Cities around the world are looking for ways to improve public safety.
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We all want to live in a safe community, where we can walk down the street, go to the park, and be an active part of the community without fear. Cure Violence Global has proven repeatedly that it is possible to create safer communities – even in places that have suffered from violence for a long time.
Real solutions exist, and we can demand that our leaders implement the approaches that will help communities the most. Today, thanks to a better understanding of the public health approach to reducing violence, cities are taking bold steps. Cities like Baltimore.
New Report Finds 23% Drop in Shootings
A new study from Daniel Webster at the Center for Gun Violence Solutions at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found that the Safe Streets program, a Cure Violence replication, was associated with reductions in both shootings and homicides. Dr. Webster remarked that this study is “compelling evidence” that the Cure Violence program works.
ABC News Live spent the day with the Cure Violence site in the South Jamaica community in New York City, operated by the King of Kings Foundation. The video offers an inside look at the work of interrupting violence and making communities safer. "In our community, it's normal to hear gunshots every night. It's normal to come out of your house on any given day and see yellow tape," said Lance Feurtado, Founder and Executive Director of King of Kings Foundation.
Watch this amazing short profile of a Cure Violence site that is really making a difference.
The Just Trust Safer Communities Accelerator
Cure Violence Global has joined seven other organizations working to change the narrative around criminal justice through The Just Trust's Safer Communities Accelerator program. The Just Trust provides funding, strategic guidance and support, and cohort-based programming to advance knowledge sharing within the Accelerator.
The Cure Violence Global Team Is on the Road!
This month, Cure Violence has traveled all over the United States and Latin America training partner sites in Atlanta, Louisville, Grand Rapids, Memphis, Winston-Salem, San Pedro Sula, Juarez, and elsewhere. To keep up with CVG, follow us on Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook.
Together, We Can Cure Violence!
Everyone is looking for a solution to the scourge of gun violence. We know that Cure Violence is part of that solution. There have been many independent studies of the Cure Violence approach. We know Cure Violence saves lives… and billions of dollars.
Cure Violence Global, in partnership with Rev. Russell Meyer, the Florida Council of Churches, and peace and faith organizations from across the nation, is holding a Peace Convening August 12-13, in Chicago, Illinois to establish a sustainable working vision for the generation of a peace culture. If you are interested in attending or being more involved, please fill out this form.
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