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Description
Docket #0781 - Hearing to review all grants and city funds available for violence prevention and intervention purposes
A
Good
afternoon
everybody
and
welcome
to
the
Yancey
community
room
in
the
Matapan
library.
My
name
is
Tim
McCarthy
I'm,
the
district
5
City
Council
I'm.
Also
the
chair
of
the
Committee
on
Public
Safety
and
criminal
justice,
I'm
joined
by
my
colleagues,
president
of
the
City
Council
Andrea
Campbell,
as
well
as
councillor
Althea.
Garrison
I,
want
to
remind
you
that
this
is
a
public
hearing,
is
being
recorded
and
will
be
rebroadcast
on
Comcast,
eight
ICN,
82
and
Verizon
1964,
and
it's
also
being
viewed
online
at
Boston
gov.
A
Please
silence
your
cell
phones
and
all
your
other
devices.
I
see
people
reaching
for
their
pockets.
That's
solid
and
a
lot
of
people.
Listening
will
also
take
public
testimony
and
we'd
appreciate
if
you
sign,
there's
a
to
testify
sheet
on
the
outside.
If
you
sign
and
check
that
box
you'll
be
called
by
in
order
of
your
arrival
when
you
do
come
to
testify,
please
state
your
name.
Your
affiliation,
we're
gonna,
keep
a
hard.
Two
minutes,
stop
on
comments.
Two
minutes
go
fairly
quickly.
A
I've
already
probably
spoken
for
two
minutes,
so
we're
gonna
keep
a
high
two
minutes.
Stop.
There
is
a
class
that
happens
in
in
this
library
in
this
very
room
at
six
o'clock,
six
fifteen.
So
it's
gonna
be
a
five
forty
five
hard
stop
for
the
meeting.
So
with
all
due
respect
to
everybody's
time
and
everybody
in
the
room.
Who
has
something
to
say
about
what
what
we're
dealing
with
in
the
city,
if
we
could
just
make
sure
that
everybody
keeps
it
to
two
minutes,
you'll
hear
my
I'll.
A
Have
my
stop
clock
going
so
you'll
hear
that
today's
hearing
is
docket
number
zero,
seven,
eight
one!
It's
an
order
for
a
hearing
to
review
all
the
grants
and
the
city
funds
available
for
violence,
prevention
and
intervention
purposes.
We
have
two
panels.
We
have
an
administrative
panel
which
is
representatives
from
the
city,
and
we
also
have
a
grantees
panel
of
our
dear
CBO
directors
and
organizers,
who
are
instrumental
in
in
helping
us
keep
the
city
as
safe,
as
as
as
we
all
wish
to
and
as
safe
as
we
can
so.
B
You
Kelsie
McCarthy,
and
also
thank
you
to
my
team.
It
doesn't
you
know,
do
this
work
alone,
it
takes
a
lot
to
organize
a
hearing
like
this
to
do
the
outreach
to
get
this
level
of
turnout.
So
thank
you
to
my
team.
Thank
you
also
to
the
Matapan
library
for
hosting
us.
They
set
these
chairs
up.
We
do
not.
We
just
show
up
and
sit
down,
so
thank
you
very
much
and
of
course
thank
you
to
all
of
the
folks
who
are
here.
B
I
must
say
it
warms
my
heart
to
see
the
diversity
and
demographics
from
some
of
the
elders
that
live
in
my
district,
who
were
sitting
front
and
center
and
then
to
look
to
the
left
and
see
young
people
as
well
as
quite
remarkable.
So
thank
you
all
for
being
here.
I
called
for
this
hearing
in
the
spring
after
several
people
were
shot
and
killed
in
my
district,
including
mr.
Kendrick
price,
as
well
as
Miss,
Eleanor
Maloney.
B
Of
course,
the
grandmother
who
was
74
years
old
and
since
then
have
been
several
days
and
weeks,
we've
seen
an
uptick
in
violence
that
show
the
urgency
of
holding
this
hearing
and
most
recently,
this
past
weekend,
where
several
people
were
shot
and
killed
in
Dorchester
in
Mattapan
and
then,
of
course,
the
deadly
mass
shootings
that
took
place
across
this
country.
Homicides,
we
all
know,
are
down
and-
and
we
you
know,
obviously
we
want
to
commend
that
work
of
BPD,
but
we
know
that
shootings
are
up
citywide
and
after
any
such
incident.
B
I
think
it's
important
that
we
ask
ourselves.
What
are
we
doing
about
it?
So
one
way
to
respond
is
to
ensure
that
we
have
adequate
city
resources
going
towards
violence
prevention
as
well
as
intervention.
We
currently
get
millions
of
dollars.
Let
me
say
that
again,
millions
of
dollars
in
the
city
of
Boston,
both
through
our
own
City
of
Boston
budget,
as
well
as
state
resources
to
address
incidents
of
violence,
namely
violence,
prevention
and
intervention.
B
Some
of
these
come
in
the
form
of
ssy
funding
and
shannon
funding
from
the
state,
as
well
as
the
most
recently
established
youth
development
fund,
which
I
push
for
my
first
term
in
partnership
with
mayor
Marty
Walsh.
We
know
city
investments
are
a
demonstration
of
our
values,
and
so
we
are
apt,
so
they
are
absolutely
necessary
in
the
work
of
violence
prevention
intervention,
but
since
they
are
public
dollars,
these
investments
require
a
level
of
accountability.
There's
a
real
urgency
in
us
getting
this
right.
B
Last
year
we
invested
in
over
40
organizations
who
we
expect
to
have
an
impact
and
preventing
violence,
especially
among
our
young
people.
But
what
is
the
impact
we
expect?
How
do
we
define
it?
Is
there
a
clear
definition
of
what
the
objective
of
these
funds
should
be
used
for?
Some
of
the
questions
I
intend
to
get
at
during
this
hearing
is
not
only
who
receives
the
money.
How
much
money
are
we
talking
about
specifically?
B
What
do
the
organizations
that
receive
the
money
do
with
those
resources
to
actually
prevent
violence
for
the
initiatives
run
by
the
city
of
Boston
ourselves?
What
do
we
do
specifically
to
prevent
violence?
What
do
we
expect
from
organizations
in
terms
of
actual
outcomes?
How
do
we
define
those
outcomes?
What
metrics
data
metrics
in
particular?
Do
we
use
for
those
outcomes
and
for
those
organizations
and
grantees
who
receive
the
money?
Are
they
actually
meeting
the
metrics
that
we
put
forth?
B
Most
of
the
time,
I,
say
they're
overworked
and
underpaid
that
have
in
court
of
course
includes
not
only
BPD
and
law
enforcement,
but
also
many
folks
from
the
Health
Commission
folks
out
of
the
mayor's
office
of
public
safety,
folks
in
various
departments
who
touch
violence,
prevention,
intervention
work
as
well
as
re-entry,
and,
lastly,
I
I
want
to
thank
those
folks
who
sent
us
emails
in
questions
in
advance.
The
questions
I
receive
from
community
from
organizations
I
forwarded
to
the
administration
so
that
they
could
have
those
questions
beforehand.
B
Some
of
the
questions
were
my
own
so
that
when
they
get
up
here,
they
would
have
a
sense
of
what
those
questions
were,
of
course,
would
not
be
surprised,
but
most
importantly,
would
have
some
information
and
documents
for
us
and
not
simply
say
I'll,
get
back
to
on
that.
So
my
hope
is
that
we
really
get
into
a
deep
discussion
and
this
will
not
be
the
first
in
the
last.
This
will
have
to
be
a
series
of
conversations
and
meetings
and
hearings
over
a
course
of
time
to
really
get
this
right.
B
So
thank
you
again
to
all
those
that
do
the
tough
work
behind
the
scenes,
but
often
don't
get
the
recognition
you
deserve.
I
appreciate
you
and
the
only
way
we
were
successful
in
addressing
urban
violence,
or
particularly
violence
in
our
city
is
to
work
collectively
and
collaboratively
and
clearly
by
folks,
showing
up
today
demonstrates
we're
all
capable
of
that.
So
thank
you
guys
again.
Thank
You
councillor
McCarthy
and
thank
you
Kelso
garrison
for
being
here.
Thank.
C
A
You
very
much
we'll
call
the
first
panel,
which
is
the
administrative
panel
I
saw
chief,
my
name
I
T
Nez
come
in
chief
Martinez
is
the
chief
of
Health
and
Human
Services
for
the
city.
I
saw
Rufus
in
here,
Rufus
Fock
he's
the
co-director
of
the
mayor's
office
of
Public
Safety
Tracey,
lift
cot
I,
didn't
see,
Tracy
Tracy
he's
not.
A
A
I
know:
I
speak
for
the
rest
of
the
City
Council
and
its
members
that
we
appreciate
how
hard
you
work
to
make
sure
that
money
goes
to
the
right
places,
and
we
certainly
appreciate
the
fact
that
you're
here
to
further
explain
what's
going
on
and
how
and
how
we
can
help
you
and
how
the
neighborhood
can
help
you
on
your
assistance.
So
I
open
the
floor
to
my
name:
I
Tina's,
chief
Health
and
Human
Services
welcome.
E
Thank
you
good
afternoon,
councilor
Karthi,
councillor
Campbell
and
councillor
gars,
and
thank
you
for
having
us
here
and
members
of
the
administration
to
be
here
with
you
today.
We're
gonna
share
a
little
bit
of
overall
information
with
you
in
terms
of
what
how
were
investing
resources
around
violence,
prevention,
intervention
and
response,
and
then
we're
gonna
hear
briefly
from
the
former
achiever,
the
Boston
Police
Department
and
Roy
Martin
from
the
Boston
Public
Health
Commission
and
Rufus
Faulk
who's
here
from
our
Office
of
Public
Safety,
to
be
able
to
answer
questions
that
may
come
up
to
offer.
E
Some
information
I
ought
to
want
to
thank
the
folks
that
are
here
in
attendance.
I
see
many
of
our
CBL
partners
that
are
getting
funds
through
these
investments.
So
thank
you
for
being
here,
I
see
advocates
and
folks
in
the
community.
So
thank
you
for
being
here.
We
welcome
the
opportunity
to
share
with
you
a
little
bit
of
what
the
city
is
doing
around
some
of
these
pieces
and
the
overarching
framework,
as
we
dig
into
some
of
the
specifics
I
want
to
make
sure
that
you
understand
that
we
and,
as
you
all
know,
counselors.
E
We
approach
violence
prevention
through
a
public
health
lens,
and
what
that
specifically
means
is
we
engage
in
programming
and
initiatives
and
three
categories:
prevention,
intervention
and
response,
and
in
the
prevention
bucket,
which
refers
to
engagement
and
programming
that
takes
place
before
an
act
of
violence
occurs.
These
are
these
are
services
and
resources
that
are
administered
really
in
that
prevention
lens
ensuring
that
folks
are
engaged
in
enrichment
opportunities,
programming,
employment
venues
so
that
young,
youth
and
young
adults
can
engage
in
those
opportunities
on
an
intervention
bucket.
E
We're
talking
about
services
that
engage
programming
that
focuses
on
either
at-risk
or
proven
risk
young
young
adults
to
engage
them.
Maybe
before
violence
is
happening
but
isn't
route
to
happen
or
intervene
to
prevent
it
from
going
further
than
it
had
gone
so
that
we
can
find
the
supports
necessary
to
help
folks
intervention
is
also
a
much
of
our
work.
Targeting
specific
populations
with
unique
needs
are
taking
place.
So
we're
talking
about
work
with
gang
involved.
Young
people
formerly
incarcerated
youth
and
young
adults.
E
We're
talking
about
work
to
diversion
work
where
folks
are
coming
out
of
do
is
we're
gonna
speak
to
some
other
program
and
that's
happening
there
in
some
of
those
investments
and
last
but
not
least
in
this
framework
that
the
city
uses
we're
also
talking
about
a
response
as
part
of
that
element
respond
or
refer.
A
recovery
refers
to
services
provided
during
and
after
an
act
of
violence
and
are
meant
to
ensure
that
individuals,
families
and
communities
that
have
been
impacted
by
violence
have
the
support
they
need.
You're
just
trauma
and
heal.
E
I
saw
several
folks
from
our
neighborhood
trauma.
Teams
are
here
today,
folks
from
our
Health
Commission,
we're
focused
in
ensuring
that
resources
go
to
help
communities,
connect
with
critical
trauma-informed
services
and
the
wak'd
of
in
the
wake
of
violence,
as
it
occurs.
As
my
colleagues
here
are,
gonna
speak
more
about
the
funds
that
we're
providing
specifically
the
three
funding
opportunities
that
you
mentioned.
Councillor
Campbell
the
Shannon
grants
ssy
I,
as
well
as
the
Youth
Development
Fund
I
wanted
to
share
a
little
bit
with
you
about
the
city,
funded,
specific
violence,
prevention
efforts
that
are
here.
E
We
estimate
that
we
spend
over
12
million
dollars
on
a
year
on
violence
prevention
efforts,
specifically
across
six
departments
and
agencies,
the
Boxter
centers
for
youth
and
families,
the
mayor's
office
of
Public
Safety,
the
Boston
Police
Department,
and
some
really
targeted
efforts
which
I'll
explain
the
Boston
Public
Health
Commission,
the
mayor's
office
of
returning
citizens
in
the
office
of
Workforce
Development.
We're
not
talking
about
putting
it,
throwing
everything
at
the
kitchen
sink
that
they
do
and
say
here's
a
number,
because
that
would
be
way
bigger
than
twelve
million
dollars.
E
What
we're
talking
about
is
directed
dedicated
services
in
those
departments
that
are
focused
on
violence,
prevention,
intervention
or
response.
Let
me
give
you
some
examples.
One
of
those
is
the
Boston
is
the
sore
boston
program,
which
formerly
was
our
street
workers
program,
but
now
stands
for
street
outreach
at
in
response
its
it's
a
three
million
dollar
program
that
has
street
workers
on
the
ground
in
communities
and
community
health
centers
in
neighborhoods
working
to
engage
young
people
in
that
prevention,
intervention
and
response
category
Thalia
Rivera.
E
Our
new
director
is
here
with
us
today
and
I
did
see
a
couple
of
street
workers
that
are
also
here
with
us
today.
