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Council accepts $84,458 grant to pair police with Roca for crisis intervention program
Summary
The council voted 10–1 to accept an $84,458.79 Burns State Crisis Intervention grant, authorizing police to partner with Roca on mentoring and workforce supports for 14 young adults; the program includes weekly officer involvement and drew debate over whether regular patrol staffing would be affected.
The Holyoke City Council voted March 18 to accept an $84,458.79 grant for a police-led crisis intervention program administered in partnership with Roca, a regional workforce and re-entry nonprofit.
The grant will fund services for approximately 14 participants and, by council description, includes a police officer assigned one day per week to meet with Roca participants to mentor and oversee program activities (driving school, job applications and related supports). The police department presented the grant…
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