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Portsmouth United outlines Safer Communities plan: $1.6 million to community partners, app and expansion of outreach staff
Summary
Portsmouth United staff told the task force they have allocated $1.6 million to community-based organizations from the Safer Communities grant, are developing a mobile app and website, plan to expand violence interruption staff, and will fund crisis stabilization support up to $3,500 per case.
Portsmouth United, the city-supported hub running Portsmouth’s Safer Communities work, presented program goals and early results to the Gun Violence Prevention Task Force on Feb. 20. Miss Matthews (Portsmouth United program lead) said the program has allocated $1,600,000 — more than half of the city’s Safer Communities award — to community-based organizations to provide mentorship, case management, credible-messenger services and after-school programs.
“We allocated $1,600,000 … those funds went to our community organizations that are already doing the work,” Miss Matthews said, describing the city’s decision to direct a majority of grant dollars to local partners.
Matthews said Portsmouth United is expanding street outreach and violence interruption work. She said the program currently…
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