Connie Rice Institute For Urban Peace

UPI WILL IMPLEMENT THE LA PEACEMAKERS COALITION TO REDUCE VIOLENT CRIME FOR OVER 50,000 LOS ANGELES COUNTY RESIDENTS WHO ARE DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED BY GUN AND GANG VIOLENCE. UPI WILL BOLSTER COMMUNITY-BASED PUBLIC SAFETY EFFORTS AND EXPAND THE CAPACITY OF THE REGIONS VIOLENCE INTERVENTION AGENCIES. AS A RESULTS OF THESE EFFORTS, THE LA PEACEMAKERS COALITION WILL REDUCE VIOLENT CRIME AND SAVE THE LIVES OF UNDERSERVED LOS ANGELES RESIDENTS. UPI EXPECTS THIS INITIATIVE WILL REDUCE VIOLENT CRIME BY AT LEAST 10% IN FIVE LOS ANGELES NEIGHBORHOODS OVER A TWO-YEAR PERIODAND INCREASE THE CAPACITY OF FIVE LOS ANGELES VIOLENCE INTERVENTION COALITION (LAVIC) MEMBER AGENCIES BY AT LEAST 20%. UPI WILL BOLSTER THE CAPACITY OF 18 VIOLENCE INTERVENTION AGENCIES THROUGH SUBRECIPIENT AWARDS FROM A TO BE DETERMINED GRANT ADMINISTRATION CONTRACTOR. THESE AGENCIES WILL THEN BE ABLE TO HIRE AT LEAST 13 NEW COMMUNITY INTERVENTION WORKERS AND 18 COMMUNITY PEACE AMBASSADORS. UPI WILL THEN TRAIN AND SUPPORT THESE AGENCIES TO IMPLEMENT BEST PRACTICES TO CREATE COMMUNITY SAFETY. UPI WILL PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TRAININGS, INCLUDING AN 80-HOUR COMMUNITY VIOLENCE INTERVENTION COURSE, TO PREPARE THESE NEW PEACEMAKERS TO EFFECTIVELY INTERRUPT THE TRANSMISSION OF VIOLENCE. FOLLOWING UPIS TRAININGS, THESE PROFESSIONALLY TRAINED PEACEMAKERS WILL PROVIDE ENHANCED VIOLENCE INTERVENTION SERVICES IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED BY VIOLENCE IN LOS ANGELES FOR A TWO YEAR PERIOD. THESE SERVICES WILL INCLUDE WORKING ON-THE-GROUND TO REDUCE VIOLENT CRIME AND HOMICIDES BY RESPONDING 24/7 TO SHOOTINGS, PREVENTING VIOLENT RETALIATIONS, CONDUCTING RUMOR CONTROL, AS WELL AS PROVIDING YOUTH MENTORING PROGRAMS AND COMMUNITY EVENTS. TO EFFECTIVELY IMPLEMENT THE LA PEACEMAKERS COALITION INITIATION, UPI WILL INITIATE SEVERAL PROCUREMENT CONTRACTS WITH TO BE DETERMINED CONSULTANTS INCLUDING: 1) THREE TO BE DETERMINED ASSESSMENT CONSULTANTS WHO WILL ASSESS INTERVENTION AGENCY CAPACITIES; 2) GRANT ADMINISTRATION CONSULTANT WHO WILL ADMINISTER SUBRECIPIENT AWARDS TO VIOLENCE INTERVENTION AGENCIES; 3) PROGRAM EVALUATION CONSULTANT WHO WILL PERFORM A PROGRAM EVALUATION SERVICES TO DETERMINE THE EFFICACY OF THE INITIATIVE; 4) TRAINING INSTRUCTOR WHO WILL PROVIDE TRAINING SERVICES THROUGH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE 80-HOUR COMMUNITY VIOLENCE INTERVENTION COURSE FOR NEW HIRES OF THE SUBRECIPIENT VIOLENCE INTERVENTION AGENCIES; 5) DATA MAPPING AND ANALYSIS CONSULTANT WHO WILL PERFORM VIOLENT CRIME DATA HOTPOT ANALYSIS TO EFFECTIVELY TARGET VIOLENCE INTERVENTION SERVICES; 6) WELLNESS AND COMMUNITY BUILDING CONTRACTOR WHO WILL IMPLEMENT TWO ANNUAL WELLNESS EVENTS FOR VIOLENCE INTERVENTION AGENCIES; AND 7) AUDITOR WHO WILL PERFORM A SINGLE PROGRAM AUDIT AS REQUIRED FOR FISCAL COMPLIANCE.

