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Friend,
Our hard work is paying off.
After a hard-fought push and months of negotiations, President Biden signed the $1.5 trillion omnibus spending package into law, which approves over $180 million in federal funding for community-focused violence intervention strategies to serve communities suffering from high concentrations of violence.
Strong communities reduce violence, not just policing. This historic funding provides resources to strengthen communities and invest in life-saving community-led and public health focused violence intervention strategies by providing:
*
$50
million
for
a
new
Community
Violence
Intervention
and
Prevention
Initiative
*
$52
million
to
address
the
rise
of
adverse
childhood
experiences
due
to
the
pandemic
and
community
violence
through
the
Administration
for
Children
and
Families
*
$12.5
million
to
help
communities
address
the
impacts
and
root
causes
of
community
violence
through
Project
Aware,
Mental
Health
Program
*
$7
million
to
increase
youth
access
to
trauma
support
and
mental
health
services
in
partnership
with
community
organizations
through
Project
Aware,
Mental
Health
Program
*
More
than
$60
million
for
community
violence
intervention
programs
through
approved
Congressional
earmarks
for
community
funding
projects
This is a historic stride towards ending violence in our communities, but with violence rising across the country, we know that is a small investment to address the leading cause of death in our community.
Will you donate to help us continue this fight?
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Our efforts are working, but we couldn’t have made it this far without you. Thank you for your commitment to end gun violence.
Greg Jackson
Executive Director
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Community Justice Action Fund
1875 K St NW
Washington, DC 20006
United States
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