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Hospital Council of Northwest Ohio CVIP Grant Contract
Mayor's Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement
Malcolm Cunningham
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Authorizing the Mayor to enter into a contract with the Hospital Council of Northwest Ohio to serve as the coordinator of the Violence Reduction Council; authorizing the expenditure of an amount not to exceed $66,355 from the Operation Grants Fund; waiving the competitive bidding provisions of TMC Ch.187; and declaring an emergency.
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SUMMARY & BACKGROUND:
The Mayor's Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement (MONSE) applied for and received a grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance's Community-Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative Site-Based program. The goal of this project is to prevent and reduce violent crime in Toledo, Ohio by developing an integrated, community-driven, evidence-informed ecosystem of Community-based Violence Intervention and Prevention (CVIP) practice. Building on existing needs assessments, this project will conduct an in-depth asset and capacity analysis of Toledo's CVIP landscape to identify and map gaps between high-risk populations and current CVIP CBO capacity and determine appropriate evidence-based models to address the identified gap.
The findings of this assessment will be synthesized with an analysis of spatial, temporal, demographic, and group-based patterns of gun violence led by a Violence Reduction Council (VRC). VRCs take an interdisciplinary, data-driven, and public health-focused approach to violence prevention and intervention. They are proven to prevent violence, enact sustainable improvements to reduce violence in cities, and rebuild trust among local governments, law enforcement, and community members. Together, the enhanced needs assessment and the VRC's review will inform the enhancement of the existing Peace In Motion Violence Reduction Strategic Plan (VRSP).
Since October 2024, under funding from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of ...
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