THE URBAN PEACE INSTITUTE (UPI) WILL IMPLEMENT THE COMPTON AND HARBOR PEACEMAKERS: REDUCING COMMUNITY VIOLENCE PROGRAM. UPI WILL LEVERAGE THE SUCCESS OF ITS CURRENT COMMUNITY VIOLENCE INTERVENTION AND PREVENTION (CVIPI) GRANT TO EXPAND THE FOOTPRINT OF THEIR EFFORTS TO REDUCE VIOLENT CRIME AND SAVE THE LIVES OF LOS ANGELES COUNTYS RESIDENTS BY EXPANDING TO THE COMPTON AND HARBOR CITY RESIDENTS WHO ARE DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED BY VIOLENCE. UPI WILL CONVENE A CVIPI TEAMCOMPRISED OF DIVERSE COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS TO ASSESS THE DRIVERS OF VIOLENCE AND DEVELOP COMMUNITY-BASED VIOLENCE INTERVENTION STRATEGIES. UPI WILL ENGAGE A RESEARCH PARTNER, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS, TO CONDUCT A COMMUNITY VIOLENCE ASSESSMENT TO EVALUATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF VIOLENCE REDUCTION STRATEGIES.

THE CONNIE RICE INSTITUTE FOR URBAN PEACE, DOING BUSINESS AS THE URBAN PEACE INSTITUTE (UPI), WILL IMPLEMENT THE SOUTH PARK PEACEMAKERS: REDUCING COMMUNITY VIOLENCE INITIATIVE. UPI’S COMMUNITY-BASED GUN VIOLENCE INTERVENTION INITIATIVE WILL REDUCE VIOLENT CRIME AND SAVE THE LIVES OF LOS ANGELES’ SOUTH PARK NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTS WHO ARE DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED BY GUN AND GANG VIOLENCE. UPI WILL CONVENE A CVIPI WORKING GROUP/PLANNING TEAM COMPRISED OF DIVERSE STAKEHOLDERS TO ASSESS THE DRIVERS OF VIOLENCE AND DEVELOP COMMUNITY-BASED VIOLENCE INTERVENTION AND PREVENTION STRATEGIES. UPI WILL ENGAGE A SUBRECIPIENT RESEARCH PARTNER, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS VIOLENCE PREVENTION RESEARCH PROGRAM, TO CONDUCT A COMMUNITY VIOLENCE ASSESSMENT TO DETERMINE WHERE AND WHY VIOLENCE IS OCCURRING IN THIS UNDERSERVED NEIGHBORHOOD. UPI WILL THEN IMPLEMENT THE STRATEGIES IDENTIFIED IN THE PLANNING TEAM’S VIOLENCE REDUCTION STRATEGIC PLAN, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON COORDINATING A COMMUNITY-BASED PEACEMAKER DRIVEN RESPONSE TO REDUCE GUN AND GANG VIOLENCE IN THE COMMUNITY. DURING THE IMPLEMENTATION PHASE, UPI WILL TRAIN AND SUPPORT SEVEN NEW PEACEMAKERS EMPLOYED BY SUBRECIPIENT RESILIENT, A LOCAL VIOLENCE INTERVENTION PARTNER. THESE PEACEMAKERS WILL WORK ON-THE-GROUND TO REDUCE VIOLENT CRIME AND HOMICIDES BY RESPONDING TO SHOOTINGS, PREVENTING VIOLENT RETALIATIONS AND CONDUCTING RUMOR CONTROL. UPI WILL ALSO CONVENE A RAPID RESPONSE TEAM TO IDENTIFY CRIME HOTSPOTS AND EFFECTIVELY DEPLOY RESILIENT’S VIOLENCE INTERVENTION WORKERS BASED ON TIMELY VIOLENT CRIME DATA PROVIDED BY THE LOS ANGELES POLICE DEPARTMENT AND ANALYZED BY SUBRECIPIENT PEOPLE’S HEALTH