Community groups press for clear funding and implementation for violence-intervention programs
Advocates and community violence-intervention groups asked the council for explicit, transparent funding for community violence intervention (CVI), requested dollar amounts for recent resolutions, and warned federal drawdowns make local funding essential.
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Several speakers representing Circle of Safety, Hope Hustlers, Gangsters to Growers and other community-violence-intervention organizations urged the council to put explicit dollar amounts behind recent CVI resolutions and to ensure funds reach local groups. Greg Laughlin asked that the council add a dollar figure to its resolution so the community could see "the dollar amount that you can afford and to be transparent about it," while Heather Hallett pressed for clarity on metrics and allocations.
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