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Santa Fe outlines youth violence interruption pilot, directs ARPA and state funds to community partners
Summary
City presenters described a multi-agency, restorative-justice–centered pilot aimed at preventing youth gun and gang violence. City and county leaders said about $923,000 in ARPA funds plus state grants will support a two-year pilot with wraparound services and school-based prevention.
Santa Fe officials on Feb. 5 described a new youth community violence interruption pilot that city staff, Santa Fe County and the police department say is intended to prevent youth gun and gang violence by centering restorative justice, wraparound case management and community-led referral pathways.
The pilot is funded by a mix of federal ARPA dollars, state and local grants and county allocations. Julie Sanchez, director of Youth and Family Services for the City of Santa Fe, told the committee the city awarded roughly $923,000 in ARPA funds in two rounds to local providers and plans to sustain core work for at least two years. Sanchez said the awards supported prevention and education programs in schools in the first round and diversion and interruption services in the second round.
The project’s goals and values, consultant Dr. Elizabeth Silva said, were formed by community stakeholders and emphasize centering youth and families most affected by violence, avoiding service duplication, operating from restorative-justice principles, and addressing systemic drivers such as poverty and racial inequity. Silva described a multidisciplinary…
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