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  • Ex-gang members draw on their past to stop Fort Worth shootings before they happen

    Nichole Manna

    August 28, 2020 |

    Fort Worth Star-Telegram |

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    Response Location: United States, Fort Worth, Texas

    Inspired by a news story about a successful violence-intervention program in Richmond, California, and alarmed by a surge in gun violence in 2019, city officials in Fort Worth created VIP FW to deploy formerly incarcerated men and former gang members as mentors and mediators. In the program's startup phase, its mediations interrupted 18 potential shootings. Led by a man who pleaded for solutions at city council meetings, VIP FW intervenes in the lives of young men deemed at risk of committing violence who aren't reached by other community programs or by police enforcement.

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  • What if Fort Worth hired ex-convicts to fight violent crime? It's working elsewhere

    Nichole Manna

    June 24, 2019 |

    Fort Worth Star-Telegram |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Richmond, California

    Within a year of founding its Office of Neighborhood Safety to prevent gun violence, Richmond saw its most violent neighborhood drop from 27 murders to three. The program pairs former gang members and formerly incarcerated men with people deemed at risk of shooting others or getting shot. The mentors are paid a salary by the city, and the program "fellows" get paid a stipend if they stay out of trouble and respond well to the program's life-skills counseling. The program expanded citywide and to other cities, based on its record of keeping fellows alive and shootings in decline.

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