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Safe Passage program expands to morning and afternoon coverage; officials report fewer nearby incidents at pilot sites
Summary
The mayor’s Office of Children and Family Success described Safe Passage expansions in 2024–25. Community-based partners work morning and afternoon shifts at multiple school hubs; early data show decreases in reported violent incidents within a half-mile during safe-passage hours and reduced calls for service in some neighborhoods.
Doctor Brooks, executive director of the Mayor’s Office of Children and Family Success (MOCFS), updated the Public Safety Committee that Safe Passage — a community‑based program to protect students traveling to and from school — expanded service hours and locations during the 2024–25 school year and reports early reductions in nearby incidents at covered sites.
Origins and scope: Safe Passage began as a spring 2023 pilot focused on bus hubs and was expanded with city partners for the 2024–25 school year. Brooks said community-based organizations (CBOs) staff designated walking and bus‑hub locations, usually with four to six staff members per location wearing orange vests labeled “Safe Passage.” The program operates at multiple schools including Patterson, Northern Campus (Reginald F. Lewis), Digital Harbor, Carver,…
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