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OIC-led coalition wins $1.6 million DOJ grant for Springfield gun violence reduction program
Summary
Caleb Perkins of OIC told the Springfield City Commission the community-based initiative secured $1.6 million from the Department of Justice to fund research, planning and initial services focused on youth and neighborhood hotspots, and called for community partners to help implement the plan.
Caleb Perkins, gun violence prevention coordinator for the Community-Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative (CVIPI) at the OIC of Clark County, told the Springfield City Commission the initiative secured $1,600,000 in federal funds from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Assistance to support research, planning and early implementation of community-led gun-violence reduction work.
Perkins said the initiative grew from a voluntary coalition of local stakeholders that includes Clark County Juvenile Court, the OIC of Clark County, the City of Springfield, Springfield Police Division, the Springfield Foundation, Springfield City Schools, the Mental Health and Recovery Board, and the…
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