We approach our work through four principle strategies. We help local communities create healthier and safer environments; carry out trauma-informed community violence intervention and prevention (CVIPI); offer alternatives to arrest, prosecution, and incarceration; and provide support for people re-entering communities after incarceration. We support these strategies across a variety of settings, both urban and rural, and in neighborhoods, housing developments, schools and commercial districts.
Together with a range of public and private partners, ranging from various departments within the U.S. Department of Justice to Everytown for Gun Safety, we carry out community-led safety initiatives across the U.S., implement alternatives to incarceration in the nation’s most populous county, and support school-based efforts to prevent youth violence and victimization.
We also work with municipalities and other local governments to help them design and carry out safety projects in neighborhoods, commercial corridors, and other areas.