I
did
see
you
so
I
know,
there's
some
folks
here
doing
some
work
again.
That
program
is
a
city
invested
program
where
we're
investing
dollars
into
folks
to
work
in
communities
and
create
coordination
of
services,
and
that
in
itself
is
three
million
dollars.
In
addition,
the
Boston
centers
for
youth
and
families
gives
out
a
quarter
of
a
million
dollars
of
funding
to
youth
service
providers
around
summer
grants.
E
Those
are
enrichment
opportunities
for
organizations
to
scale
what
they're
doing
could
be
a
local
church
could
be
a
tenant.
Association
could
be
a
community
group,
but
those
are
dollars,
so
there
can
be
more
enrichment.
Prevention
opportunities
for
youth
and
young
adults
in
the
summer,
in
addition,
is
another
example:
there's
roughly
50
million
dollars
between
the
Boston
Police
Department's
Bureau
of
Community
Engagement,
the
centers
for
youth
and
families,
prevention
activities
within
parks,
all
of
the
enrichment
and
prevention
activities
that
take
place
in
those
departments
are
meant
to
be
exactly
that.
E
Connect
and
engage
youth
and
young
adults
to
resources.
In
the
community
and
services
that
are
taking
place
so,
while
the
12
million
I
gave
you
are
specific
violence
prevention
efforts
that
are
happening
across
the
board,
whether
it's
a
peer
leadership
program
happening
in
the
Health
Commission,
whether
it's
a
pilot
for
26
year
olds
that
we're
working
on
in
the
Office
of
Public,
Safety
or
the
case
management,
that's
happening
in
the
mayor's
office
of
returning
citizens.
Those
dollars
are
directly
going
in
to
prevent,
intervene
and
respond
to
violence.
That's
happening
in
the
community.
E
This
is
just
city
funding
and
doesn't
even
include
the
millions
of
dollars
of
grants
that
the
city
applies
for
throughout
all
of
our
departments,
to
bring
in
resources
to
focus
on
violence
prevention
and
the
police
department
does
a
lot
of
work
that
falls
into
this
bucket
as
well,
but
I'm,
not
including
those
resources,
because
I'm
trying
to
give
you
a
finite
understanding
of
what
some
of
those
some
of
that
funding
is
around
this
work.
I'm
gonna
pass
it
off
to
my
colleagues.
E
I'm
start
with
the
police
department,
and
we
achieve
is
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
ssy
I
Shannon
grants.
If
you
will
on
the
youth
development
fund
and
then
Roy
is
gonna
talk
a
little
bit
more
about
SS
weii,
but
what
I
want
to
stress
to
the
to
our
councillors
in
to
our
audience
here
today
the
city
has
a
strategic
lens
of
how
we're
approaching
violence,
prevention,
intervention
and
response
and
we're
investing
resources
in
each
of
those
buckets
but,
more
importantly,
we're
lifting
up
gaps.
E
So
I
appreciate
the
opportunity
for
the
councillors
to
sort
of
raise
up
what
resources
are
we
spending?
What
metrics
are
we
measuring
for
success,
and
how
are
we
trying
to
make
an
impact
on
these
issues
in
the
community
as
they
are
today?
All
of
these
programs
track
data.
All
of
them
are
working
towards
different
outcomes
and
different
measures,
and
all
of
them
are
trying
to
ensure
that
we're
addressing
not
only
the
issues
at
hand
in
the
community
today,
but
some
of
the
root
causes
that
exist
that
create
violence
at
our
neighborhoods.
F
And
thank
you
for
putting
this
together
because
I'm
welcome,
but
we
all
welcome
the
opportunity
to
speak
about
the
work
that's
being
done
in
the
community,
around
violence
prevention
in
general
and
more
specifically,
youth
violence
prevention.
So
I'll
start
with
discussing
the
Boston
Police
Department's
Office
of
research
and
development,
which
is
the
office
that
I
lead.
They
have
my
staff
here
today.
If
you
guys
can
raise
your
hands
I'd
appreciate
it.
This
Jason
Jason
is
the
grants
administrator.
We
have
a
lead
researcher
and
developer
Jen
savage
Frank
in
the
back.
There
is
the
head.
F
Is
the
program
coordinator
of
ssy,
I
and
Daman?
Is
the
program
coordinator
for
Shannon,
and
so
what
I'm
about
to
talk
about
is
really
I
just
want
to
thank
them
for
their
work.
In
these
efforts
in
general,
I'd
like
to
first
say
that
in
the
Boston
Police
Department
for
about
20
years
now,
we've
been
applied
for
a
great
many
federal
grants,
as
well
as
state
grants
to
do
community
policing
and
to
make
Boston
Police
one
of
the
premier
community,
policing
departments
in
the
country.
F
We
have
one
grant.
That's
a
community
organizing
grant
community
mobilization
social
norms
change
grant
around
trying
to
reduce
harm
for
prostituted
persons,
and
the
other
grant
is
very
specific
to
work
with
police
officers
going
to
homes
to
make
sure
that
sex
offenders
are
registered
where
they
say
they're
registered.
So
we're
not
going
to
talk
a
lot
about
the
mental
health,
domestic
violence,
prostituted
persons
and
the
soar
grant
today.
I
don't
assume,
but
if
you
do
have
questions
about
those
other
grants
that
are
violence.
Prevention
related,
please
feel
for
you
to
ask
me
today.
F
We
can
talk
much
more
about
the
Shannon
grant.
Ssy
and
the
positive
youth
development
grant
I
want
to
thank
Andrea
Campbell
for
that
one
as
well
and
the
work
she
did
to
make
sure
that
that
money
was
put
in
the
budget
alongside
the
mayor
and
so
as
I
said.
25%
of
the
overall
grant
money
that
we
bring
in
on
an
annual
basis
is
very
much
related
directly
to
violence
prevention.
F
Other
grant
funds
are
indirectly
related
to
violence
prevention
and
the
operating
budget
of
the
Boston
Police
Department
has
other
funds
that
are
related
directly
to
violence
prevention.
But
today's
hearing
isn't
about
those
funds
as
much
as
the
grant
funded
projects
with
these
funds,
every
single
grant
that
we
apply
for.
F
We
are
required
to
to
tell
the
funder
exactly
what
outcomes
and
outputs
we're
measuring
and
every
quarter
are
every
six
months
we
have
to
report
back
on
those,
but
much
of
this
money
we
be
taken
to
the
Boston
Police
Department
and
with
the
help
of
the
finance
unit
in
the
Boston
Police
Department,
our
office
grants
those
funds
out
to
community-based
organizations.
We
currently
provide
support
to
60
community-based
organizations.
F
Those
reports
are
matched
with
financial
program
reports
and
those
program
reports
match
the
mission,
goals,
objectives,
outcomes
and
outcomes
in
every
single
grant
and
where
we
also
have
monthly
meetings
with
folks
that
we
provide
funding
to.
We
also
provide
training
to
folks
that
we
provide
funding
to
so
we
not
only
train
them
on
how
to
report
back
on
their
outcomes
and
outputs,
but
between
them
on
how
to
spend
down
their
funds
properly,
so
that
we're
following
all
federal
and
state
requirements
to
the
letter
when
we
do
receive
their
financial
reports.
F
Alongside
that
program,
programmatic
reports
I'm
trying
to
go
through
the
questions
that
we
were
asked
to
prepare
for
before
we
got
here
so
I'm.
Sorry,
if
I
keep
looking
down
each
grant
program,
has
a
very
specific
and
distinct
set
of
matrix
that
were
required
to
report
back
on.
If
you're
interested
in
knowing
what
those
matrix
are,
we
can
get
you
copies
of
each
one
of
those
matrix.
Yes,
so
yes,
so
what
we
often
utilize
in
order
to
determine
how
we
are
gonna,
meet
our
mission
and
vision
and
goals
or
what
they
call
logic
models.
F
Well,
how
are
you
going
to
meet
that
vision,
and
the
answer
to
that
question
is
your
mission
once
you
answer
that
question,
you
then
ask
yourself:
well
how
am
I
going
to
get
to
that
mission
and
that's
when
you
start
talking
about
program,
components
and
strategies,
and
so
we
outline
every
program
core
component
and
then
under
each
program
component
we
have
program
strategies
and
then
under
program
strategies
they
say:
okay.
Well,
what
would
the
output
look
like,
which
is
a
hard
copy?
It
could
be
a
report.
It
could
be
how
many
people
you
served.
F
How
many
programs
did
you
provide
how
many
trips,
how
many
meetings
so
those
are
outputs?
Those
are
concrete
things.
Then
outcomes
outcomes
is
what
was
your?
What
was
your
the
impact
of
what
you
did
by
doing
all
those
other
things
that
we
just
talked
about
and
that's
what
we
start
saying:
okay,
X
number
of
kids
received
X
number
of
hours
of
GED
training
or
X
number
of
young
people
received
X
number
of
hours
of
tutoring
and
physical
activity
and
recreational
hours
and
youth
development
in
all
kinds
of
clinical
supports
and
programs
and
services.
F
So
the
way
in
which
that
we
are
sure
that
we
deliver
all.
That
is
to
be
breaking
things
down
to
that
level
of
specificity
and
then
getting
people
to
understand
the
mind
process
of
how
do
you
build
out
a
product,
an
effective
program
model
by
following
this?
Now,
as
this
is
your
work
plan,
once
we
give
you
the
those
funds
and
then
every
quarter
after
that,
we
sit
down
with
them
with
their
work
plan
and
we
say:
okay,
what
did
you
accomplish?
How
much
money
did
you
spend
down?
F
Let
Roy
tell
you
the
details
of
that
program.
However,
getting
back
to
the
matrix
we're
required
by
the
state
who
gives
us
this
money,
should
we
pull
it
back
to
them
exactly
how
many
people
we
served
exactly
what
services
they
took
advantage
of,
how
many
times
they
were
in
that
nonprofit
organization?
How
many
hours
were
they
there?
What
did
they
get
out
of
that?
And
so
when
people
say
you
know,
how
do
we
know
that
this
is
effective?
F
Some
organizations
deliver
really
well
and
some
organizations
struggle,
and
so
when
that
happens,
because
we
have
to
be
responsible
for
the
funder,
we
can't
fund
them
again
and
so
in
one
more
point
about
that
as
well.
Most
of
the
money
we
get
is
federal
and
state
money
that
we
then
in
turn
give
back
to
the
community
that
federal
and
state
money
is
a
cost
reimbursement
system.
So
many
service
providers
that
are
very
small,
locally
based
residential
cannot
apply
for
that
money
because
they
can't
get
access
to
a
cost
reimbursement
type
of
process.
F
B
I
want
to
be
mindful
the
fact
that
we
are
here
for
just
a
short
period
of
time,
so
we
mentioned
there's
clearly
millions
across
every
department
but
I'm
going
to
specifically
focus
on
ssy,
I
Shannon
and
the
youth
development
fund,
because
we
know
those
funds
specifically
go
to
organizations
that
are
tasked
with
doing
violence,
prevention
and
intervention.
Just
to
give
context
to
the
folks
here
and
the
people
and
my
colleagues
can
we
can
we
go
through
quickly,
the
for
the
last
round,
for
example,
of
ssy
I
of
Shannon
Youth
Development
Fund?
B
How
much
was
the
total
for
each?
How
many
or
I'm
going
back
to
questions
here
for
the
total
amount,
so,
for
example,
for
ssy,
if
it's
1.7
million
I'm
making
that
up
what
are
the?
What's
the
breakdown
for
this
of
the
specifics
of
that
grant?
How
much
goes
to
actual
organizations?
How
much
goes
to
city
fees,
for
these
grants
to
be
able
to
process
and
do
the
work?
How
much
goes
if
any,
to
salaries
for
folks
who
have
to
manage
and
do
this
work?
B
How
much
goes
to
either
the
oversight
and
administration
so
breakdowns
for
the
specific
amounts
of
each
of
those?
And
then
the
third
question
is
the
organization's,
and
maybe
this
isn't
a
question
that
receive
this
fun
so
for
youth
development,
Shannon
ssy
I
are
those
listed
publicly
on
the
website
somewhere.
I
know
you
said:
there's
60,
so
is
that
public
and
people
want
a
website
to
get
the
list
for
the
Youth
Development
Fund
grantees
that
receive
the
funding
I.
B
B
Okay,
we
can
find
out
and
then
for
ssy,
I
and
I
know
it
this
not
only
their
the
grantees
listed
for
the
Youth
Development
Fund
on
the
website.
The
application
process
and
the
information
with
respect
to
that
funding
is
also
on
the
website,
and
we
can
make
sure
to
get
that
before
folks
leave
you.
If
my
team
members
have
to
find
it
and
slip
me
a
piece
of
paper.
The
second
is
for
Shannon
grantees.
Is
that
listed
on
the
website
of
somewhere?
Where
is
that
listed?
We
can
find
that
out,
okay
and
then
come
on.
B
F
I'm
gonna
speak
to
Shannon
first
so
last
year,
which
was
FY
19
Shannon,
the
city
of
Boston
was
awarded
1
million
five
hundred
and
fifty
nine
thousand
fourteen
dollars
and
18
cents,
1
million
one
hundred
and
one
thousand
two
hundred
and
seventy
was
awarded
to
City,
LED
and
community
based
organization
through
a
competitive
grant
process.
Two
hundred
and
seventy
four
thousand
of
that
were
police,
led
efforts
for
four
different
units,
as
well
as
the
Brookline
police.
F
113,000
is
for
staffing
for
the
grant,
including
a
program
coordinator
in
a
separate
crime
data
analyst,
and
that
includes
both
salary
and
French.
Fifty
nine
thousand
dollars
goes
to
the
city
of
Boston
at
a
four
percent
rate
which
we
had
negotiated
because
typically
the
city
of
Boston
admin
rate
is
at
10
percent
organizations
listed
in
terms
of
who
received
the
fundings
last
year
was
the
Boston
Center
for
youth
and
families
youth
options.
F
The
choices
for
who
receives
funding
year
after
year
is
made
by
a
separate
advisory
group
that
is
not
made
up
of
city
of
Boston
employees.
Nor
is
it
made
up
of
nonprofit
employees.
