FY 23 Office of Justice Programs Community Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative
Lead Applicant:
City of Birmingham, Alabama (City)
Including: City Police Department, Division of Social Justice and Racial Equity, Parks and Recreation Department
Program Partners:
Jefferson County Family Resource Center (Center)
Housing Authority of Birmingham District (HABD)
Goals and Outcomes
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Expand services and resources for RESTORE pilot participants, ages 16 to 19
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Did a comprehensive multidisciplinary network of at least 25 partners leveraged by streamlining a coordinated approach assist participants and families as they work their case management plans?
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Did Ninety percent (90%) of RESTORE participants and their families complete individualized case management plans? Did sustained involvement with the family increase the family’s quality of life? Did it also reduce the chance of recidivism by the participants?
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Did all RESTORE participants and their family complete the assessment which informs their care management plan?
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Did the case management plan ensure little or no gaps in education while the juvenile is incarcerated and upon their return home?
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Did free transportation to and from their educational or training program eliminate transportation barriers for ninety percent (90%) of participants?
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Did free products and services defray participant costs? Did they incentivize participants to complete their plan? Did they encourage vocational and technical training for 90 percent (90%) of participants?
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Did gang violence decrease when community residents and Credible Messengers convince gangs to stand down for a specific period of time?
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Engage in community-informed planning to design and launch RESTORE prevention, intervention and reentry services to youth ages 11 to 15
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How many community-based organizations participated in the development of the surveys
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and questionnaires during the planning process?
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How many individuals attended each event sponsored or hosted by the Birmingham Police
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Department and/or HABD? How many youth ages 11 to 19? How many heads-of-households?
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What percentage of attendees completed surveys? Ages 11 to 19? Heads-of-households?
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How did the events impact the perception of law enforcement in the targeted zip codes?
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How many prospective RESTORE participants for ages 11 to 15 were identified?
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Enhance the City’s current public safety agenda to include an actionable strategic plan for youth crime reduction, equitable justice policies, and evidence-based programming
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With how many community-based organizations and community members did the City, in partnership with the Justice and Governance Partnership, build and maintain close relationships? In what ways were they engaged? How was their feedback incorporated?
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How many collaboration meetings did the City hold, in person or virtually, with the CVIPI team, including credible messengers, to examine the implementation of each strategy by examining their performance measures and movement toward goals, as well as to discuss overcoming barriers to success and planning future activities?
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How were needs assessments developed? Did they provide the City with a detailed understanding of the nature, patterns, and root causes of community violence? How were previously conducted needs assessments and community feedback used as a foundation for this work?
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Did the City develop and implement a data-driven Violence Reduction Strategic Plan for addressing community violence, informed by the findings of the needs assessment and existing strategic plans?
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Did the City work with state and local government entities and grant-making organizations to identify and develop plans to sustain the CVIPI program for the long term?
A quantitative analysis of community engagement will demonstrate the level of community feedback incorporated into the final plan:
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How many community-based organizations were invited to participate in the planning process?
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How many community-based organizations participated in the planning process?
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How many youth were engaged in the planning process? How many youth were directly engaged at the following locations: RESTORE program, Jefferson County Youth Detention Center? Birmingham Public Library?