In partnership with reimagining justice INC. (sub-awardee), ST

This federal Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Community-Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative (CFDA 16.045), will enable St. Joseph's University Medical Center (SJUMC) to enhance its existing Paterson Healing Collective (PHC) community-based violence intervention and prevention program.

The $2,000,000 grant, with a project period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027, will support SJUMC's partnership with Reimagining Justice Inc. to engage high-risk individuals aged 14-40 in Paterson, New Jersey. The project aims to prevent violent incidents, provide trauma-informed mental health support to survivors of violence, enhance community awareness and involvement in violence prevention, and deliver comprehensive programming to support personal development and conflict resolution. The funding will build the capacity of the PHC program to support individuals transitioning out of a lifestyle that perpetuates violence within the socially and economically challenged Paterson community.

Josephs university medical center (sjumc) aims to enhance its existing community-based violence intervention and prevention program, known as the paterson healing collective (PHC). The proposed project will take place in and focus on the socially and economically challenged community of paterson, new jersey, the states third largest city. There is a significant need for continued investment to help this population and build phcs capacity to support those who want to transition out of a lifestyle that perpetuates violence. The funding will be used to engage high-risk individuals aged 14-40 to prevent violent incidents, provide trauma-informed mental health support to survivors of violence, enhance community awareness and involvement in violence prevention, and of comprehensive programming to support personal development and conflict resolution.