So
we
try
to
choose
people
to
sit
on
the
advisory
board
that,
as
I
like
to
say,
do
not
have
a
dog
in
the
fight,
so
they
can't
be
biased
towards
one
organization
in
the
other.
They're
also
required
to
read
these
RFPs
and
use
a
certain
school-based
Krait
to
vote
on
them
and
then
based
on
the
voting
system.
F
So
of
the
of
the
number
of
seventeen
to
twenty
four-year-old
persons
that
we
serve
all
of
them
receive
direct
one-on-one
case
management
and
outreach
services
and
Boston
Public
Health
Commission
provides
that
and
was
going
to
speak
about
that.
We
also
provide
a
hundred
and
thirty
two
thousand
dollars
to
clients
themselves
on
stipends.
F
A
lot
of
these
young
people
are
struggling
financially
and
we
want
to
make
sure
that,
if
they're
going
to
participate
in
a
number
of
services,
whether
it
be
GED
substance
used
to
sort
of
counseling,
job
training
and
placement
and
all
the
other
services,
we
provide
that
they
receive
stipends,
but
when
they
do
participate
so
that
they
can
at
least
have
something
coming
to
them.
As
they're
trying
to
move
forward
in
their
lives.
There's
$37,000
919
worth
of
equipment.
F
We
were
given
supplemental
funding
from
the
state
last
year
to
do
strategic
planning
around
wanting
to
serve
high-risk
women,
so
we
were
not
only
just
serving
17
to
24
year
old
men,
but
we
want
to
also
begin
to
serve
women,
so
we
had
to
hire
a
consultant.
She
brought
in
25
to
30
service
providers
expert
on
serving
Irish
women.
We
created
a
strategic
planning
process
that
consultant
also
worked
separately
with
the
Boston
Public
Health
Commission
to
help
them
better
function,
their
stipend
system,
as
well
as
their
case
management
and
tracking
system.
F
So
between
all
three
services
that
we
received
through
a
consultant
that
was
thirty,
seven
thousand
five
hundred
dollars-
that's
not
going
to
repeat
in
terms
of
every
year,
we're
not
gonna
get
consultant
money.
This
was
a
special
amount
that
was
given
us
in
the
form
of
in
it
amendment
to
take
the
program
to
a
higher
level
in
terms
of
efficiency.
The
service
providers
included
mission,
safe
project
right,
jri,
slash,
strive,
father's
uplift
via
PMC
Brigham
and
Women's,
and
CR
Jays,
Brook
house
and
I
can
also
talk
about
the
specific
matrix
or,
if.
F
So
if
anybody
knows
about
what
a
youth
development
framework
means,
it's
around
youth
development
is
about
giving
skillsets
to
young
people
that
are
both
hard
and
soft
skill
sets
that
they
can
walk
away
with
better
understanding
and
hard
skills
to
do
new
and
better
things
whatever
that
may
mean
that
could
be.
That
could
be
I
now
know
how
to
run
a
meeting.
I
know
how
I
know
how
to
organize
a
community.
I
know
how
to
do
strategic
planning,
so
each
organization
teach
them
different,
hard
skills,
and
so
those
those
organizations
this
year
were
all
Dorchester.
F
Sports
and
leadership.
Ballet
rocks
Boston
schools,
Center
for
teen
empowerment,
crossroads,
Dorchester,
youth,
collaborative
Friends
of
the
children,
Boston
Madison
Park
Development
Corporation,
more
than
words
Playworks
New
England
project
right
rehearsal
for
life,
Roka
Roxbury
youth
works,
shooting
touch,
Scioscia,
Sociedad,
latina
sportsman,
tenants
in
enrichment
centre
teen
center
at
st.
Peter's
Catholic
Charities
of
Boston
Thompson's
Island
outward
bound
Education
Center
in
zoomix.
F
B
For
the
outcomes
I
mean
you
spoke
to
that
a
little
bit
earlier.
Thank
you.
It
sounds
like
I
mean
some
of
this
is
defined
by
the
state
and
doesn't
sound
like
it's
necessarily
in
specific
terms.
So
how
do
we
from
where
we
sit,
where
you
guys
sit,
define
what
our
outcomes
are
in
terms
of
violence,
prevention
and
intervention?
And
what
specifically
in
like
the
layman
terms,
are
those
outcomes,
and
then
how
do
we
communicate
those
to
the
people
or
the
grantees
or
receiving
the
funding?
So,
and
this
isn't
just
directed
at
you,
I
mean
obviously.
F
Programs,
we
have
a
final
report
and
that
final
report
will
tell
you
everything
how
many
people
do
we
serve,
how
many
people
of
those
people
received
x,
y&z
resources,
how
successful
they
were
and
there's
a
number
of
things.
So
please,
please
feel
free
after
today,
if
you're
interested
in
our
successes
with
all
three
models
and
our
outcomes
I'm
more
than
willing
to
send
you
those
final
reports,
so
you
can
look
at
them
in
concrete
terms
and
understand
the
sex.
The
successes
we've
had,
more
importantly,
in
partnership
with
those
community
organizations
that
I
named
earlier.
E
G
H
I
Good
afternoon
community,
so
my
name
is
Roy
Martin
I'm,
the
director
at
a
safe
and
successful
youth
initiatives
and
I
think
different
from
most
programs
that
we
have
in
the
city
of
Boston
the
program
that
I
work
for
we
focus
on
proving
rich
young
people
now
I
think
in
a
lot
of
conversations
we
tend
to
use
words
very
loosely,
and
so
the
word
risk
we
use
loosely.
So
we
could
be
at
risk
for
a
bunch
of
things.
But
when
we're
talking,
that's
why
we're
talking
specific
you're?
You
are
the
risk
of
firearm
violence.
I
So
we're
talking
about
young
people
who
are
active
in
firearm
violence,
not
people
who
are
thinking
about
it,
not
someone!
That's
being
recruited,
not
people
who
stole
bikes,
we're
talking
about
active
shooters
and
like
Maria,
started
to
talk
about
there's
documentation.
Hence
proof
the
proven
risk.
I
When
we
talk
about
what
is
the
outcome
like
for
us?
We
understand-
and
this
speaks
to
the
challenge
with
a
lot
of
providers.
We
understand
the
complexity
of
a
ssy
client,
and
so
it's
not
as
simple
as
a
lot
of
people
think
like
sometimes
we
hear
people
express
what
it
takes
to
work
with
a
very
young,
very
involved
in
a
street
young
person,
then
what
you'll
find
is
they
have
a
myriad
of
issues
that
you
got
to
work
on
in
order
to
help
them
achieve
some
degree
of
safety,
stability
and
success?
I
I
Now
four
or
five
different
agencies
to
work
on
one
individual
and
it's
highly
likely
that
that
one
individual
has
already
gone
through
four
or
five
different
systems
before
they
get
to
us.
So
we're
not
the
program
for
the
99%
of
typical
young
people
in
the
city
of
Boston,
all
right,
we're
designed
for
that
one
in
less
than
1%
of
individuals
in
the
city
of
Boston
who
are
actively
shooting
and
so
to
get
your
greatest
yield
you're
not
supposed
to
go
after
someone
who's
not
involved
to
reduce
involvement.
I
You
got
to
go
to
the
guys,
and
so
sometimes
you
know
you
got
to
go
where
they're
at
we're
designed
to
go
where
they're
at.
Hence
the
need
for
vehicle,
because
prior
to
us
and
I
want
to
recognize
Zach
rich
in
the
audience
from
Commonwealth
cause.
Our
tech
support
from
the
executive
officer
helped
the
Human
Services
the
prior
to
that
our
vehicles,
not
Monica
Valdes
Lupi,
our
Commissioner.
I
We
used
to
borrow
Monica's
Commission
cars
to
drive
this,
surely
to
go
to
the
prisons
and
drive
to
Springfield
in
Pittsfield
to
dys
before
these
young
guys,
who
are
identified
by
some
law
enforcement
source
where
this
dys
probation
parole.
You
know
whatever
that
this
individual
is
of
concern
to
them
and
for
some
of
us
that
don't
understand
what
a
proven
wrong
person
looks
like
he's.
I
The
guy,
when
you're
incarcerated
there
stay
away
orders
while
he's
locked
up,
you
can't
put
someone
in
the
same
unit
as
him
he's
the
guy
when
you
put
them
in
their
program.
You
have
to
worry
about
pair
contamination
where
one
young
person
in
the
program
might
mess
around
and
leave
with
about
four
or
five
partners
now
and
those
partners
might
be
other
young
people
who
were
at
risk
at
the
time,
and
so
group
services
do
not
work
and
they're
not
wise,
and
we
actually
need
to
be
very
thoughtful
as
adults.
I
Why
we
put
this
established
gangster
or
whatever
in
a
classroom
with
a
bunch
of
young
people
who
are
like
you
know,
just
typical
young
people
and
before
you
know
it
you're
creating
more
and
more
of
the
same
type
of
behavior
and
problem.
So
the
biggest
struggle
that
we've
had
with
some
programs
is
I.
Think
if
you
don't
understand
what
our
client
population
is,
you
think
I
can
have
ten
of
them
in
the
classroom.
Right
now
have
ten
seats,
yeah
I
can
I
could
take
ten
of
these
guys.
You
can't
do
it!
I
E
I
Do
subcontract,
we
do
subcontract
and
I
think.
What
folks
need
to
understand
is
we
we
just
based
off
our
program
design
and
the
framework,
the
you
know,
scientific
method
that
we
use.
You
have
to
move
with
the
problem,
and
so
programs
don't
have
legs.
You
know
they
are
brick-and-mortar
and
they
are
where
they
are.
If
so,
if
the
problem
is
in
Southend
this
some,
like
I'm,
a
Bromley,
Heat
kid
folks
from
the
neighborhood
understand,
if
you
from
his
Street
and
at
one
point
the
issue
was
Academy
then
later
on
the
issues
he's
three
dates
block.
I
Then
he
Street
Academy
a
cool.
It's.
So,
unlike
the
the
problems
move,
you
have
to
be
fluid
enough
to
move
with
the
problem,
so
our
contracts
have
to
follow
the
need
and
where
it's
best
to
serve
clients
and
then,
lastly,
we
try
to
provide
the
services
that
the
client
actually
asked
for
or
that
he
will
actually
enroll
and
engage
in.
We
try
not
to
continue
to
contract
with
folks
that
the
client
just
never
goes
to,
and
so
we
do
keep
records
in
terms
of
why
we
made
decisions.
I
Why
not
to
contract
and
then,
for
the
most
part.
Most
of
all
of
our
contracts
have
understood
and
agreed
to
provide
that
service
in
kind,
so
I
don't
believe,
we've
ever
lost
any
partners,
but
in
terms
of
contract
and
the
contracting
has
to
go
where
the
need
is
and
in
terms
of
case
management,
we
can't
manage
all
of
our
clients.
We
don't
sub
our
case
management.
We
did
at
one
point,
but
as
I
mentioned
our
technical
support
partners,
here
we
were
guided
by
the
executive
office
of
Health
and
Human
Services.
I
Basically,
we
were
told
to
strengthen
our
model.
Statewide,
not
just
City
of
Boston
statewide
was
outreach
in
case
management.
That
is
the
skeletal
structure.
That's
the
bear
bone
of
the
assignment,
and
then
what
we're
supposed
to
do
is
build
on
top
of
that
structure,
where
contractual
relationships
that
enhance
our
ability
to
properly
serve
the
client.
So
that
changes
and
as
we
evolve,
we
kind
of
think
things
differently
where
best
to
spend
our
money
and
so
that's
pretty
much
how
our
contracts
are
driven.
But
we
RFP-
and
you
know
so,
quick.
J
D
B
Organizations,
the
struggle
and
finding
organizations
or
individuals
to
actually
reach
that
population
to
make
a
difference.
Who
does
it
well
from
your
perspective,
mm-hmm
and
then
the
other
is
what's
the
number
of
folks
were
talking
about?
We
still
talking
about
the
folks
on
the
brick
that
list
of
like
300
folks,
or
is
it
something
else?
No.
K
E
That
there's
probably
some
folks
who
and
I
just
thought,
there's
some
folks
who
think
they
do
this
work,
and
maybe
they
don't
do
it
as
well
as
as
we
might
want
them
to
do,
but
I
just
I
want
to
be
a
little
cautious
of
the
city.
Determining
like
these.
We
do
a
great
these
six.
Don't
I
get
nervous
about
that.
I!
Don't.
B
B
B
But
my
point
is
just
and
I
don't
want
to
hog
up
time,
so
my
point
is
to
get
at
clearly
we
have
the
youth
development
fund,
the
Shanon
fund,
the
ssy
I,
all
of
which
serve
different
purposes.
Different
age
groups
have
a
different
purpose
in
mind,
ssy
in
particular,
and
I.
Don't
know
that
there's
other
programs
quite
like
it
is
designed
to
really
serve
the
toughest
to
reach
those
who
are
in
in
the
life
doing
the
the
violence
that
we're
talking
about.
It's
a
small
number
of
folks
right.
B
It's
about
the
last
list,
I
think
I've
had
about
300
people.
Some
of
them
are
gang
involved
or
right.
That's
that
tough
population
17
to
24.
We
haven't
even
talked
about
the
higher
ages
and
the
difficulty
in
reaching
them
and
programs
for
them.
So
I
always
like
if
we're
giving
money
out.
Some
of
it
is
internal
right
through
your
team
and
your
work.
B
I
know
passionate
you
are
and
the
work
you
do,
and
not
only
holding
yourself
in
health,
commission
team
members
accountable,
but
also
organizations
accountable,
some
receive
that
fund
and
ssy
funding
and
we've
deemed
that
they
do.
It
I
think
I
hope
well,
some,
maybe
not
so
well
or
it's
just.
You
know
what
we've
tried
you
and
you
can't
quite
get
to
those
individuals
to
transform
their
lives,
so
we're
gonna,
maybe
move
on
to
someone
else
so
I'd
be
curious.
I
mean
on
the
websites
of
whether
it's
a
police
department
or
the
Health
Commission.
B
There
are
all
these
organizations
receiving
funds
and
no
knock
on
any
organization.
Each
organization
receives
funds
with
specific
purpose,
right
enrichment
camps,
mentoring.
