FY21 school violence prevention program (svpp)

The Worth School District 127 was awarded a $397,120 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Community Oriented Policing Program under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710). The three-year award, effective October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2024, will support the implementation of the Worth School Violence Prevention Program. This program will utilize community policing strategies to develop partnerships between local law enforcement and Worth schools to collaboratively address public safety issues, build community trust, and implement organizational strategies that promote proactive problem solving. Activities will include collaborative partnerships with stakeholders, alignment of organizational structures to support community partnerships and problem solving, and systematic examination of problems impacting school safety.