"These are business investments in the long-term health of our workforce, our local economy and our communities. When they can access the capital they need, they can be a powerful counterweight to years of disinvestment.”
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For three days in February, community violence intervention practitioners, leaders at the highest levels of the Department of Justice, funders, researchers and intermediaries like LISC met in St. Louis to celebrate and advance community-based safety work. LISC’s vice president for Safety & Justice, Mona Mangat, describes how revelatory it felt to be there and see …