All
of
it
makes
a
difference
in
some
way
and
so
I'm
not
knocking
that,
but
specifically
for
this
harder
to
reach
population,
which
is
usually
what
we're
talking
about
when
in
terms
of
incidents
of
violence.
B
A
I
I'll
say
this
again:
I
think
that
the
biggest
challenge
is
following
the
client.
So
it's
it's
hard
to
say
who's
good
or
who's,
not
good,
but
it's
easier
for
me
to
answer
who
do
the
clients
seem
to
respond
to
quit
all
right
so
and
I
think
it's
the
difference
between
who
ends
up
working
well
and
who
it
may
not
work
as
well.
With
is
clarity.
I
I
I
I
It's
just
it
is:
it
does
help
what
they
bill
it
to
be.
You
know,
and
there
other
times,
I
think
the
other
programs
that
are
they're
expansive,
but
the
expert
area
is
really
the
thing
they
do
well.
The
expansion
areas
sometimes
I
think
they're
kind
of
new
and
they're
not
built
for
the
outlier
client
I,
don't
know
if
I
said
more
than
words
more
than.
K
E
B
E
E
They
feel
a
different
sort
of
role
within
the
partnership.
That's
there
so
I'm
trying
not
I,
don't
want
to
add
more
confusion
to
the
notion,
because
there
are
some
partners
here
that,
where
I
mentioned
and
they're
not
on
the
list
of
getting
any
cash,
so
I
want
to
make
sure
there's
a
clear
understanding
of
when
sometimes
some
ones
are
the
partner
because
they
feel
a
role
and
other
times.
There's
a
financial
need
to
pay
them
for
a
client
to
access
the
service.
A
E
B
I
I
With
father's
uplift
cuz
clients
were
going
there
all
right,
that's
how
we
got
in
contract
with
first
of
all,
we
started.
If
that's
why
I
was
called
pact
prior
to
it
being
s
is
why
and
we
started
it
with
nothing,
we
didn't
have
nothing
all
right,
there's
so
with
no
money,
no
contracts,
no
official
relationships,
no
mos.
All
we
had
actually
was
a
group
of
stakeholders.
I
I
thought
I
saw
Andrea
Perry
hair
from
UConnect,
but
you
and
folks
you
know-
was
the
city
folks
that
we
didn't
have
a
choice
whether
or
not
we
were
going
to
as
I'm
sure
that's
gonna,
inspire
Marty
and
Tracy
them.
We
didn't
have
a
choice
about
if
we
were
taking
this
assignment
on
and
then
based
off
where
we
would
get
good
results,
we
will
like
look,
you
know,
you're
taking
our
guys
is
working
out.
Maybe
we
can
offset
the
cost
of
his
seat
in
your
classroom
when
we
get
in
the
contract.
I
But
if
the
clients
are
not
going
there
anymore,
because
for
whatever
reason
then
it's
it's,
then
we
get
stuck
in
a
Maria
situation,
but
I
would
encourage
everybody
if
you're
doing
good
work.
I'll
find
you
well
tell
me
who
you
are
and
I
would
gladly
try
and
connect
someone
to
you
and
if
it
works
yes,
we
will
want
to
continue
in
that
direction
if
it
doesn't
work,
no,
not
right
and
I
would
just
say,
as
a
community
member
I
think
I
have
a
responsibility
on
behalf
of
the
community.
I
That's
the
easiest
way
to
do
it.
It's
the
smartest
way
to
do
it.
No
one's
wrong
because
you're
not
designed
to
deal
with
outliers,
you
know
continue
to
work
with
the
majority
99%
of
young
people
in
this
city,
man.
You
know
we'll
figure
out
as
a
city
what
we're
doing
collectively
to
take
on
the
assignments
that
are
super
challenging
the
others
soul.
Thank.
O
A
A
People
I
know
some
people
from
the
DA's
office
want
to
make
a
comment,
but
they
have
another
meeting
that
they
have
to
go
to
and
there's
another
gentleman
who
also
has
another
meaning
that
has
to
go
to
so
I'll
call
off
those
names
first
and
then
we'll
and
again
what
will
keep
you
to
the
the
two
minutes.
So
when
you
hear
the
beeper,
don't
just
keep
on
talking,
because
that's
usually
what
happens
so
you
gotta
focus
focus
okay.
So
this
is
that's
who
we're
going
first.
B
A
A
B
N
Hi
there
I'll
be
really
brief.
My
name
is
Madeline
Garin
I'm
here
on
the
behalf
of
the
DA's
office.
Thanks
for
giving
me
the
chance
to
just
say
a
couple
words
I
just
wanted
to
relay
that
da
Rollins
is
really
grateful
for
your
holding
this
hearing
today
and
for
your
commitment
to
leading
conversations
around
criminal
justice
reform
and
Public
Safety
I
see
a
couple
other
people
from
our
office
here.
So
thanks,
sir
I
think
see.
Bobby
here
and
Ricky
are
awesome.
Head
of
community
engagement.
Our
office
is
very
committed
to
a
vision
of
justice.
N
It's
centered
around
our
communities
that
we
serve
and
DA
Rollins
has
led
an
effort
focused
on
addressing
the
root
causes
of
violence.
That's
something
that's
very
important
to
her.
So
our
goal
is
to
listen
to
learn,
I'm
glad
to
be
here
today
to
get
to
hear
from
this
great
panel
and
again
thanks
for
your
leadership
and
engagement
on
these
issues.
I
think
that
that's
it.
Thank
you
very
much.
A
So
I'll
call
out
three
I'll
call
three
at
a
time
that
way
you
just
kind
of
come
up
and
queue
up,
and
that
way
we're
not
wasting
time
waiting
for
people
to
come
up
so
J,
onna,
Thomas
I,
know
Michael
coos,
oh
you're,
on
the
back
end,
you're
gonna
be
on
the
panel
right.
Are
you
on
the
panel?
No
okay,
you
know
the
PLM
stole
Michael,
Krystal,
Kurtz
and
Keisha
Campbell,
you
just
kind
of
jump
right
up
and
I'll
stop
the
timers
when
you're
ready,
just
a
name
and
affiliation
for
the
record.
Please.
P
I'm
Keisha
gimble
I'll
present
for
friends
of
the
children,
Boston
hello,
everyone
I'm,
a
Dorchester,
resident
and
professional
mentor
from
friends
of
the
children
Boston.
This
is
a
long-term
mentoring
program
that
makes
the
12
year
commitment
to
working
with
children
from
first
grade
until
they
graduate.
We
are
one
of
the
organizations
that
received
funding
from
the
Boston
Police
Department
positive
youth
development.
Grant.
P
My
job
is
a
fun
job,
a
difficult
job.
We
are
constantly
fighting
to
be
a
positive
distraction
and
sparkle.
A
little
glitter
in
children's
lives
as
a
mentor.
My
worst
fear
each
day
is
to
receive
a
phone
call
that
something
bad
has
happened.
I
have
had.
One
of
my
girls
call
me
when
a
vehicle
she
and
her
family
was
traveling
in
was
targeted
and
shot
at
another.
One
of
my
girls
have
been
removed
from
her
home
and
placed
the
protective
custody
because
she
was
a
witness
to
acts
of
gang
violence.
P
P
We
all
know
that
the
cycle
of
violence
impacts
our
young
people's
ability
to
succeed
as
a
mentor.
I
teach
my
young
people
that
life
skills
teach
them
life
skills
that
will
not
only
keep
them
safe
but
allow
them
to
be
productive.
Young
adults.
We
work
on
getting
driver's
licenses
financial
literacy,
positive
womanhood
job
and
career
readiness,
just
to
name
a
few
things.
It
is
absolutely
imperative
that
we
light
the
way
four
steps
to
their
success.
With
the
support
of
this
grant,
my
young
people
have
achieved
so
much.
P
One
of
them
successfully
completed
her
CNA
certification
before
graduating
12th
grade
I
was
able
to
support
nine
of
my
girls
successfully
transitioning
into
college
and
the
urge
the
city
leaders
to
continue
to
fund
this
important
work.
Considering
the
considering
increasing
the
city
budget
allocated
some
programs
like
Friends
of
the
children.
Thank
you
thank.
K
K
Keane
still
graduate
going
to
a
Bryant
I
was
gonna
talk
about
the
number
of
projects
that
we
get
funded
on,
but
I
got
a
email
today,
after
inquiring
twice
that
we
were
turned
down,
we
run
youth
programming
after
schools,
at
the
Burke,
from
5:00
to
9:00
Monday
to
Thursday
during
the
summer
and
to
the
past
couple
of
years,
and
also
I
got
an
email
saying.
Oh,
are
you
not
going
to
be
renewed
from
August
12
to
the
2029,
because
we
have
to
clean
schools?
K
Well,
it
doesn't
take
three
weeks
to
clean
a
gym
floor
and
usually
they
clean
the
gym
floor
right
before
the
high
school
basketball
season
starts,
so
it
doesn't
make
sense,
especially
when
you
have
clumpy
roll
going
on.
You
have
maple
street.
You
have
fumble,
you
have
all
these
things
lines.
That's
going
on
we're
trying
to
find
safe
places.
I
have
a
young
person.
Who's
experienced
two
traumas
that
the
way
I
can
get
to
Mike
can't
talk
during
the
day.
K
He
doesn't
want
to
come
to
work
like
talk
to
him
during
basketball
when
we
do
stuff
late
nights
on
Friday
night.
Why
so
I
need
your
help
to
lease
work
out
some
Commendation
before
I
go
ballistic
with
the
you
know
what
the
scooter
part
saying
this
doesn't
make
sense.
They've
been
very
helpful
because
they've
been
provided
access
for
us
through
the
Berk
we've
done
to
weaken
events
at
the
Frederick.
That's
that's
that's
brought
in
a
lot
of
folks,
but
it
makes
no
sense.
K
It's
okay,
we're
committing
this
hearing,
but
then
the
scooter
parts
are
not
allowing
access
to
facilities
for
us
to
provide
violence
progression
on
a
corner
where
Columbia
rolled
and
Geneva
air
is
is
so
so
tenuous
right
now.
So
that
doesn't
make
sense
to
me
right
now.
The
other
part
on
this
is
that
we
do
want
you
to
fast-track
the
crow
hiring
options
for
Dorchester
and
we
think
as
being
Grove
fall.
We
have
a
site
4048
Geneva
EV
that
would
be
conducive
for
a
widespread,
safe
haven,
youth
driven
with
seniors
abroad,
community
center.
K
D
M
J
Counselors,
thank
you
so
much
for
the
opportunity
to
participate
this
afternoon.
My
name
is
crystal
Kurtz
and
I'm,
a
managing
director
with
third
sector
we're
a
non-profit
consulting
organization
that
advises
governments,
community
organisations
and
funders
on
how
to
rethink
the
way
they
pay
for
and
invest
in
human
services.
A
recent
project
that
we've
done
here
in
Massachusetts
with
the
department
of
transitional
assistance
was
centered
on
the
insight
that,
as
of
2018,
45%
of
the
adults
participating
in
these
programs
were
born
from
families
that
also
participated
in
these
same
programs.
J
Commissioner
Jeff
McHugh
recognized
that
we
have
to
do
just
something
different
here
to
break
this
cycle
of
poverty.
You
know
we
we
started
with
working
on
a
single
funding
stream
for
the
young
parents
program.
We
looked
very
closely
at
what
was
being
contracted
for
and
recognized
that
over
the
past
ten
years
there
had
been
financial
incentives
in
these
contracts,
and
yet
we
still
weren't
achieving
the
outcomes
that
we
desired.
So
we
took
a
step
back.
J
We
looked
at
the
stakeholder
engagement,
how
providers
were
participating
in
the
way
contract
terms
were
shaped
and
the
way
we
measured
outcomes
throughout
the
life
of
that
contract
and
the
flexibility
that
they
had
to
be
able
to
adjust
their
service
models
throughout
the
life
of
the
contract.
In
order
to
achieve
these
outcomes
that
we
all
desire.
J
A
lot
of
this
is
based
on
not
only
metrics
that
everyone
agrees
to,
but
the
data
sharing
between
the
agency,
as
well
as
the
providers
such
that
they
can
learn
from
one
another
thinking
about
continuous
improvement
processes,
so
we're
not
locked
into
a
ten
year
service
plan
and
incentive
structures,
both
financial
and
non-financial
incentive
structures,
including
thinking
about
being
incentive
to
work
with
distinct
populations
or
altered
data
and
reporting
requirements
that
loosen
up
some
of
the
constraints
and
allow
time
to
work
on
other
things,
I'll.
Just
one
more
brief
thing.
J
You
know:
I'm
a
21
year
resident
of
Charlestown
I'm,
a
mother
of
two
Boston's
public
school
students,
I
recognize
in
Charlestown,
and
the
time
I've
been
there.
Violence
has
reduced
significantly.
I
also
recognize
that
this
is
not
the
case
in
all
of
our
neighborhoods
and
outcomes
are
very
different
for
many
different
individuals,
and
the
experiences
are
very
different.
I
appreciate
the
discussion
that
we're
having
here
today.
One
of
the
things
I
think
that
we're
really
missing
is
a
comprehensive
picture
of
our
violence
prevention
funding.
J
You
know
when
I
look
at
our
city's
budget
of
3.4
8
million
and
I.
Look
through
all
the
budget
line.
Items
I
can't
find
the
specifics
around
these
priorities
and
I
understand
that
funding
is
braided
from
many
different
places,
but
without
this
whole
picture
across
city,
state,
federal
and
philanthropic
funding,
it's
really
hard
for
us
to
together,
articulate
you
know.
J
What
are
the
outcomes
that
we
would
like
to
achieve
as
a
community
in
our
neighborhoods
and
measure
our
progress
towards
those
so
I
think
the
city
of
Boston
has
a
significant
opportunity
here
to
engage
our
neighbor,
our
neighborhoods,
in
bringing
more
transparency
to
this
funding,
as
well
as
agreeing
to
what
outcomes
we
desire
as
a
community.
Thank.
J
A
Q
B
R
Evening
everybody,
my
name,
is
mr.
Lewin
banks,
I'm
the
co-founder
of
the
black
economic
justice
institute,
I'm,
a
founder
member
of
mothers
of
justice
I'm.
