Dayton leaders approve next steps for Cure Violence Global pilot, set application timeline

Dayton city leaders on Tuesday authorized staff to post a request for applications and move forward with pre-implementation work for a Cure Violence Global (CVG)–aligned community violence intervention pilot, a multi‑partner effort organizers said is intended to reduce shootings and violent incidents in target neighborhoods.

The vote to approve the city manager’s recommendations followed more than an hour of presentations and questions from commissioners on the proposed model, which pairs local partners with CVG for training, technical assistance and a one‑year start‑up agreement. Sarah Hockenbrack, who leads the local peace campaign team, said the city and local partners have run facilitated sessions since November 2024 and will rely on local organizations and residents to run the program.

Why it matters: CVG’s model treats violence as a public‑health problem and relies on trained community outreach workers and violence interrupters to mediate conflicts, connect participants to services and document intervention activity. Supporters said the pilot could produce behavior change over time but cautioned it will take months to train…