TO: Mayor and Members of City Council
THRU: Douglas J. Hewett, City Manager
FROM: Gina V. Hawkins, Chief of Police
Brook Redding, Special Projects Manager
DATE: June 27, 2022
RE:
Title
Violent Crime Advocate Program - ARPA Funding
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COUNCIL DISTRICT(S):
Council District(s)
All
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Relationship To Strategic Plan:
Goal I: Safe and Secure Community
Goal III: City investment in today and tomorrow
Goal IV: Desirable Place to Live, Work, and Recreate
Goal VI: Collaborative Citizen and Business Engagement
Executive Summary:
Council is asked to allocate $375,400 of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to the Violent Crime Advocate Program. The Violent Crime Advocate Program is a community-based public safety initiative that has shown results in decreasing violent crime in many cities across the nation. Council previously funded the program in FY22. The Fayetteville Police department is pursuing federal grants to expand and sustain the program. The ARPA project provides a unique opportunity to support community-based public safety initiatives under its final rule.
Background:
Violent Crime Advocate Program
In order to build the community's capacity to create complementary strategies with law enforcement, partners from multiple sectors working directly with communities to decrease inequities and increase resiliency and wellbeing are required. The Violent Crime Advocate program will develop action plans to strategize on education and training related to conflict resolution, mediation training, and de-escalation strategies to resolve conflicts. The program works to build and establish relationships with stakeholders of the community to address the inequities of the community and increase resiliency. The Violent Crime Advocate program will leverage actual members of the community with experience and credibility to disrupt the cycle of violence in Fayetteville communities.
The program will conduct outreach meetings within the local Fayettevil...
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