Longtime supporters of Dianne know she’s spoken regularly about creating a Community First Responders Department as part of her plan to defund the NYPD by $3 billion. The CFRD would respond to New Yorkers in crisis with care, including on calls related to New Yorkers experiencing homelessness; mental health crises and intervention; and substance use.

Today we’re excited to let you know that we’re releasing more details about how the Community First Responders Department would work, including who would respond to 911 calls and how we’re going to pay for it.

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Earlier today, Dianne teamed up with our Fund the People Organizer, Emerald Snipes, who is also the daughter of the late Eric Garner, to announce the plan at the Barclays Center, which has become one of the central hubs of protest in the movement for Black lives.

We know that Black and Brown communities are disproportionately targeted by the NYPD and criminalized by the city. We also know that safe communities are not made through policing or incarceration, and the CFRD is a step toward building a city where New Yorkers feel safe, supported and heard.

Read about the plan here. >>

We can live in a NYC that responds to crisis with dignity, and emergency with care — and the first step is getting Dianne to City Hall. Will you donate $21 today to help us make this vision a reality?