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Office of Violence Prevention warns FY26 cuts will reduce community outreach, case management and services
Summary
The Office of Violence Prevention told the Board of Aldermen budget committee that a decline in supplemental grant funding and cuts to several line items in the FY26 budget will force reductions to food at community events, professional services and emergency client assistance that support reentry and youth diversion programs.
The Office of Violence Prevention told St. Louis’ Budget & Public Employees Committee on May 13 that the office’s FY26 approved budget is $8,735,229 but that the loss of prior grant funding has created a substantial shortfall that will reduce services in neighborhoods with the highest crime rates.
"The Office of Violence Prevention was created in August of 2022," Grants Manager Cynthia Davis said, outlining the office’s mission and the 11 target neighborhoods for the city’s community violence intervention (CVI) effort. She said the office manages 53 contracts with community-based organizations through two main programs: Supportive Reentry and Youth Diversion.
The cut list and why it matters: the office said professional services — the line that pays street outreach workers, hospital- and school-based programs, and mental-health partners — is down by about…
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