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Enhancing School Capacity to Address Youth Violence - 1,000,000 OJJDP Grant
Mayors Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement
Malcolm Cunningham (x1504), Joshua Davies, and Laura Shaffer
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Authorizing the Mayor to enter into an agreement with the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) and to accept and deposit a grant in the amount of $1,000,000 to enhance school safety, school climate, and family support at schools disproportionately impacted by gun violence; authorizing the appropriation and expenditure of funds from the Operation Grants Fund for the program; authorizing the Mayor to enter into contracts for said program; waiving the competitive bidding requirements; 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 Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) to bolster violence prevention and response efforts at schools within Toledo's neighborhoods and networks disproportionately impacted by gun violence. These efforts will initially focus on Waite, Scott, and Woodward high schools and their feeder schools. The three-year grant will fund one full time project coordinator, expand Save Our Community's case management services with two additional staff; provide sub-awards to Good Grief of Northwest Ohio and Sisters 4 Unity to bolster healing and grief support groups for youth and families impacted by gun violence; train more than 50 school personnel in Youth Mental Health First Aid; and establish a working group centered on youth and families directly impacted by gun violence.
The funding aligns with recommendations in the Peace in Motion comprehensive plan, including bolstering community and system-level coordinated responses to violence, enhancing youth peer support, integrating services and supports for youth impacted by violence, and sustainability for the Save Our Community progr...
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