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Oakland Ceasefire

Award Information

Awardee
Award #
2010-PB-FX-K011
Location
Awardee County
Alameda
Congressional District
Status
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2010
Total funding (to date)
$2,897,757

Description of original award (Fiscal Year 2010, $2,216,582)

Oakland Ceasefire will: (1) conduct expanded street outreach; (2) increase the coordination, enforcement and service provision among the systems juvenile justice, school, police, social services that touch high risk youth; (3) call-in violent offenders to offer services to turn their lives around and communicate severe sanctions for not doing so; (4) respond quickly and compassionately to shootings/killings in order to prevent retaliations, and (5) initiate public education campaign and expand clergy/community engagement and training efforts. By building on best practices, Oakland Ceasefire will reduce youth shootings and homicides by 20 percent and juvenile recidivism by 25 percent in target areas by connecting with 9,000 high-risk young people, of whom the 1,250 will receive intensive services, and training 350 community and faith leaders.

CA / NCF

Date Created: August 23, 2010