1) to advance equity for justice-involved young adults by providing training, mentorship, leadership development, paid work, and educational opportunities that will start them on paths to living…

1) to advance equity for justice-involved young adults by providing training, mentorship, leadership development, paid work, and educational opportunities that will start them on paths to living wage jobs in local high-demand industries; 2) to implement evidence-based strategies for reducing community violence. Activities performed central to the delivery of employment, education, and violence prevention services for justice involved or at risk 18-24-year-olds are community health worker - violence prevention professionals (CHW-VPP), peer leaders with lived experience trained through the community healing through activism and strategic mobilization (chasm) program and the facilitating career development credential (fcdc) program. Deliverables 1) section IV.b.3.b outcomes: 2ND q - 70% education and employment rate; 2ND q - median earnings at least $5,750; 4TH q - 60% education and employment rate; 60% credential attainment; 70% measurable skills gain; less than 5% arrests for violent crimes while enrolled; less than 10% recidivism while enrolled 2) other expected outcomes: knowledge of structural and social determinants of health and ways to address them, advocacy skills, leadership, civic participation intended beneficiary justice system involved young adults aged 18-24 subrecipient activities 1) east tennessee development district - etdd will provide project implementation in knoxville, TN, and cocke county, TN. Etdd will work with the project director and project coordinator to implement all deliverables to the two tennessee service areas including but not limited to embedding CHW-vpps in 4 community organizations; working with employer partners to place participants in job training and employment; providing violence prevention resources to participants; and collecting data for DOL reporting. Etdd will hire five contractors to implement the grant activities, one project coordinator and four chwvpps. 2) my daddy taught me that - land of sky (LOS) will provide a subaward to my daddy taught me that, located in asheville, NC, to embed one community health worker who is trained as a violence prevention professional (CHW-VPP) to serve males throughout the region. The CHW-VPP will provide services to participants including, but not limited to social/emotional support, linkage to resources, and advocacy (including judicial advocacy). 3) ywca of asheville - LOS will provide a subaward to ywca of asheville, located in asheville, north carolina, to embed one CHW-VPP to serve females throughout the region. CHW-VPP activities same as above.