Last week Alvin announced eight community-based organizations selected to receive $20,000 each from the Manhattan D.A.’s Office for initiatives to prevent youth gun violence. With this year’s awards, approximately 420 young New Yorkers will have received stipends and services through the D.A.’s Office’s summer gun violence prevention initiative.
These grants empower young people with a sense of their own positive potential, and they send a message that is both basic and profound: Investment in underserved communities is essential to public safety. Specifically designed for neighborhoods in Manhattan with high levels of gun crime, it serves young people ages 15-to-26 years old who have the highest risk of either committing a gun crime or falling victim to it.
And the data shows this comprehensive approach is working: over the last two years, shooting incidents in Manhattan have declined by 33.8% and there are 34.5% fewer shooting victims. These aren't just numbers: that's more than a third fewer people in Manhattan who's lives have not been personally shattered by senseless gun violence.
But there’s so much more to do, and we know Alvin can do it. Your help can make a difference in helping us get out the facts. We ask that you forward this email to five friends so more people will be informed about the work Alvin is doing.
Thanks for standing with us for a safer and more just New York.
Best,
Richard Fife
Alvin Bragg HQ
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