate, these ‘street teams’ are training to stop the violence
As Baton Rouge faces an unprecedented rate of murders, the city is training teams of residents to intervene before violence happens. The...
Apr 24, 2021
U.S. Mayors, Community Safety Experts Announce National Association of CBPS Practitioners | Release
Despite rising violence in cities spurred by the pandemic, national study shows community-based violence reduction programs continue to...
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