Also
a
founding
member
of
the
Blue
Hill
corridor
and
I
was
gonna
act.
I
was
gonna,
say
something,
but
I
have
a
question
that
asks.
Did
you
say
that
either
that's
270
$400,000
that
Brookline
gets
some
of
the
money.
F
What
are
the
requirements
of
the
Shannon
grant
is
that
the
Boston
Police
partner
and
a
multi-jurisdictional
fashion
with
an
adjoining
Police
Department,
it's
a
very
small
amount
of
money.
I
can
actually
ask
Daman
to
speak
more
specifically
of
how
much
money
it
is
and
what
exactly
it
is
used
for.
Okay,.
F
A
A
R
U
U
I
truly
believe
that
when
it
comes
to
prevention,
that
our
focus
needs
to
shift,
it
needs
to
shift
from
solely
the
challenges
of
our
community,
but
also
the
assets
and
invest
in
in
those
assets.
The
first
point
of
action
is
the
youth.
The
youth
are
our
assets.
We
need
to
get
rid
of
the
idea
that
our
young
people
are
the
problem
because
they're
not
because
there
are
an
instrumental
part
of
the
solution.
U
Not
only
is
this
a
core
value
at
the
peace
Institute,
but
we
are
instilling
this
through
our
girls
group,
Stars
and
Stripes.
Stars
and
Stripes
does
not
have
a
funding
source,
but
we
continue
this
because
it
is
an
important
program
to
take
place.
Stars
and
Stripes
started
off
as
a
support
group
for
young
women
survivors
between
the
ages
of
17
to
24,
where
they
could
support
where
they
could,
where
they
could
find
support,
but
also
learning
life
skills.
U
But
earlier
this
month
we
opened
it
up
to
younger
girls,
adopting
a
mentor,
mentorship
style
approach
to
the
request.
We
adopted
a
mentorship
style
approach
due
to
the
request
of
the
older
girls
who
wish
they
had.
This
type
of
in
in
their
future
when
they
were
younger,
so
this
program,
we
are
creating
and
continuing
the
cycle
of
investing
in
assets
of
our
community,
and
this
is
how
waging
peace
in
the
city
of
Boston
can
be
achieved.
Thank
you.
T
T
T
We
have
actively
been
working
with
our
partners
in
the
provider
community
and
government
to
improve
public
policy,
and
we
are
slowly
removing
barriers
to
equitable
homicide
response.
You
see
the
impact
players
to
shooters
when
they
are
dead,
all
resources
shut
down
for
the
families
and
the
shame
and
stigma
and
the
cycle
of
be
killed
continues.
T
Primary
prevention
is
an
approach
that
still
needs
the
cities,
full
investment.
We
must
wage
peace.
How
can
we
do
that?
The
piece
is
the
tool
currently
receives
some
funding
through
the
Boston
Public
Health
Commission,
and
the
Boston
Police
Department
through
the
Shannon
grant.
Yet
in
order
to
really
fulfill
violence,
prevention
and
peace,
education
in
the
city.
For
us,
an
investment
of
at
least
$200,000
annually
for
two
years
is
required
for
us
to
turn
hotspots
zone
into
peace
zones.
It
is
time
for
us
to
remove
that.
T
T
I
don't
want
to
be
in
another
community
hearing
talking
about
gang
and
gun
violence,
I
am
honored
and
impressed.
I
am
a
member
of
the
city.
I
am
NOT
going
anywhere
25
years
later.
I
am
sick
and
tired
of
the
only
time
our
community
gets.
Funding
is
May,
June,
July,
August,
September
and
October,
and
then
we
don't
talk
about
violence
anymore.
I
want
to
close
with
this
back
in
the
1990s.
Our
city
was
in
much
agony
intention
for
so
high,
yet
we
changed
things.
T
There's
this
thing
called
the
Boston
miracle.
That
became
a
national
model.
Let
me
tell
you
what
the
Boston
miracle
was.
Then
Attorney
General
Janet
Reno
commissioned
a
report
entitled
youth
violence,
a
community-based
response,
one
city,
success
story
and
there
she
writes
the
key
to
Boston's
success
less
in
his
community-based
partnership
community
justice
as
a
process
of
identifying
Public,
Safety
problem,
creating
partnerships
within
community
and
building
bridges
among
all
parts
of
the
justice
system.
To
address
these
problems
effectively,
the
peace
curriculum
was
one
of
those
programs.
T
In
her
26
page
report,
she
said
that
contributed
to
the
reduction
of
juvenile
crime
in
the
city
of
Boston
councilors.
Those
are
the
curriculums
that
were
there.
Our
curriculum
were
the
first
in
the
country
to
include
the
teaching
of
loss
and
grief
as
part
of
our
children,
social
skills,
Boston,
Public
School,
is
missing
at
this
table.
We
must
invest
in
early
prevention.
T
Research
tells
us
that
if
we
truly
are
to
address
the
issues
of
guns
and
gang
violence,
we
must
go
upstream
and
start
with
the
children
as
early
as
kindergarten
we
are
here.
We
are
committed
to
work
with
the
city.
We
are
committed
to
working
with
our
entire
city.
We
just
met
with
the
chief
with
the
mayor
with
our
Commissioner
to
really
again
begin
to
move
this
as
a
national
model.
We
must
invest
in
primary
prevention.
That
gives
us
possibilities
that
an
end.
T
T
Yes,
I
am
committed,
so
those
of
you
that
are
here
we
have
our
mother,
whose
child
is
in
prison
for
murder,
is
going
up
on
parole
and
no
resources.
So
I
would
love
to
talk
to
those
of
you
who
are
working
with
the
re-entry,
parole
and
probation,
because
if
he
gets
paroled,
you
know
what's
gonna
happen.
T
B
Just
as
we're
making
this
transition-
and
you
know
I
I
to
the
audience
since
a
lot
of
questions
to
the
administration,
with
respect
to
the
amount
of
monies,
the
sources
of
those
monies,
whether
of
course
it
comes
from
our
own
budget
or
state
grants
or
some
other
federal
grants
who
receives
that
money-
the
outcomes
that
we
as
a
city
defined
for
violence,
prevention
and
intervention.
When
handing
that
money
out
the
metrics
or
data
metrics,
we
use
to
determine
whether
or
not
we
are
being
successful
questions
around
the
application
process.
Sometimes
the
city
uses
RFPs.
B
And
yes,
it
can
vary
across
different
organizations.
Sometimes
they
can
be
mentor
and
organizations
or
those
dealing
with
high
risks,
because
in
putting
all
of
that
out
there,
it
also
demonstrates
where
the
gaps
are
in
terms
of
meeting
the
needs
of
those
we're
trying
to
reach
to
reduce
incidents
of
violence.
So
we
still
have
a
lot
of
work
to
do
and
I
just
wanted
to
name
that
I
know.
A
lot
of
folks
had
to
leave.
I
still
have
a
lot
of
questions.
B
Many
of
the
questions
that
I
said
for
Han
I
still
have,
which-
and
you
know
I
still
want
more
information,
but
out
of
the
respect
of
time,
but
also
the
providers,
which
is
a
different
perspective,
of
course,
want
to
hear
from
them.
We
want
to
hear
from
them,
but
just
wanted
to
name
that
that
we
still
have
more
work
to
do
in
this
space.
Thank
you.
A
V
V
Yes,
ma'am.
Thank
you
so
much
for
having
me
my
name
is
Charles
Clayton,
Daniels,
jr.
and
I.
Am
the
founder
and
CEO
co-founder
alo
of
my
walk
photos.
Uplift
incorporated
the
country's
first
outpatient,
mental
health
and
substance
abuse
treatment
facility
exclusively
for
father's
and
the
fatherless
all
right.
So
that's
me
and
now
I'm
gonna
read
my
testimony.
Did
I
prepare
today
all
right
awesome.
So.
V
First
and
foremost,
thank
you
for
this
invitation.
Over
the
last
few
years,
I
have
had
the
opportunity
to
meet
some
amazing
residents
in
the
city,
both
behind
bars
and
within
this
community.
Daily
I
have
the
privilege
of
returning
home
to
my
son
and
my
wife
and
sitting
at
the
kitchen
table
with
them.
Every
man.
Every
man
wants
to
be
able
to
put
food
on
the
table
for
their
loved
ones,
place
a
roof
over
their
head
have
a
form
of
employment
that
pays
the
bills
they
remain
safe
in
his
community.
V
Unfortunately,
me
the
men
we
serve
are
not
able
to
do
this
as
a
result.
Their
worth
dignity
and
self-respect
is
stunning.
When
this
occurs,
they
return
to
alternative
means
such
as
those
that
are
plaguing
our
community
right
now,
sadly,
of
the
2009
hundred
and
seventy
seven
respondents
that
follows
uplift,
that
we
serve
with
a
half
a
million
dollar
budget
and
2018
that
received
mental
health
services.
V
Up
to
this
point
and
completed
a
basic
needs
assessments,
the
top
four
basic
needs
that
were
identified
as
lacking,
where,
as
follows:
legal
support,
housing,
employment
and
family
in
that
order,
and
we
have
data
that
backs
it
up.
These
things
are
basic
and
necessary
to
anyone
living
in
this
living
in
this
world.
You
imagine
for
a
second
sitting
at
your
kitchen
table
and
watching
those
who
care
about
suffer,
and
there
is
nothing
you
feel
you
can
do
about
it.
V
V
The
question
is:
where
are
we
distributing
the
resources
and
that's
why
we
are
here
today
and
follows
up
if
the
clients
we
receive
are
in
need
of
adequate
employment?
That
would
allow
them
to
do
all
the
things
that
every
man
wants
to
do
for
his
family
and
himself
provide
shelter,
basic
care,
clothing
and
safety.
Giving
these
men
a
chance,
however,
with
their
history,
is
our
responsibility
and
as
many
people
in
our
city
that
can
give
them
a
chance.
There
are
also
need
of
an
aggressive
act
of
love.
V
We're
trained
therapists
that
look
like
them
may
I,
add
are
available
to
them
whenever
they
are
in
need.
Organizations
like
mine
need
resources
to
hire
more
black
and
brown
therapists
that
can
serve
the
growing
demand
of
men,
trying
to
do
and
be
everything
that
society
blames
them
for
not
doing
it.
Now,
as
a
new
partner
of
ssy
I,
we
receive
$15,000
to
serve
ssy
our
participants,
and
we
are
thankful
for
the
contribution
and
we
just
started
this
year
now,
I'm
not
going
to
add
any
more
to
that,
but
I
am
going
to
close
this
second.
V
If
we
are
going
to
decrease
violence
in
the
city,
we
must
aggressively
create
opportunities,
so
that
healing
can
take
place
concurrently
as
a
formerly
incarcerated
young
man
once
told
me
a
couple
years
ago,
with
my
wife
and
I
started
fathers
up
there,
he
said
Charles
and
I
quote.
You
cannot
expect
me
to
talk
about
my
feelings,
address
them
and
I
returned
to
seeing
my
family
struggle
and
the
ones
I
care
about
die
every
single
day.
V
Something
has
to
give
if
we
don't
give
them
the
opportunity,
they
will
continue
to
turn
to
our
turn
of
means
to
survive
and
protect
themselves,
thus
creating
their
own
opportunities,
they're,
creating
their
own
opportunities.
We
have
problems,
yes
indeed,
but
we
also
have
the
resources
which
we
heard
today.
I
hope
my
thoughts
as
well
as
my
input
is
integral
to
strengthening
our
cities,
violence,
prevention,
efforts
with
gratitude
and
appreciation.
Thank
you.
W
My
name
is
Ian
Chen
I'm,
the
executive
director
front
of
the
children
Boston.
We
are
one
of
the
$25,000
grant
grantee
from
the
Boston
Police
Department,
positive
youth
development
grant
program,
and
this
is
the
second
year
that
we
have
received
that
funds
so
Friends
of
the
children.
Boston
is
a
very
unique
long-term
mentoring
program
that
really
believes
in
investing
heavily
on
young
people
who
need
the
help
for,
however
long
they
need
it,
no
matter
what
happens
to
their
lives.
W
We
look
for
young
people
who
are
already
missing
days
of
schools,
who
already
have
a
very
unusual
rate
of
suspension
at
age
five
and
we
promise
them
and
their
families
a
caring
adult
who
is
going
to
be
their
partner
in
every
aspects
of
their
life
through
their
entire
childhood,
from
kindergarten
all
the
way
through
high
school,
graduation,
a
minimum
of
12
and
a
half
years
of
commitment
for
every
child
that
we
select.
You
heard
from
one
of
our
mentors
Keisha
she's,
one
of
our
adolescent,
mentors
through
the
grant.
W
We
were
able
to
provide
60
young
girls
and
young
woman
with
a
mentor
just
like
Keisha,
and
they
are
in
schools.
They
are
in
their
homes,
they
are
in
their
communities,
they're
working
to
it's
goals
and
hopes
that
these
young
people
have
for
themselves
and
they're.
Also
supporting
the
families
who
are
struggling
to
just
make
every
single
day
meet
I
would
really
urge
I
would
say
everyone
here
is
is
is
the
of
the
same
choir
right.
W
We
want
this
pond,
the
the
right
thing
and
the
best
thing
for
young
people,
and
we
don't
want
the
violence
to
continue
to
be
pervasive,
and
we
want
to
be
able
to
have
our
young
people
focus
on
the
and
and
be
able
to
elevate
the
assets
that
they
have.
I
would
also
urge
the
committee
to
think
about,
instead
of
looking
at
violence
prevention
as
its
own
thing,
to
think
about
addressing
our
housing
crisis
as
a
strategy
for
violence
prevention,
addressing
food
insecurity,
as
as
as
a
strategy
for
violence
prevention,
things
like
transit
justice,
racial
justice.
W
All
of
these
are
root
causes
the
reason
why
young
people
are
find
themselves
in
the
positions
that
they're
in
nobody
that
we
come
across
know,
families
that
we
come
across
want
to
be
in
the
positions
that
they
are
in
and
and
yet
every
single
day
they're
getting
eviction
notice,
they're
being
told
by
the
school
department
that
their
children's
certain
arms
special
education
needs
are
not
able
to
be
fulfilled.
All
of
these
are
contributing
factors
and
compound
over
time.