SOLUTIONS. UPI WILL ALSO STRENGTHEN MULTIDISCIPLINARY PARTNERSHIPS AMONG RESIDENTS, VIOLENCE INTERVENTION WORKERS, AND LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS BY EXPANDING THE ORGANIZATION’S LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE AND CREATING A NEW SOUTH PARK SCHOOL SAFETY COLLABORATIVE. UC DAVIS WILL IDENTIFY PROGRAM METRICS AND CONDUCT OUTCOME ASSESSMENTS TO ASSESS THE EFFICACY OF THIS INITIATIVE TO REDUCE GUN AND GANG VIOLENCE. UPI EXPECTS TO ACHIEVE THE FOLLOWING OBJECTIVES OVER THE THREE-YEAR GRANT PERIOD: 1) VIOLENT CRIME IN SOUTH PARK WILL BE REDUCED BY AT LEAST 10%; 2) HOMICIDES WILL BE REDUCED BY AT LEAST 5%; AND 3) RESIDENTS’ ENGAGEMENT AND COLLABORATION WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT AND VIOLENCE INTERVENTION AGENCIES WILL INCREASE BY 20% OVER THE THREE-YEAR GRANT PERIOD. UPI SEEKS PRIORITY CONSIDERATION FOR OJP PRIORITY AREA 1(A) PROMOTING RACIAL EQUITY DETAILED ON PAGE 10-11 OF THE PROPOSAL NARRATIVE; PRIORITY AREA 2 AS A COMMUNITY WITH HIGH LEVELS OF HOMICIDES ADDRESSED ON PAGE 2; AND PRIORITY AREA 3 DEMONSTRATING PARTNERSHIPS WITH A MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM DETAILED ON PAGE 6-7 AND THE CVIPI TEAM ATTACHMENT.

THE CONNIE RICE INSTITUTE FOR URBAN PEACE, KNOWN AS THE URBAN PEACE INSTITUTE (UPI), WILL IMPLEMENT THE SOUTH LOS ANGELES PEACEMAKERS: CREATING SAFETY AND REDUCING VIOLENCE INITIATIVE WITH $1,000,000 REQUESTED TO SUPPORT BCJI ACTIVITIES IN LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA. UPI SEEKS TO REDUCE VIOLENCE FOR APPROXIMATELY 51,000 RESIDENTS RESIDING IN THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES’ WATTS NEIGHBORHOOD, CONTAINING ZIP CODES 90002 AND 90059, AND BORDERING IMPERIAL HIGHWAY, ALAMEDA STREET, AND CENTRAL AVENUE. THE TARGET NEIGHBORHOOD IS NOT DESIGNATED AS AN OPPORTUNITY ZONE, CHOICE OR PROMISE NEIGHBORHOOD AND DOES NOT RECEIVE ANY FEDERAL INVESTMENTS THAT OCCUR, SERVE OR OVERLAP. THE LOS ANGELES POLICE DEPARTMENT (LAPD) WILL PROVIDE TIMELY AND ONGOING VIOLENT CRIME DATA NECESSARY TO IDENTIFY CONCENTRATED VIOLENCE HOTSPOTS WITHIN WATTS. UPI WILL THEN CONVENE A CROSS-SECTOR RAPID RESPONSE TEAM TO ANALYZE THIS DATA AND PLAN THE STRATEGIC DEPLOYMENT OF COMMUNITY VIOLENCE INTERVENTION WORKERS TO LOWER VIOLENT CRIME. THE GOALS OF THIS INITIATIVE INCLUDE: 1) VIOLENT CRIME IN WATTS WILL BE REDUCED BY AT LEAST 10%; 2) RESIDENTS’ CAPACITY, ENGAGEMENT, AND COLLABORATION WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT AND COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY SAFETY STRATEGIES WILL INCREASE BY 20%; AND 3) TRUST BETWEEN COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND THE LAW