Rapid Response Grants – Alternatives to Law Enforcement Response for Public Safety

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Rapid Response Grants – Alternatives to Law Enforcement Response for Public Safety

AAA-ICDR Foundation Board awards $100,000 in Rapid Response Grants to organizations providing alternatives to law enforcement responses for public safety.

The AAA-ICDR Foundation Board awarded $50,000 Rapid Response Grants to 901 Bloc Squad in Memphis Tennessee and Metropolitan Family Services in Chicago Illinois.  The mission of 901 Bloc Squad is to decrease youth gun violence in the City of Memphis by engaging, empowering, and bridging the gap of at-risk youth and their families.  They meet this mission by utilizing conflict resolution skills to prevent retaliatory violence, holding monthly youth round tables, providing mentoring, convening mediations to address conflict, conducting community organized facilitated dialogue and conflict resolution workshops, among other community engagement services. 

Metropolitan Family Services’ mission is to provide and mobilize services to strengthen families and communities.  They meet this mission by collaborating with hyper-local community based organizations, Outreach Workers and Peacekeepers to engage with the community to provide conflict resolution support.  Including, mediation both between individuals and groups, establishing non-aggression agreements between rival groups so they will not initiate conflict and deploy conflict response and prevention units to respond to crises to provide de-escalation support to mitigate violence and victimization of Chicago youth. 

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Rapid Response Grants – Alternatives to Law Enforcement Response for Public Safety
Announcement
Rapid Response Grants – Alternatives to Law Enforcement Response for Public Safety

AAA-ICDR Foundation Board awards $100,000 in Rapid Response Grants to organizations providing alternatives to law enforcement responses for public safety.

Recorded Webinar: AAA-ICDR Foundation® Grantee Dayton’s Mediation Response Unit
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Recorded Webinar: Foundation Grantee Dayton’s Mediation Response Unit

AAA-ICDR Foundation has awarded two grants totaling $400,000 to expand Dayton Ohio’s Mediation Response Unit. This recorded webinar provides an overview of the Unit and advice for other communities wanting to develop similar programs.

AAA-ICDR Foundation® Q2 Newsletter
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AAA-ICDR Foundation® Q2 Newsletter

Exciting developments during the second quarter of 2023 include: a Special Initiative Grant, a new member of the Board, a stunning Annual Report, a presentation on trauma-informed mediation for Ukrainians, and more!