I
am
for
that
gentleman
that
says
you
gotta
follow
them
everywhere
they
go.
Q
Good
afternoon
my
name
is
Tony
Wiley
and
I'm
executive
director
of
sportsmen
tennis
and
enrichment
center
sportsmen
was
founded
more
than
50
years
ago
to
leverage
tennis
to
improve
academic
outcomes
for
youth.
We
built
highly
effective
academic
programs
and
now
also
focus
on
physical
health,
social
and
emotional
wellness,
and
for
the
past,
10
years,
youth,
violence
and
police
community
engagement
in
2009.
We
created
volley
against
violence
VAV
as
a
way
to
bring
police
and
youth
together
to
combat
negative
stereotypes
on
both
sides,
break
down,
neighborhood
turf
wars
and
ultimately
reduce
youth
violence.
Q
Vav
welcomes
between
85
and
100
children
every
Friday
night
in
officers
from
the
Boston
Police,
the
mass
State
Troopers,
the
youth
violence
strike
force.
The
Housing
Authority
in
the
transit
police,
Police
Cadets,
come
through
the
program
first
as
a
class
and
then
often
return
individually.
To
continue
this
interaction
in
the
words
of
one
officer,
police
tend
to
see
kids
as
either
the
victims
or
perpetrators
of
crime.
Vav
reminds
them
to
first
see
and
interact
with
kids,
just
as
kids
in
creating
volley
against
violence.
Q
We
secured
a
grad
student
from
the
Boston
University
School
of
counseling
and
psychology
to
embed
herself
in
the
program
for
a
year
and
develop
a
curriculum
that
would
help
youth,
understand
their
ability
and
responsibility
to
create
safer
communities
in
daily
interactions
by
treating
each
other
with
respect
and
understanding
the
role
in
authority
of
police.
These
goals
may
seem
like
low-hanging
fruit,
but
many
children
are
taught
from
the
time
they
can
walk
and
talk,
that
police
are
the
enemy
and
that
people
who
live
on
one
Street
are
always
at
war
with
people
who
live
on
another.
Q
So
solving
these
types
of
issues
at
an
early
age
is
an
effective
model
of
prevention
and
intervention.
We
chose
a
curriculum,
called
teaching
personal
and
social
responsibility
developed
at
the
University
of
Chicago
to
use
physical,
physical
education
classes
to
teach
children,
concepts
that
include
respect
self,
Direction
leadership
and
empathy
and
then
helps
them
transfer
those
lessons
to
their
lives
outside
of
the
gymnasium.
We've
had
ongoing
evaluations
from
graduate
interns
from
the
Harvard
Chan
School
of
Public
Health,
the
Boston
University
School
of
Public,
Health
and
others.
Q
We
measure
the
efficacy
of
the
overall
program
and
confirmed
that
our
discussions
are
on
point.
Last
year,
680
unique
children
participated
in
volley
against
violence,
48
percent
were
African
American,
27
percent
Latino
or
latina
13
percent
Asian
7%
biracial
and
57
percent.
Female
27
were
between
the
ages
of
11
to
18
and
73%
between
7
and
10
years
old.
Thirty
six
police
officers
participated,
as
did
50
other
unique
volunteers.
Q
We
learned,
for
example,
that
among
our
teens
100%
of
her
gunshots
in
their
neighborhoods,
50
percent
feel
unsafe
and
60
percent
said.
There
are
gangs
and
or
drugs
prevalent.
Only
40
percent
feel
safe
at
school
and
30
percent
said
their
gangs
active
in
their
schools
more
than
35
percent
acknowledge
that
they
do
not
live
with
immediate
family.
Among
the
young
of
children,
20
percent
said
they
were
not
sure
if
they
might
feel
safer
in
a
gang
when
they
were
older
and
only
50
percent
said
they
have
someone
they
can
talk
with
that.
Q
They
trust
about
these
types
of
concerns.
We've
received
an
average
of
$19,000
per
year
over
the
last
six
years
through
the
Shannon
grant
traval
against
violence,
shannon
fund
support
programs
staffing,
including
junior
counselors,
most
of
whom
came
to
us
as
young
VAV
participants.
We've
also
received
two
years
of
funding
under
the
youth
development
grant,
which
we
also
use
for
youth
training
and
employment.
Youth
violence
is
a
complicated
issue
with
a
wide
range
of
causes
and
implications.
No
one
approach
is
going
to
provide
a
lasting
and
effective
solution.
Q
It
will
take
a
network
of
efforts,
programs,
organizations
and
strategies
to
build
safer
communities
and
provide
better
outcomes
for
our
youth.
Sportsman's
is
a
proven,
I
proven
entity.
We
are
known
and
trusted
in
the
Boston
community
in
our
partnership
to
bring
more
than
5,000
children
into
our
programs.
Every
year,
therefore,
we've
created
a
partnership
with
Children's
Services
of
Roxbury
to
provide
immediate
counseling
and
referrals
for
at-risk
families.
Q
We've
allowed
the
Boston
Police
to
distribute
weeks
of
free
summer
camp
for
young
people
who
might
have
idle
time
and
harbour
thoughts
of
following
an
older
sibling
into
gang
life.
These
are
the
types
of
intervention
strategies
that
can
only
be
successfully
implemented
with
a
diverse
group
of
providers
applying
their
own
unique
competencies
and
assets
and
working
collaboratively
to
address
this
crucial
issue.
We
appreciate
your
time
and
interest
in
this
important
matter
and
look
forward
to
continuing
our
work
throughout
the
city
on
behalf
of
our
youth
and
families.
Thanks.
A
M
M
M
175
were
shot
in
the
head.
Owen
has
100
five
people,
most
of
them.
Young
people
were
shot
in
the
head
when
they
did
a
review
of
what
they
need
in
the
city
that
they
didn't
have
before
they
requested
Roker
to
come
in,
and
we
are
now
marking
fully
of
service
in
the
city
of
Baltimore.
So
this
is
the
type
of
work
that
we
do
and
have
been
doing
for
quite
some
time.
There
were
questions
about
outcomes
and
about
retention.
I
really
agree
with
what
we
said
earlier.
M
What
you
said
about
it's
really
hard
to
serve
this
population,
if
you're
not
willing
to
go
to
wherever
they
are
and
doing
it
relentlessly
and
doing
it
in
multiple
places.
We
called
our
version
of
this
outreach
relentless
outreach
a
little
bit
like
stalking
with
legal.
We
do.
We
do
go
multiple
times
to
a
lot
of
people,
even
when
they
refuse
until
they're
really
willing
to
engage,
because
we
think
they
matter
and
we
do
it
for
four
years
with
one
of
them.
M
I
also
agree
with
what
we
said
earlier
about
the
fact
that
it
really
matters
if
you
can
actually
hold
on
to
these
people
and
work
with
them
a
long
time,
because
otherwise,
how
do
you
have
any
impact?
Our
data
says
that
we
retain
79
percent
of
the
people
in
our
model,
so
this
is
the
this
is
in
terms
of
retention.
We
worked
with
239
young
people
in
Boston
the
past
year.
M
We
also
there
was
a
question
about
outcomes,
and
what
does
that
look
like
our
model,
like
Maria,
explained
earlier,
our
model
is
designed
in
a
logic
way
to
actually
achieve
the
outcomes
that
we
that
we
say
we
do.
The
two
outcomes
we
always
want
to
see
our
outcomes
of
reducing
in
recidivism
and
an
involvement
in
the
justice
system
and
the
other
art
one
want
to
see
is
increasing
employment
because
it's
really
hard
to
survive
out
of
crime.
M
If
you're
not
working
in
the
past
year,
86%
of
the
broker
participants
have
no
no
arrests,
93%,
no
new
incarcerations
78%
were
placed
in
a
job
and
66%
2/3
of
the
young
people
we
work
with
were
working
more
than
three
months.
I
know
there
was
a
question
about
funding
Rocky's
in
Boston,
specifically,
we
are
funded
at
with
a
positive
youth
development.
First
cific
project
that
I
haven't
talked
about
yet
with
Central
American
youth
in
East
Boston.
It's
a
slightly
different
project
in
its
small
scale
that
the
positive
Development
Fund
were
very
grateful
for
this
funding.
M
We
keep
working
in
this
we're
not
going
anywhere,
but
we
did
let
the
mayor's
office
know-
and
the
police
commissioner
know,
and
in
the
office
of
Health
and
Human
Services
last
April,
that
the
funding
for
new
enrollment
through
through
this
partnership
is
ending
and
is
ending
at
the
end
of
this
month,
and
this
is
why
we
submitted
a
request
to
be
included
in
in
ssy
I,
similar
to
other
cities.
Where
we
do
this
work,
we
don't
think
and
that
we
should
be
the
only
ones
who
do
this
work.
M
B
What
you
got
a
minute
ago
and
I
think
it's
important
to
highlight
the
work
of
the
organizations
that
are
receiving
the
specific
sources
of
funding
and
that
it
the
response
to
incidents
of
violence.
Of
course,
prevention
intervention
reentry,
has
to
involve
numerous
organizations,
doing
different
things,
of
course,
so
I
appreciate
the
work
that
each
and
every
one
of
you
have
done.
I've
been
engaged
at
your
site's.
Engaging
with
your
youth.
I
know
that
you
are
actually
serving
youth
first,
as
you
show
up,
maybe
somewhere
and
you're
like.
Where
are
your
young
people?
B
So
thank
you
very
much
I.
Just
my
only
question
really
is
around
what
you
in
your
interactions
with
the
city
of
Boston,
one
where
we
could
do
better
and
where
you
think
some
of
the
barriers
are,
and
you
haven't
probably
the
greatest
impact
that
you
probably
can
imagine
in
serving
young
people
or
older
populations
of
briefly
they'd,
be
great.
B
Q
I
think
for
sportsmen,
some
of
the
non-cash
resources
that
we
need.
Certainly
every
nonprofit-
needs
more
money,
so
I'm
not
going
to
go
ahead
and
say
that,
but
you
can
always
out
there.
We
need
more
information
about
the
youth
that
we're
serving
I,
certainly
understand
issues
of
privacy.
But,
for
example,
we
run
a
year-round
after-school
program
in
addition
to
the
summer
camp,
because
we
are
an
academic
program
if
we're
working
with
a
child
that
has
an
IEP.
Q
We
should
be
at
the
table
for
that
conversation,
but
their
confidentiality
issues
that
a
lot
that
don't
allow
us
to
have
those
conversations
oftentimes
get
to
summer
kids
get
to
summer
camp,
and
it's
then
that
we
find
out
that
they
have
a
myriad
of
support
systems
that
are
keeping
them
in
the
school
system.
But
we
didn't
know
about
that
until
they
got
there
so
now
we're
playing
catch-up.
Q
So,
for
example,
we
have
an
8
year
old
girl
in
our
summer
camp,
who
has
been
in
a
fight
at
least
every
week,
in
some
cases
every
day
that
she's
been
with
us
and
yesterday
in
trying
to
sort
of
debrief
with
her
and
get
an
understanding
of.
What's
going
on,
I
said
to
her.
What
do
you
think
started
the
fight?
What
let
you
know
that
was
about
to
be
a
fight,
and
she
said
he
made
eye
contact
with
me.
Q
This
is
a
kid
who
clearly
has
some
issues
that
were
not
brought
to
our
attention
and
the
parents
I
understand
they're
afraid
that
if
they
share
it,
we
may
not
accept
the
child,
which
is
not
true.
We
just
would
be
more
prepared
some
of
the
challenges
around
trying
to
work
with
the
social
work
for
with
a
Social
Work
agency
or
social
service
agency.
We
don't
have
the
funding,
it's
not
something
that's
easy
to
fund.
Q
So
if
the
city
could
help
us
make
some
of
those
relationships
happen,
it
would
just
be
very
helpful
rather
than
us
trying
to
find
the
money
find
the
right
agency
and
try
to
make
the
partnership
if
the
city
could
help
us
with
some
of
the
needs
that
we
need
that
are
non-cash.
That
is
one
thing
that
would
be
very
helpful.
I.
V
Think
I'm
several
things
for
us
first
and
foremost,
I
think
what
we
have
seen
in
our
interactions
with
the
city
of
Boston
as
it
relates
to
funding
and
I
want
to
be
corn.
I
want
to
be
frank
right
is
that
when
you
have
young
men
who
are
involving
in
shootings
who
are
fired
up
and
excited
about
attending
and
participating
in
therapy,
then
all
of
a
sudden
you
get
a
call
stating
that
their
therapy
department
has
been
counseling.
The
young
man
is
thinking
that
he's
coming
to
therapy.
That's
an
issue
right.
V
If
an
appointment
for
mental
health
appoint
service
department
is
going
to
be
counseled,
we
should
be
able
to
make
that
call
right,
not
individuals
who
are
not
necessarily
involved
or
have
the
expertise
as
it
relates
to
mental
health
services,
so
I
think
adding
more
value
to
the
provision
of
mental
health
services
and
not
abruptly
counseling
sessions
without
communicating
that
with
the
provider.
First
right,
I
think
we
talked
about
our
interest
and
wanted
to
have
our
young
men
and
women
participating
in
quality
mental
health
services,
but
I
actions
have
to
be
in
alignment
with
them
right.
V
So
for
us
that
is
a
primary
issue.
Secondly,
as
an
educated
man,
I
recently
found
out
right
that
the
cannabis
Control
Commission
could
actually
issue
license
to
individuals
to
deliver
the
product,
as
well
as
provide
consultations
to
the
companies
that
are
growing
their
product
right.
So
not
only
can
you
open
a
dispensary,
you
can
transport
it.
You
can
consult
companies
and
I.
Think
our
young
people
know
a
lot
about
the
product
right,
but
they
don't
know
about
this
process
about
the
licensing,
but
other
communities
are
benefitting
immensely
on
this
new
cannabis
business.
V
I
think
renewable
energy
and
issues
of
cannabis
Control
are
burgeoning
opportunities
for
jobs
right,
but
our
young
men
don't
know
anything
about
it
and
there's
a
young
man
with
two
masters
degrees
and
the
bachelor's
degree.
I
didn't
know
about
it
and
if
I
didn't
know
about
it,
what
makes
you
think
these
young
men
who
are
shooting
up
the
place?
