FY21 cops hiring program (CHP)

The Worth Village of Illinois received a $250,000 project grant award from the Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services program on October 1, 2021 to support community policing efforts through September 30, 2026. The funding supports the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program, which aims to enhance public safety by facilitating collaborative partnerships between law enforcement and communities to address local crime and disorder through organizational transformation, community engagement, and problem-solving strategies. Key services to be delivered with this award include the implementation of community policing strategies through collaborative community partnerships, organizational changes to support proactive problem-solving, and a systematic process of identifying and developing effective responses to priority public safety issues.