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Alachua County and Children’s Trust back community‑led violence interventions, direct staff to craft plan and CTAC to fund start‑up
Summary
After presentations by city and national violence‑intervention groups, the County and Children’s Trust directed staff to develop a joint budget and governance plan for community‑based violence interruption and authorized CTAC staff to recommend up to $250,000 in one‑time funding to jump‑start local programs.
Alachua County commissioners and the Children’s Trust moved Tuesday to translate recent city and nonprofit presentations on violence prevention into an immediate local package of support, voting unanimously to ask staff to assemble a coordinated implementation and funding plan and to authorize CTAC staff to return with recommendations to direct up to $250,000 in one‑time funds to community‑based interruption programs.
The action followed a multi‑part presentation that included Britney Coleman, the City of Gainesville’s gun violence intervention program manager, who laid out the city’s “Impact GMV” framework — a public‑health approach that emphasizes trauma‑informed outreach, youth engagement and partnerships with existing neighborhood organizations. Coleman said the city and county each allocated $150,000 initially and are working on a joint alliance and budget to scale programs and sustain staffing.
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