The urban peace institute (UPI) will implement the compton and harbor peacemakers: reducing community violence program

The Urban Peace Institute (UPI) was awarded a $1,999,434 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Community-Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative (CFDA 16.045). The grant will fund UPI's "Compton and Harbor Peacemakers: Reducing Community Violence Program" from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027.

The program will leverage UPI's expertise in implementing community-based violence intervention and prevention strategies. Key activities include convening a diverse stakeholder team to assess drivers of violence, deploying trained peacemakers to interrupt violent crime cycles, conducting a community violence assessment with the University of California Davis, and developing comprehensive strategies to reduce violent crime, decrease homicides, and increase community engagement in Los Angeles' Compton and Harbor City neighborhoods.

UPI will leverage the success of its current community violence intervention and prevention (cvipi) grant to expand the footprint of their efforts to reduce violent crime and save the lives of LOS angeles countys residents by expanding to the compton and harbor city residents who are disproportionately impacted by violence. UPI will convene a cvipi teamcomprised of diverse community stakeholders to assess the drivers of violence and develop community-based violence intervention strategies. UPI will engage a research partner, university of california davis, to conduct a community violence assessment to evaluate the effectiveness of violence reduction strategies.