WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced that it has awarded the New York City Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice (NYC-MOCJ) over $20.5 million in federal commitments to support its efforts to reduce gun violence among youth. The awards are part of Treasury’s Social Impact Partnerships to Pay for Results Act (SIPPRA) program and include a project grant of $17,595,000 with an additional $2,639,250 grant to pay for the cost of an independent evaluation of the program’s effectiveness.
“Gun violence is a horrific problem in this country, and it’s never more tragic than when young people are involved,” Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen said. “Obviously, addressing this issue will require many different solutions, but one that Treasury is proud to support involves community efforts to intervene with at-risk youth. The Biden-Harris Administration is committed to working with communities to ensure that they – and the young people who live there – are safe.”
“New York City has demonstrated time and again that the most effective solutions to gun violence come from the grassroots,” said Mayor Bill de Blasio. “Investments by this administration in community-based violence prevention programs have increased public safety, stemmed violence, and saved lives. I’m grateful to the Treasury Department and the Biden-Harris administration for their recognition—this grant will allow us to further invest in these proven programs and build a safer city for all.”
“The City of New York is focused on solving public safety challenges through innovative, evidence-driven solutions that bring together community and police. Under the de Blasio administration, New York has invested deeply in cost-effective community-based solutions to break the cycles of violence now and in the future,” said MOCJ Dir Marcos Gonzalez Soler. “We have seen the successful fruits of these efforts grow, and we’re very thankful for the support being shown by our Federal partners at Treasury and throughout the Biden-Harris administration for these investments to continue.”
New York City’s intervention will target individuals who are between the ages of 16 and 24 years old at the time of the intervention start date and have a high risk for involvement in violence, particularly gun violence. The intervention will use the “Cure Violence” model, a neighborhood-based public health approach to gun violence reduction that seeks to change individual and community attitudes and norms about gun violence. The model seeks to identify individuals most at risk of spreading gun violence, and it intervenes to change their behavior and attitudes. The program relies on community-based “outreach workers” and “violence interrupters” who have personal relationships, social networks, and knowledge of the neighborhoods to dissuade specific individuals and local residents from engaging in violence.
Hahahaha stupid liberals
Agreed
Rolling up and smoking that 20 million would be is better use for it!!
This ought to be good. Who’s going to oversee the spending of this money?
DeBlasio has probably already stolen the money just like everything else he got his hands on. The Gun problem in New York was caused by liberal policy getting rid of police.,
Better yet why not provide the youth of tomorrow a totally absorbing way to focus their energies everyday. Day in, day out consuming young men and boys with a fantastical way of expressing themselves. Bombarded with imagery of other human beings used as target practice. Impressing on young developing minds that are clearly overwhelmed in todays world. Shoot them up video games are sending the wrong message. Outside the scope of this obvious cause of youthful gun crimes is the gun itself. There everywhere and are seen in a broader sense as the ‘last stand’ of defense against other people. Pistols are designed in a fashion to shoot other people. Why? Spend that 2.6 million on a independent study for what? The treasury department needs to be looking into why the price of bacon will $13 a pound in California in as many weeks. The biggest pork market in the US! Circus clowns in action. Slapstick hijinks in the nations halls of power. Politicians are failing everyone.
Harpo-You are stupid! Do you really think guns shoot people all by themselves? I have a pistol that I have owned since 1998 and it has never fired a round at anything. We have it for personal protection in time of need. I have a right to protect my family from brain dead people just like you.