Community violence intervention center (cvic), the north dakota juvenile court and department of juvenile services, grand forks public schools, the grand forks human services zone, and the grand forks…

The Department of Justice Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention awarded Community Violence Intervention Center Inc. $725,000 on June 1, 2026, under the Children Exposed to Violence program (CFDA 16.818).

Community Violence Intervention Center Inc., a nonprofit based in Grand Forks, North Dakota, will expand community response to youth exposure to violence and juvenile delinquency through partnerships with the North Dakota Juvenile Court and Department of Juvenile Services, Grand Forks Public Schools, the Grand Forks Human Services Zone, and the Grand Forks Police Department. The project targets approximately 200 youth annually ages 5 to 18 in Grand Forks County who have been exposed to violence or are at risk of or already involved in juvenile delinquency. Direct services include advocacy, therapy, and safety services for children who experienced violence as victims, bystanders, or witnesses in home, school, or community settings. The program will provide immediate safety interventions, recovery resources, and connections to healing and stabilization services for youth and families, with particular focus on those not yet involved in the justice system. The partnership will also strengthen community-wide efforts to reduce juvenile violence and delinquency through comprehensive intervention services for youth entering or at risk of entering the justice system.

The award period runs from June 1, 2026, through May 31, 2029, with performance in Grand Forks, North Dakota.

Community violence intervention center (cvic), the north dakota juvenile court and department of juvenile services, grand forks public schools, the grand forks human services zone, and the grand forks police department will partner to expand the current community response to youth exposure to violence and youth involvement in the justice system in order to address gaps that have emerged in the communities in the last several years and build on positive momentum in improving access to early supportive services for vulnerable young people through cvics strategies to support children exposed to violence project. The project targets young people ages 5 to 18 who have been exposed to violence and are at risk of or are already involved in juvenile delinquency in grand forks county, north dakota. The proposed program will directly support an estimated 200 youth annually in grand forks county exposed to violence and/or involved in juvenile delinquency by increasing access to advocacy, therapy, and safety services. These early interventions will provide youth who experience violence, as victims, or bystanders/witnesses, in the home, school, or community, and who may not have yet interacted with the justice system, with the resources they need to ensure immediate safety, access resources to recover, and connect youth and families to healing and stabilization services. In addition, the program will work through a community-wide partnership to strengthen efforts to reduce juvenile violence and delinquency through comprehensive intervention services for youth who enter the justice system or are at risk of entering the justice system.