Earlier this week, as Nashvillians gathered at city hall to share their desires for the city budget with Metro councilmembers, one ask stood high above the rest: the Varsity Spending Plan.
Nashville government will bring violence interruption program in-house with $2M dollar DOJ grant
Nashville was awarded nearly $2 million by the Department of Justice to launch a violence intervention program. It will be the city’s first in-house effort.
Nearly two years after promising grassroots violence reduction, the mayor’s office is touting a program to fund Nashville community groups
Mayor John Cooper’s office is touting a program that funds community groups working on crime prevention, job training, childcare and more. It stems from Cooper’s promise nearly two years ago to support grassroots violence reduction efforts, following the murder of George Floyd.
Rebroadcast: Keeping our communities safe
Everyone wants to live in a safe community. The big question is, what is the best way to prevent violence?
Nashville is about to invest about $2M in a community-based public safety program. But some anti-violence groups say that’s not enough.
The city has set aside nearly $2 million for a program that treats community conflict like an infectious disease. But as Nashville gets ready to fund this different approach, some residents wonder whether officials are investing enough to set it up for success.
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