Don't
how
much
they
know
about
it,
not
much
right.
V
Last
but
not
least,
I
would
say
this
in
terms
of
housing.
Right.
Housing
is
a
huge
issue
and
if
we
are
saying
that
there's
a
small
percentage
of
young
men
that
are
involved
in
gang
violence
in
the
city,
it
shouldn't
cost
that
much
money
to
house
them
right.
We
have
to
begin
to
create
opportunities
to
provide
adequate
housing
for
these
young
men
majority
of
the
young
men
who
are
gang
involved
for
homeless.
That
couchsurfing
right
may
have
the
minute
we
serve.
V
We
were
serving
gang,
involve
youth
prior
to
receiving
ssy
funding
right
prior
to
receiving
$15,000
of
ssy
floor
I
funding,
and
this
is
what
we've
seen
so
far.
Housing
is
a
huge
issue,
and
last
but
not
least,
I
talked
about
employment
earlier,
but
I
want
to
touch
on
the
plumbing
a
little
bit
more
I
can't
tell
you
how
many
times
my
wife
and
I
and
our
staff
here
young
men
having
to
revert
to
selling
crack
and
drugs
because
they
can't
get
adequate
important.
V
It
I
think
we
have
to
do
more
than
the
typical
summer
jobs
we
have
to
do
more
than
the
taco
bills
and
the
McDonald's
right
I
think
we
have
to
do
more
than
the
chip
fillets
right
or
the
freaking,
McDonald's
or
Burger
Kings
right,
you
think
about
the
cost
of
living
in
Boston.
They
need
to
begin
at
least
50
or
$60,000
to
make
a
living
to
even
think
about
not
wanting
to
shoot
or
not
wanting
to
sell
drugs,
but
that
conversation
is
out
of
question
right.
V
I
think
these
young
men
are
stunted
by
their
histories
and
I
think
we
have
to
begin
to
show
compassion
and
forgiveness
to
give
them
opportunities
where
people
outside
and
say
you
may
not
give
them
opportunities
right.
So
I
want
to
talk
about
real
jobs.
Right
I
want
to
talk
about
housing
opportunities
for
this
small
category
because
they
said
it
was
a
small
category
earlier
right,
I
think
when
we
look
at
the
budget
of
how
much
money
the
state
receives,
we
can
think
about
ways
of
providing
adequate
housing
for
these
small
percentage
of
young
men.
V
There
are
cities
outside
this
country,
provide
lots
of
small
housings
right
small
houses
and
communities
right
houses
that
cost
between
thirty
to
sixty
thousand
dollars
to
be.
When
you
get
air
conditioning
you
get
heat
I
think
we
got
to
start
thinking,
innovative
about
providing
resources
and
opportunities
for
these
young
men.
Instead
of
blaming
them
we're
talking
about
why
we
need
to
stop
the
violence
we
can,
but
they
need
to
eat
too
and
I'm
tired
of
going
home
and
being
the
only
one
to
eat.
V
W
It's
hard
to
follow
Charles
thing.
We
know
each
other
too,
so
you
know
I
think
as
an
organization
that
work
in
every
facets
of
a
child
and
the
family's
lives.
One
of
the
biggest
challenge
I've
we
bump
into
is
communications
between
different
city
agencies.
Okay,
our
families
are
at
intersections
of
all
of
the
systems
right
there.
They
got
a
social
worker
from
child
welfare
system.
They
got
a
social
worker
from
school.
They
have
an
IEP
meeting
scheduled
on
Thursday.
W
They
got
a
housing
court
on
Friday
I
mean
that
is
a
full-time
job
to
keep
up
with
it
and
oftentimes
our
mentors
because
they
work
in
every
aspects
of
their
lives
end
up
being
the
only
person
who
has
all
of
the
information
we
oftentimes
will
show
up
to
school.
Without
you
know,
having
worked
with
a
family
who's
been
homeless,
having
the
school
go
away,
what
the
child
is
being
homeless
was
six
months.
We
didn't
even
know
about
that.
That
can
that
should
not
be
the
case
and
and
I,
don't
know
how
to
fix
that.
W
But
I
think
that,
like
communications,
it
is
a
huge
issue
in
that
I
know
that
another
thing
that
I
would
mention,
you
know
being
a
long-term
model.
You
really
get
to
see
family
thrive
over
time
and
and
yet
for
the
families
that
quote-unquote
have
made
it.
But
I'd
made
this
air-quote
their
one
emergency
away
from
from
going
back
to
exactly
where
they
were
that
they've
worked
so
hard
to
get
out
of.
You
know
if
there
is
any
way
that
the
city
can
loosen
the
compliance
piece
around.
You
know.
W
I
know
that
families
and
the
independence
initiative
is
working
with
DTA
unflexible
dollars,
for
families
should
be
just
be
able
to
how
they
want
to
spend
the
money
it
for
it
to
be
utilities
that
they
want
to
spend
their
assistance
funds
on,
or
food
and
because
month
to
month,
the
needs
change,
and
you
can't
just
kind
of
dictate
and
go
well.
This
dollar
can
only
be
spent
buying
a
B
and
C,
and
if
you
go
out
of
the
line,
you
risk
losing
your
your
assistance.
W
M
Think
we're
most
effective
when
we
work
together-
and
this
is
an
example,
I
I
think
there
are
three
recent
examples
of
things
that
the
city
did
that
actually
demonstrate
how
you
can
work
together,
which
were
beautiful
and
just
want
to
highlight
them.
One
is
Maria
mentioned
before
the
project
or
with
a
safe,
safe
and
successful
youth
initiative
to
try
understand
what
are
the
needs
of
high
risk
young
woman.
We
don't
often
talk
about
this
and
the
role
of
women
in
violence.
They
brought
together,
I
think
more
than
30
different
professionals
from
different
agencies.
M
Different
organizations
speak
together.
Analyze
data
will
identify
the
needs
and
and
and
put
together
a
really
thoughtful
report
on
this
and
I
think,
and
it
hopefully
will
really
impact
what
the
state
does
on
high-risk,
young
woman
and
just
really
think
it's
a
great
example.
The
second
thing
is:
there's
a
new
initiative
that
is
a
Canadian
model.
M
A
R
A
You
guys
yeah
so
we're
running
against
the
clock
here.
So
what
we're
gonna
do
is,
if
you
just
respect
the
time
as
close
as
you
can
and
we'll
try
to
fill
as
many
people
in
as
we
can,
we've
talked
about
a
lot
of
positive
things.
I
will
say
before
everybody
leaves
the
room
tomorrow
morning
from
6:00
to
like
10
o'clock
in
the
morning
at
Allen,
Park,
channel,
25
and
zip
trip
will
be
there.
So
we've
got
to
talk
about
positive
stuff
and
they'll,
be
there
so
few,
if
you're
in
and
around
the
area.
If.
B
But
thank
you
guys,
and
this
is
ongoing.
We
had
many
folks.
Other
providers
also
provide
information
and
testimony.
So
thank
you
and
I
can
quickly
go
through
more
folks
who
signed
up
for
public
testimony.
Thomas
and
I'll.
Just
call
a
few
names
just
come
up
thomas
act,
chris
white
I
think
it's
Michele
Ferguson.
S
X
You
good
afternoon
Thank
You,
councillor
Campbell
Oh,
councillor
McCarthy
and
the
other
members
of
the
committee
for
holding
this
hearing.
My
name
is
Thomas
apt
and
I
work
as
a
senior
fellow
at
the
Harvard
Kennedy
School
before
Harvard
I
served
as
the
head
of
Public
Safety
for
Governor
Andrew
Cuomo
in
New
York,
and
before
that
I
served
as
chief
of
staff
to
the
office
of
Justice
programs
under
Attorney
General,
Eric,
Holder
and
President
Barack
Obama.
X
As
a
teacher
prosecutor,
defense
attorney
policymaker
and
now
researcher
I
have
worked
on
stopping
the
scourge
of
urban
violence
for
more
than
two
decades.
I
was
born
and
raised
just
across
the
river
in
Cambridge.
So
what
happens
and
continues
to
happen
in
Boston
matters
to
me
both
personally
and
professionally.
My
time
is
limited,
so
I
will
come
to
the
point.
There
is
lots
of
good
work
being
done
in
Boston
to
prevent
shootings
and
killings,
but
that
work
could
be
better
focused,
supported
and
coordinated.
X
First,
the
good
news
since
the
1990s
Boston
has
a
national,
even
international,
reputation
in
reducing
urban
violence.
Bbd
has
many
strong
ties
to
the
community
and,
while
nothing
is
perfect,
the
city
has
been
spared
much
of
the
recent
controversy
surrounding
police
community
relations.
The
city
has
a
number
of
high
quality
violence,
intervention
and
prevention
providers
at
the
st.
level.
The
safe
and
successful
Youth
Initiative
has
been
rigorously
evaluated
and
has
been
found
to
be
effective.
Now
the
less
good
news.
X
Historically,
the
city
has
had
difficulty
sustaining
success
when
violence
declines,
interest
in
support
fades,
successful
strategies
are
discarded
and
then
violence
creeps
back
up
in
Boston,
as
in
many
other
cities,
deadly
violence
is
driven
by
at
most
a
few
hundred
into
the
Jools
in
or
around
a
few
dozen
micro
locations
known
as
hotspots.
Yet
the
city
still
struggles
to
maintain
a
laser-like
focus
on
these
people
and
places
targeting
them
just
not
not
just
for
punishment,
but
also
for
treatment,
support
and
services.
The
city
also
struggles
to
unite
under
a
common
vision
for
violence
reduction.
X
Violence
reduction
is
not
just
about
reducing
poverty
or
about
reducing
crime.
Instead,
it
should
be
focused
on
one
thing:
only
stopping
the
shootings
and
killings.
Reducing
violence
is
perhaps
the
single
best
way
to
release
the
untapped
potential
of
Boston's,
poorest
residents
and
communities,
and
so,
in
conclusion,
I
have
a
book
on
these
subjects
bleeding
out
the
devastating
consequences
of
urban
violence.
In
a
bold
new
plan
for
peace
in
the
streets,
I
set
out
many
of
these
themes
and
strategies
that
be
happy
to
work
with
you
in
the
future.
Thank.
R
B
Y
Hello
y'all,
my
name
is
Christian
white
during
the
day
I'm
a
therapeutic
mentor
for
jri
smart
team,
but
24/7
I'm,
a
full-time
single
parent
of
a
12
year
old
I'm
40
years
old
I've
served
three
state
sentences,
three
County
sentences
when
I
was
released.
This
last
and
final
time,
I
did
10
years
for
possession
of
a
firearm
and
I
got
out
and
I
was
over
the
age
of
25
or
26,
which
meant
every
program
that
you've
spoken
about
today
meant
to
me
my
my
language.
Y
So
we
talked
about
these
young
people,
young
people,
young
people,
they're,
Anissa
and
I
mean
I'm,
not
one
of
these
statistic.
Geniuses
and
nothing,
but
you
know
a
lot
of
the
killings
and
a
lot
of
the
people
being
arrested
for
killings
are
25
plus
and
they
receive
no
services.
My
son's
at
that
age
had
I
not
turned
my
life
around
he'd,
be
following
right
in
the
path
that
I
was
led
down.
We
talked
about
this
wrap
around
approach
and
it's
wrap
around
these
kids.
We
need
to
be
wrapping
around
these
parents
I.
Y
Don't
care
what
you
do
to
fix
these
kids
and
you're,
not
really
even
fixing
these
kids
you're
kind
of
holding
their
hand
and
paying
them
and
kind
of
common
them
until
you
release
them
back
into
the
wild,
and
when
you
release
them,
you
release
them
right
back
into
a
home
where
the
parents
still
thinking
the
same
so
whose
model
is
gonna
end
up
winning
you
a
million
dollar
model
or
their
everyday
thinking
that
they're,
seeing
from
their
parent
I'm
gonna
go
with
the
parent
cuz.
That's
that's
what
happened
to
me
and
that's
just
my
experience.
Y
So
I
mean
all
this
talk.
Every
I've
heard
the
word
Youth
over
a
hundred
times
in
a
couple
of
hours,
I
haven't
heard
parent
grown
folk,
regular,
good,
ol,
adult
one
time
I
have
in
her
mental
health,
but
a
couple
of
times
we
talk
about
all
these
Prevention's.
All
these
different
ways
of
doing
things.
If
you
are
not
addressing
these
issues
from
multiple
angles,
especially
the
angle
of
the
parents,
you're
just
another
band-aid
and
that's
any
program.
You
are.
Z
Hi
everyone
first,
thank
you
for
having
me
here.
I
really
appreciate
the
invite
to
this
hearing.
My
name
is
Michel
Ferguson
I
am
a
really
good
substitute.
Teacher
I
am
also
a
business
owner.
I,
give
a
salute
to
people
who
are
taking
care
of
them
1%.
Thank
you
for
filling
that
void.
I,
see
it
every
day
in
the
classrooms.
Z
The
reason
why
I
offered
four
was
because
I
originally
only
had
two
and
I
there
was
such
a
strong
demand
for
it
that
I
increased
it
to
four,
so
I
think
until
you
start
to
approach
this
problem
from
multiple
angles,
one
is
supporting
black
businesses.
You
can
count
on
us
to
hire
our
own
and
it's
about
hiring
the
men,
because
if
a
man
can't
provide
for
his
family,
there
are
gonna,
be
issues
in
that
home.
Z
It's
about
taking
care
of
the
kids
and
creating
opportunities
where
they
can
learn
at
rate
and
continue
that
trait,
and
it's
also
about
us
being
able
to
actually
support
our
own
communities
and
strengthen
our
own
communities.
It's
also
about
positive
influence,
because
I
sit
outside
I
get
out
of
school.
Z
The
same
time,
the
kids
do
I
see
how
many
negative
influences
there
are
how
the
drug
dealers
are
out,
how
the
drug-addicted
are
out,
and
there
is
a
lack
of
positive
influence
on
those
kids
corners
as
they're
going
home
from
school,
so
it's
just
as
important
for
our
men
and
our
women
to
be
able
to
find
jobs.
Thank
you.
AA
Know
we're
running
out
of
time,
so
I'll
make
it
quick.
My
name
is
Makai
I'm
23
years
old,
I'm,
not
I'm,
only
a
graduate
of
more
than
words,
but
now
I
am
a
full-time
employee
who
was
recently
offered
the
position
as
a
business
training
manager
more
than
words.
It
took
me
time
they
get
to
more
than
words
as
I
was
born
in
Roxbury,
which
is
straight
down.
AA
The
street
I
grew
up
living
with
my
mom,
my
dad,
but
we
all
know
in
the
area
everybody's
not
only
just
inside
they're,
also
outside,
where
you
start
to
experience
a
lot
of
things
like
gun,
violence,
substance
abuse
issues
actually
has
substance.
Abuse
issues
of
my
own
I
mean
every
day
going
to
school,
became
less
and
less
I
didn't
really
care
about
that.
AA
I
was
kind
of
consumed
on
being
high,
whether
if
that
was
how
would
my
friends
its
some
of
the
older
but
the
older
guys,
houses
or
even
in
school,
sometimes
so
I
had
left
school
I
got
my
GED
and
then
through
my
GED
program,
I
was
referred
to
more
than
words,
but
before
that
I
was
in
holding
cells
in
a
prison
at
least
five
times
before,
because
my
mind
off
drugs
is
just
not
me,
it's
not
me.
I
was
just
consumed
in
it,
so
I
got
to
more
than
words.
AA
I
started
working
there
and
through
the
ranks,
I
started
to
love
the
program
and
through
loving
that
program
and
also
meeting
other
you
for
younger
or
older
than
me,
who
are
also
going
through
those
issues
it
made
me
stronger
because
it
made
me
feel
like
each
and
every
day
I
can
get
up
out
the
bed
because
I
know
there's
somebody
else
going
through.
It.
I've
heard
their
stories
so
I'm
like
it
just
made
me
stronger
and
I
fed
on
that,
so
it
motivated
me:
I
fell
in
love
with
the
passion
of
the
business.
AA
Seen
not
only
myself
go
through
the
ranks
and
succeed,
but
the
other
youth
that
came
along
with
me
or
other
youth
that
I've
seen
come
in
or
graduate
before
me,
so
I
graduated
more
than
words.
One
thing
I've
learned
is
that
they
always
stick
with
you,
no
matter
if
you're
still
in
the
program
or
graduated
the
program
and
like
I
said
I'm
just
excited
to
be
in
this
full-time
salary
position.
AA
D
D
H
Name
is
Jorge
I'm,
also
representing
more
than
words
I'm
18
years
old
living
in
Dorchester
before
more
than
words,
I
was
getting
into
a
lot
of
trouble.
Doing
things
that
we're
not
benefiting
me
hanging
out
with
the
wrong
group
of
people
and
getting
arrested,
ended
up
getting
arrested
a
few
times
starting
when
I
was
14
I'm.
H
There
I
got
in
more
and
more
trouble
making
wrong
decisions,
I've
been
in
dys
custody
once
and
then
put
on
probation
I
was
done
referred
to
more
than
whether
by
my
lawyer,
when
I
was
17,
I
helped
keep
me
out
of
trouble
and
off
probation
quicker.
It
was
a
requirement
for
me
to
work
and
go
to
school.
It
was
going
well
more
than
words,
but
there
was
still
a
lot
of
drama
in
the
community.
H
It
is
cool
like
more
than
words,
but
the
reality
is
that,
then,
when
you
leave,
you
have
to
go
back
to
your
neighborhood
and
where
I
live
in
Dorchester.
There's
always
a
lot
of
shootings
and
a
lot
of
gang
activity
going
on
I've
had
some
issues
with
other
youth
in
the
community
and
I
would
consider
myself
like
a
lone
wolf
since
I'm,
usually
by
always
by
myself,
and
we're
where
a
lot
of
people
that
walk
around
in
groups,
they
would
like
to
consider.
H
They
would
consider
that
being
vulnerable,
which,
in
the
past
had
led
to
me
being
attacked
and
jumped
before
I
was
continuing.
I
continued
experiencing
similar
situations
and
one
day
in
September,
I
blacked
out
and
someone
got
assaulted,
right
and
I,
unfortunately
got
arrested
where
that's,
where
I
take
responsibility
for
my
actions
and
making
a
bad
choice.
I
was
arrested
for
a
felony.
I
was
facing
with
all
charges,
but
from
the
night
of
the
incident
more
than
words
was
always
there
John
my
youth
development
manager,
I'm
more
than
where
it's
called
me
to
walk
me
through.
H
Turning
myself
in
and
I
knew
I
had
a
lot
of
support
from
him
in
more
than
words.
They
were
there
helping
me
showing
up
at
court
every
time
talking
to
my
lawyer,
visiting
me
in
lockup
and
making
sure
the
DA
and
judge
knew
about
me
from
what,
from
more
than
words
perspective,
it
helped
a
lot
while
I
was
in
holding
and
helped
open
my
eyes
on
how
much
I
really
had
to
lose
here.
H
Additionally,
after
making
a
lot
of
positive
choices
and
good,
and
on
good
behavior,
the
DA
agreed
to
lower
the
most
serious
charge
and
tried
me
as
an
adult.
My
case
has
since
been
resolved
and
I'm
currently
on
probation
I've,
also
graduated
for
more
than
where
than
working
at
youth
build
and
then
currently
trying
to
get
my
high
serve
more
than
where
it
is
a
also
carrying
business.
H
It
is
not
just
a
place
that
cares
it
about
you
finishing
your
work,
they
care
about
you
and
you
make,
and
they
help
you
work
on
your
life
to
better
yourself
as
a
whole.
If
you
have
issues
that's
going
on
in
your
life,
that's
definitely
something
that
more
than
words
does
not
let
you
deal
with
on
your
own.
They
support
you
through
it
all.
Thank
you
for
hearing
my
story,
so
you
are
impacted
by
violence
in
so
many
ways
more
than
words
can
help
make
a
difference
and
I
hope.
My
story
helps
shows
that.
AB
So
I
just
want
to
acknowledge
what
we
just
heard.
Those
are
two
young
people
who
are
willing
to
come
up
and
speak
their
narrative,
and
now
you
have
to
hear
from
me
and
I'm
gonna
have
the
boring
information
about
more
than
words.
So
now
my
name
is
Courtney
and
I
am
representing
more
than
words
along
with
these
two
wonderful
people
and
we're
a
social
enterprise.
AB
Our
government
funding
accounted
for
only
12
percent
of
our
budget
funding
from
the
city
of
us
included
about
100,000
from
we
OA
and
then
the
25,000
from
the
Youth
Development
Fund,
which
we're
very
grateful
for
this
funding
was
allocated
to
support
the
enrollment
of
specific
young
people,
and
we
use
robust
evaluation
software
of
efforts,
outcomes
to
track
every
aspect
of
their
work
and
personal
goals.
Every
dollar
invested
by
the
city,
the
state
and
our
private
donors,
as
leveraged
in
a
big
way.
We
empower
young
people
to
take
part
of
their
own
solution.
AB
They
have
skin
in
the
game.
They
are
generating
over
3.5
million
dollars
in
our
business
and
that
helps
pay
for
their
stipends
and
all
of
the
programming.
We
have
a
two-for
operation
at
4,
42,
East,
Berkeley
Street,
where
we
serve
85
young
people
at
any.
Given
time
we
have
two
jobs
for
our
young
people,
the
business
job
and
the
you
job.
Youth
are
on
the
trucks
they're
collecting
over
4
million
donated
books
per
year,
they're
selling
them
on
the
business
online
sale,
the
retail
sale,
the
wholesale
and
pop
ups.
AB
This
past
year,
we
expanded
from
a
first
floor
to
a
2
floor,
so
we
now
have
an
event
of
space
and
warehouse
worker
operation.
Are
you
learned
to
be
professional?
They
learn
about
the
business.
They
learn
how
to
communicate.
They
wanted
to
show
up,
be
part
of
a
team
and
learn
that
they're
worth
something
Youth
they're
also
paid
to
invest
on
working
on
themselves
with
dedicated
you
have
to
put
in
development
managers
like
Jon
that
you
heard
before
youth
work
through
research-based
curriculum
to
tackle
barriers.
AB
They
make
concrete
plans
for
their
own
future,
including
education,
work
in
life,
they're
getting
a
bank
account
an
ID
they're,
navigating
housing
court
issues
and
they're
pushing
back
on
some
of
the
systems
that
are
pushing
them
back
in
very
quickly.
70%
of
our
youth
had
30
hours
of
work,
which
means
that
30
hours
per
week,
meaning
they're
in
working
82%
of
our
grads
we're
holding
the
same
job
for
six
months.
We
believe
this
is
what
can
be
part
of
the
solution
and
thank
you
very
much
for
your
time.
Thank.
B
B
G
G
The
Boston
Globe
did
a
couple
years
ago,
research
and
report
on
racism
in
the
city,
and
that
has
never
been
addressed,
and
so,
if
we
talk,
if
we're
talking
about
gun
violence
and
these
youths
being
impacted,
a
lot
of
the
reasons
why
they're
being
impacted
is
because
of
these
policies
that
are
in
place
where
we
have
another
guy
talked
about.
We
have
nine
neighborhoods
in
Boston
and
we
can
go
to
those
other
neighborhoods
and
there's
quality
of
life
there,
but
in
some
neighborhoods
there's
not
there's
a
lack
of
way
of
life.
G
O
Yes,
so
my
name
is
Katherine
Jenkins
John
I
lived
in
the
Roxbury
Dorchester
area
for
my
whole
adult
life,
where
I've
raised
my
two
sons,
one
of
whom
was
born
here
and
they
went
came
up
through
the
Boston
Public
Schools
I
want
to
call
the
names
before
I.
Thank
you
all
for
organizing
this
to
who
I'm
thinking
of
today
when
we're
talking
about
violence,
Betina,
francois,
damien,
debo,
Alston
I
could
call
a
lot
of
other
names
of
people.
I,
either
lost
or
but
loved
ones
of
mine
have
lost.
O
There's
been
a
shooting
on
my
street
this
year.
I
mean
sorry.
This
summer,
this
month,
there's
been
a
shooting
at
my
the
park
where
my
son
always
plays
basketball
and
where
my
two
kids
used
to
always
spend
their
time
across
from
the
Kroc
Center
and
in
some
places
in
this
country.
The
level
of
violence
is
so
high
that
it's
comparable
to
war
zones
in
places
where
our
government
has
waged
war.
O
What
I
want
to
talk
about,
and
by
the
way,
I've
I've
been
an
educator
in
public
schools.
I
don't
have
a
current
assignment,
but
I've
worked
at
the
Mather
most
recently.
As
a
sub
and
as
a
teacher
of
humanities
at
Boston,
Arts
Academy
I
worked
at
the
Mattapan
Health,
Alliance
and
I
didn't
even
know
about
this
meeting
today.
My
friend
Kiana
AG
by
who
was
in
moms
demand
action,
told
me
about
it.
O
Definitely
not
dressed
for
the
occasion,
but
I
think
my
my
t-shirt
embodies
a
value
that
I
try
and
instill
in
young
people,
which
is
remembering
going
back
Sankofa
for
those
of
you
who
know
it.
I
mean
it's
not
bad
to
go
back
for
what
was
taken
from
you
or
for
what
we've
forgotten.
It
comes
from
the
akan
people
of
Ghana
and
what
I
hope
to
say
in
my
little
remaining
time
today.
I
want
to
be
clear
that
this
isn't
like
Katherine,
Jenkins,
gem
wisdom.
O
This
is
what
I've
gathered
from
listening
to
a
lot
of
people
who
don't
look
like
me.
Someone
talked
about
the
root
causes
of
violence
and
we
live.
Violence
starts
in
the
mind
in
the
body
in
the
spirit
and
then
spreads
out
into
the
family
in
the
community,
but
it's
a
loop.
It
comes
in
from
outside
as
well
and
I.
O
Think
what
I'm
going
to
say
now
is
just
like
going
a
level
deeper
from
a
lot
of
what's
been
said
here.
The
root
cause
of
violence
in
this
society
is
our
foundation,
our
our
foundation
on
slavery
and
colonialism.
It's
the
fact
that
we
have
as
bell
hooks
with
saying
imperialist
white
supremacist
capitalist
patriarchy.
O
Do
you
have
never
really
addressed
it's
the
fact
that
the
people
who
founded
this
nation
in
this
government
and
these
systems,
which
we
continue
to
enact,
were
rapists
and
interacted
with
people
every
single
day
that
they
consider
less
inhuman,
that
they
thought
that
they
owned
or
that
they
did
own?
We
need
to
address
that.
O
We
need
to
address
that.
Not
just.
We
need
to
address
that
in
our
schools.
If
we
want
to
do
the
healing
that
other
people
have
talked
about
today,
so
I
mean
I,
don't
think
we
can
solve
the
problem
of
violence
when
all
of
our
solutions
are
add-ons
and
wrap
arounds.
We
need
to
go
to
where
our
children
are
spending
most
of
their
time
every
single
day,
and
we
need
to
tell
them
the
truth.
We
need
to
find
curriculums
that
speak.
O
That
truth,
we
need
to
realize
that
doing
school
looks
different
than
just
reading
and
writing
which,
by
the
way,
are
white,
supremacist
but
values
there's
other
ways.
We
can
communicate
like
music
and
dance
which
heal
us
in
which,
historically,
all
human
people
have
had
in
their
communities.
So
I
will
stop
because
I'm
talking
a
lot,
but
we
need
to
expand
how
we're
thinking
about
it
and
we
need
to
specifically
do
a
lot
more
funding
of
Education
and
we
need
to
like
radically
rethink
how
we're
doing
education
as
well.
Thank
you.
B
Thank
you.
Thank
you
for
all
those
who
testified
and
for
those
who
did
not
get
a
chance
to
testify,
and
this
I'm
also
saying
this
for
the
record.
Please
email
us
at
the
Boston
City
Council.
If
you
just
look
online
at
Boston,
City,
Council
gov,
you
will
find
every
email,
including
mine,
as
well
as
the
email
for
the
Committee
on
Public,
Safety
and
criminal
justice.
It
does
get
checked.
So
please
do
email
us.
We
do
respond
and
thank
you
all
for
coming
tonight.
So
thank.