The Executive Office of Public Safety and Security on Dec. 16...
The Executive Office of Public Safety and Security on Dec. 16 announced the allocation of nearly $11.2 million to 15 sites through the Shannon Community Safety Initiative for fiscal 2025 grants aimed at reducing gang and youth violence. Funds were allocated to Boston and Brookline, Brockton, Fall River, Fitchburg and Gardner, Haverhill and Methuen, Holyoke and Chicopee, Lawrence, Lowell, Lynn, the Metropolitan Mayors Coalition, New Bedford, Pittsfield, Springfield, Taunton, and Worcester. Additionally, local action research partners associated with the Shannon grant sites received approximately $800,000 to enhance these efforts. The Shannon Community Safety Initiative, established in 2006 and named for the late Sen. Charles Shannon, is a multi-pronged approach to help address a community’s gang and youth violence problem. The...
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