Public Safety Programs

Public Safety Programs

Community Alliance for a Safer Summer (formerly The 78th Street Drug and Gang Initiative):
Originating in the 78th Street area in Auburn Gresham and now spanning a much broader area, this program works to reduce violence, drug, and gang activity by engaging residents in activities with youth who are at a higher risk of becoming involved in drugs, and other gang related activities.

Cease Fire:
The Auburn Gresham/Englewood program is part of a larger strategic public health initiative (Chicago Project for Violence Prevention-University of Illinois) that utilizes organizing, leadership development, advocacy, direct action, and services to reduce and eventually eliminate shootings in the community.

Community Support and Advisory Council:
As the lead-agency for the community component of the Sheridan Model Therapeutic Prison, TARGET Area developed a Community Support and Advisory Council (CSAC) in order to engage residents in relationships with reentering prisoners and their families in an effort to define barriers to reentry and to inform policy campaigns aimed at this population.

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