ENFORCEMENT WILL INCREASE BY 15%. TO REDUCE VIOLENT CRIME, UPI WILL TRAIN AND COORDINATE SIX NEW COMMUNITY-BASED AND HOSPITAL-BASED VIOLENCE INTERVENTION WORKERS WHO WILL BE MANAGED BY THE ORGANIZATION’S LONG-TIME COMMUNITY VIOLENCE INTERVENTION PARTNERS, CHAPTER T.W.O. AND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CROSSROADS. THESE NEW VIOLENCE INTERRUPTERS AND STREET OUTREACH WORKERS WILL PREVENT CRIMES AND PROVIDE WRAP-AROUND SERVICES TO EFFECTIVELY INTERRUPT THE TRANSMISSION OF VIOLENCE IN WATTS.   UPI WILL INCREASE RESIDENTS’ CAPACITY AND COLLABORATION WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT BY 20%, AND TRUST BETWEEN COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT BY 15%, BY LEVERAGING ITS ONGOING LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE AND WATTS REGIONAL SCHOOL SAFETY COLLABORATIVE. UPI WILL INCREASE THE NUMBER OF RESIDENTS PARTICIPATING IN THE LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE AND WATTS REGIONAL SCHOOL SAFETY COLLABORATIVE BY 33%, EXPANDING FROM 60 TO 80 ANNUAL PARTICIPANTS, HOST AT LEAST TWO ANNUAL EVENTS TO SUPPORT CROSS-SECTOR TRUST, AND SUPPORT RESIDENT PARTICIPATION IN THE LAPD’S COMMUNITY SAFETY ACTION COMMITTEE MEETINGS. UPI WILL SEEK TO LOWER VIOLENT CRIME THROUGH THE SOUTH LOS ANGELES PEACEMAKERS INITIATIVE. A FULL-TIME BJCI PROJECT COORDINATION WILL BE HIRED UPON GRANT AWARD AND MANAGED BY UPI.  FOUR LEADING FOUNDATIONS, BALLMER GROUP, WEINGART FOUNDATION, CALIFORNIA WELLNESS FOUNDATION, AND THE RALPH M. PARSONS FOUNDATION, WILL SUPPORT THE SOUTH LOS ANGELES PEACEMAKERS INITIATIVE WITH $300,000 IN FUNDING.

THE URBAN PEACE INSTITUTE’S MISSION IS TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT POLICY AND SYSTEMS SOLUTIONS TO REDUCE VIOLENCE, ACHIEVE SAFETY AND IMPROVE COMMUNITY HEALTH. WITH A MISSION TO REDUCE VIOLENCE, THE CONNIE RICE INSTITUTE FOR URBAN PEACE, KNOWN AS THE URBAN PEACE INSTITUTE (UPI), WORKS ON THE GROUND IN LOS ANGELES COMMUNITIES TO CREATE SAFE, HEALTHY, AND THRIVING NEIGHBORHOODS. UPI IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION, CHAPTER T.W.O, OUR ORGANIZATIONS ARE DEDICATED TO THE SAFETY OF OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS. AS BOTH ORGANIZATIONS' PROGRAMMING HAS EXPANDED, WE’VE EACH ADAPTED TO ACCOMMODATE THE NEEDS OF THE UNIQUE NEIGHBORHOODS WE SERVE. IN SOUTH LOS ANGELES, UPI AND CHAPTER T.W.O PROVIDE EXTENSIVE PROGRAMMING SUCH AS LEADERSHIP TRAINING AND SAFETY AND VIOLENCE REDUCTION INITIATIVES. THESE PROGRAMS HAVE THE OVERARCHING GOAL TO CREATE SAFE NEIGHBORHOODS AND UPLIFT AND SUPPORT INTERVENTION WORKERS, COMMUNITY LEADERS, AND OTHER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS.