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Bloomberg American Health Initiative Grant to Establish a Violence Reduction Council
Mayor's Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement
Malcolm Cunningham (x1504)
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Authorizing the Mayor to accept grant funds from the Bloomberg American Health Initiative (BAHI) at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health to receive the Network of Practice Grant in the amount of $25,000; authorizing the appropriation and expenditure of said funds; and declaring an emergency.
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SUMMARY & BACKGROUND:
The City of Toledo Mayor's Office of Neighborhood Safety & Engagement (MONSE) mandate is to partner with a cross-sector of key stakeholders to address the root causes of gun violence in Toledo neighborhoods and networks through a public health approach. Toward these efforts, MONSE convenes these stakeholders under the Community Action Table (CAT). MONSE will convene a Violence Reduction Council (VRC) under CAT and partner with an appropriate, community-trusted partner to house data and recommendations. VRCs take an interdisciplinary, data-driven, and public health-focused approach to violence prevention and intervention. They're proven to prevent violence, enact sustainable improvements to reduce violence in cities, and rebuild trust among local governments, law enforcement, and community members.
The Toledo VRC review will initially focus on gun injuries and deaths among youth aged 10-24 years old. The VRC will incorporate social media conflict / "internet-banging," social network analysis to understand impacts within victim and perpetrator networks better, and built environment context - including blight and disrepair - into the community service provider reviews.
Grant funding will supplement partner efforts, material development to inform and educate key stakeholders, and support for trusted community and grassroots partners participating in the VRC.
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NOW THEREFORE Be it ordained by the Council of the City of Toledo:
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