One Safe Place, Gun and Gang Violence Reduction, Texas 2023

Grant Aims to Reduce Gun and Gang Violence in Fort Worth Neighborhoods

FORT WORTH, Texas – A $500,000 grant has been awarded to One Safe Place to implement the Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) initiative in two Fort Worth neighborhoods, according to a press conference held this morning.

The PSN initiative is a nationwide commitment to reduce gang and gun crime in the U.S. by networking existing local programs that target gun and gang crime and providing these programs with additional tools for success.

The grant is one of only seven half-million dollar grants awarded by the Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance and funded under the 2016 Violent Gang and Gun Crime Reduction/Project Safe Neighborhoods initiative.

The funds from this grant will be specifically used in the Stop Six/Poly and the Las Vegas Trail Corridor in Fort Worth. Following this morning’s press conference, volunteers and neighborhood police officers with the Fort Worth Police Department will distribute door hangers in those neighborhoods.

“My office is committed to working side by side with the people who live in these neighborhoods, our partners at One Safe Place, and our partners in law enforcement to stop the destructive cycle of gun and gang violence that terrorizes our communities,” said U.S. Attorney John Parker. “This grant funding significantly enhances that effort in Fort Worth by providing additional tools for success.”

“With the additional grant funding for One Safe Place, another great step in the holistic approach in tackling the gun and gang problem that plagues many cities is taking place here in Fort Worth,” said Special Agent in Charge William Temple. “It is through community based organizations working with law enforcement at every level that this problem can be addressed and make life better for our citizens.”

“PSN has helped ensure a very effective collaboration between local, federal and community based partners, which has reduced gun and gang violence in Fort Worth,” said Ken Shetter, President of One Safe Place. “Funding under the 2016 PSN Program will allow us to take this partnership to the next level, build on the knowledge and best practices that have already been developed, and target resources on hot spots for gun and gang violence.”

One Safe Place, in collaboration with partner agencies, will use the new grant to focus on targeted enforcement, prevention, community outreach, and reentry programs, with an emphasis on interrupting the cycle of violence in order for communities to sustain crime reduction.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndtx/pr/us-attorneys-office-and-atf-announce-500000-psn-federal-grant-morning-press-conference