Enhanced with the cure violence and P.I.E.R. Models, the victor program engages community members and stakeholders in learning and activities to improve knowledge of and ability to apply violence…

The Community Network Services Inc. was awarded a $1,450,800 project grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Community-Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative program.

The grant funds the Victor Program, which will engage community members and stakeholders over three years through 2025 in learning and applying violence intervention and prevention strategies based on the Cure Violence and P.I.E.R. models. The program aims to improve knowledge and skills around reducing violence, address barriers to support, and shift social norms away from self-destructive behaviors toward positive alternatives. Services will be delivered in Hampton, Virginia to communities documented as experiencing high or increasing homicide rates. The overall goal aligns with the federal program's focus on reducing violence by those at high risk through community-based prevention and intervention efforts.

Enhanced with the cure violence and P.I.E.R. Models, the victor program engages community members and stakeholders in learning and activities to improve knowledge of and ability to apply violence intervention and prevention strategies. We are requesting priority considerations supporting executive order 13985, advancing racial equity and support for underserved communities through the federal government and service to the communities within the city of newport news, documented high and/or increasing levels of homicides per capita. Through our strategic collaboration, barriers are removed, individuals and families improve violence intervention and prevention skills. Our lasting effect on communities and generations include shifting from a self-destructive norm, to engaging, educating, and creating a new norm of positive alternatives. Funding request for the 36-month funding cycle is $1,499,400.