Community Initiative to Reduce Violence (CIRV)

• Reduce gun violence perpetrated by violent gangs/groups.
• Deliver a focused deterrence message through robust law enforcement initiatives to target chronic violent offenders.
• Offer support services to those violent offenders willing to change.
• Offer violence prevention programming to youth in the community.
• Engage and solicit community participation in delivering violence-deterrence message.

Target young, mid-level offenders for community intervention:

Why Become Involved?

• Safer neighborhoods - safer city
• Opportunities to reach more constituents
• Businesses attracted to/deciding to stay in the area
• A larger, drug-free workforce
• Collaboration
• Opportunity to "CIRV" your community

Ways to Become Involved

• Provide facilities
• Provide your expertise
• Create/enhance training, including Leadership Development, Mentoring, Career Counseling, Executive Coaching, Conflict Management, or other
• Participate in a job shadowing day/internship for a high school or college student
• Speak to a school or community organization
• Pledge in-kind/leveraged donation
• Provide volunteers
• Pledge monetary donation to support CIRV's mission