SAN francisco, CA community trust and legitimacy project

The City and County of San Francisco Police Department received a $125,000 project grant award from the Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Community Oriented Policing Program on September 1, 2021 to complete the San Francisco, CA Community Trust and Legitimacy Project by August 31, 2022. This funding supports the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program, which provides assistance to state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies to implement community policing strategies that develop partnerships between law enforcement and communities to solve problems and build trust. Through this award, the San Francisco Police Department will work directly with community members, non-profits, businesses, and other government agencies to engage in problem-solving processes like identifying and prioritizing public safety issues, researching solutions, developing and evaluating responses, and assessing success through community partnerships and organizational transformation approaches.