Force detroit will implement the keepers community violence intervention (CVI) program in detroit, MI

The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $1,999,998 Project Grant under the Community-Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative (CFDA 16.045) to Force Detroit. The 3-year grant will support Force Detroit's implementation of the Keepers Community Violence Intervention (CVI) program in Detroit's Warrendale Cody Rouge neighborhood. The program aims to reduce gun violence and associated impacts through evidence-based, culturally competent services. Key activities include delivering wraparound support, creating safe community spaces, offering workforce development and entrepreneurship training, meeting the needs of high-risk girls and young women, and diversifying outreach. Expected outcomes include reduced shootings, enhanced employment and small business opportunities for violence-impacted individuals, increased access to social services, and improved organizational capacity to deliver impactful, evidence-based violence intervention programming.

The purpose is to expand and enhance evidence-based and innovative practices that reduce and prevent gun violence in the citys warrendale cody rouge neighborhood which has been marginalized by race, poverty, criminalization, and violence. Project activities include delivering culturally competent wraparound services, creating safe spaces for programming and transitional housing, offering workforce development and entrepreneurial training, meeting the needs of girls and young women, and diversifying outreach tactics to serve extremely high-risk individuals. Expected outcomes includes a reduction in fatal and non-fatal shootings, enhanced opportunities for violence-impacted people to secure employment or start small businesses, increased access to culturally appropriate social services, and improved organizational capacity to deliver impactful, evidence-based programs.