The central brooklyn violence intervention collaborative will provide technical assistance, capacity building and workforce development services to a core team of community violence intervention…

The U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $3,991,562 Cooperative Agreement to the Research Foundation of the City University of New York (RFCUNY) to implement the Community-Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative (CFDA 16.045) in Central Brooklyn, NY. The award will fund a 3-year project (10/1/2024 - 9/30/2027) to provide technical assistance, capacity building, and workforce development services to a core team of community violence intervention (CVI) agencies. The key objectives are to: 1) enhance collaboration among CVI teams and public safety stakeholders, 2) build a culture of continuous workforce development, 3) increase CVI capacity to partner with local service providers, 4) improve client assessments and case management, and 5) develop standardized data collection and sharing protocols. This holistic, evidence-informed approach aims to position CVI teams as a pillar of public safety and public health in their communities.

The central brooklyn violence intervention collaborative will provide technical assistance, capacity building and workforce development services to a core team of community violence intervention agencies operating in central brooklyn, NY. A key focus of these efforts is to position CVI teams as a pillar of public safety and public health in their communities and to better integrate their teams with the existing infrastructure of public safety, healthcare, housing, and social service providers. In working towards the goal of reducing gun violence in central brooklyn, the key objectives of the collaborative will be to: 1) enhance strategic planning and purposeful collaboration among CVI teams themselves and with key public safety stakeholders; 2) build a culture of continuous workforce development opportunities to strengthen the teams at all levels; 3) increase CVI capacity to navigate and partner with local health, mental health, substance use, housing, education and other social service providers; 4) improve client needs assessments and case management infrastructure; and 5) develop standardized data collection and sharing protocols.