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Dear friend–
Our hard work is paying off! After months of engagement with leaders about the urgency for resources to address gun violence, President Biden released his FY23 budget proposal [[link removed]] , w hich is the first step in the process of funding the federal government. The budget proposal includes $500 million dollars to fund Community Violence Intervention (CVI) Initiatives! This is a $300 million increase from the White House’s FY22 budget amount for CVI initiatives and 10x what was enacted in FY22. The $500 million for CVI will be split evenly between DOJ [[link removed]] & CDC [[link removed]] .
Here’s a quick snapshot of the life saving resources proposed in the 2023 budget:
*
$500
million
to
fund
a
Community
Violence
Intervention
and
Prevention
Initiative
*
$1
billion
for
programs
funded
through
the
Office
on
Violence
Against
Women
*
$129
million
for
school
safety,
including
Project
Prevent,
the
U.S.
Department
of
Education’s
primary
school-based
community
violence
intervention
program
*
$75
million
to
create
a
new
National
Youth
Employment
Program
*
$60
million
for
federally
funded
research
on
gun
violence
*
$56.3
million
for
behavioral
health
services
for
those
returning
from
incarceration
*
$50
million
for
the
Victim
Advocate
program,
to
support
victims
of
gun
violence
*
$1.7
billion
for
Alcohol,
Tobacco
and
Firearms
(ATF)
Agency
to
enforce
gun
laws
To view more on Biden’s proposed budget, click here [[link removed]] .
This proposed budget underscores the importance of community, health, and education solutions to end gun violence, but it will take a lot to get this all passed through Congress.
That’s why we plan to grow our legislative affairs team at Community Justice to push for these life saving funds. Will you consider donating $50.00 to support advancing this effort?
Support Community Justice [[link removed]]
We have come so far because of your donations, volunteering, and support. Let’s work together to keep the momentum going in a time where our communities need it the most.
Greg Jackson
Executive Director
Community Justice

Community Justice Action Fund
1875 K St NW
Washington, DC 20006
United States
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