Community Relations

A recent peer exchange between the Vallejo and Aurora Police Departments highlighted the effectiveness of community-based violence reduction programs. The focus of the exchange was the Aurora Stand Against Violence Everyday (SAVE) program. This grant-funded program leverages community partners as much as possible, working through confrontation and offering a concrete letter of support to those in the community most likely to commit violent crimes, specifically focusing on people between the ages of 18 and 25.

Corresponded with grantee 3 times between July and September 2024 on 7/9, 09/03, 9/11/2024
Summary of Successes
Low barrier housing (not directly related) 24 hour drop off, great opportunity with LE to have a place to drop people off. Resource for LEAD team as place to do outreach and to recommend to people. Can help with staff feeling defeated when they can’t take someone to the shelter

FY25Q1 Engagement Activities

FY25Q1 Engagement Activities

FY24 Q4 Engagement Activities LaFourche

Met and corresponded with grantee 1 time between July and September 2024 on 9/10/2024
Summary of Successes
Contracted with Wilder Research, and they are doing a report on where they are, including interviews; this report should be coming shortly to summarize the first year and a half.
Great LE buy in
Line level is working
Summary of Challenges
No Data from Rice County Grant Coordinator, still not getting info that has been requested. Feedback not getting back to the frontline.

The Rochester Police Department conducted a peer exchange with the Omaha Police Department to learn about the impressive Omaha 360 program and its impact on reducing violent crime. After introductions, the Rochester team expressed their eagerness to understand Omaha 360’s collaborative approach to community engagement and crime reduction. The Omaha team provided an overview of the program, highlighting its impressive network of over 500 organizations and 5,000 resident participants.

We are excited to invite you to an upcoming webinar, "Kevin & Avonte's Law Webinar: Safety Around the Home," designed to provide valuable tools and strategies to safeguard individuals with the propensity to wander.

This webinar will teach attendees about the importance of creating layers of protection at home and how to implement them effectively. Participants will:

Identify at least three ways to safeguard a home for someone with a tendency to wander.

Gain access to essential wandering safety resources.

On December 17, 2024, a webinar was hosted to introduce the new Kevin and Avonte site-based grantees to key grant stakeholders, including representatives from BJA and the TTA team. The webinar served to orient grantees to their roles and responsibilities, provide an overview of the grant program, and introduce the TTA team’s resources and support services. This session laid the foundation for effective collaboration and ensured grantees were well-equipped to implement their programs. Further details about the webinar and its content are available upon request.

Presented work on grant to members of the Community Oriented Police Services Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Workgroup.