Washington, DC
Gun Violence
Reducon Strategic Plan
2022
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In the past few years, Washington DC has experienced an increase in
gun violence, and a sharp rise since the start of the COVID pandemic.
District reached the grim milestone of more than 200 killings for the
murders.
Landscape Analysis of
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Background
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The District is unique in that it is one of the few
violence in the city. However, it is lacking the
strategy to reduce gun violence.
Plan, the following are brief summaries of recent
Safer Stronger DC
violence in the District. It includes a mix of
focused on a public health approach to reducing
data-driven and evidence-based framework that
community-based partnerships.
The SSAC developed the following four
Strategic Priories:
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Co-Chairs, one from a community based
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• Establish a Violence and Near Fatality
in the District.
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included four Overarching
prevent violence in the District. Inclusion of
ingredients for success was also a related consistent
approaches to policy, program, and service delivery.
The Neighborhood Engagement Achieves
Results (NEAR) Act
designed to reduce violent crime, reform criminal
Act have been fully funded and implemented by the
District.
advise, recommend– and in some cases
in the District.
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Office of Neighborhood Safety and
Engagement (ONSE)
assist families dealing with the grief and trauma
foster community-based strategies to help prevent
is rooted in a public health approach to violence
accomplished through law enforcement alone.
ONSE includes the following programs:
The Pathways Program
outcomes. Individuals referred to this program are
crime.
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• allowed for persons under supervised release to
terms of release.
A detailed review of the progress made on
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The following are brief summaries of the
District government’s primary agencies
and iniaves to address gun violence:
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Violence Interrupter Program
residents, government agencies, and
gun violence.
Through increased investment in community based
expand the number of Violence Interrupters and
to the issues addressed in this report.
School Based Iniave (SBI)
embedded within the school who are working with
nearly 40 students selected to receive support due
and alleviate challenges or barriers to success for
the highest risk students. The team collaborates
with school administrators, teachers, and
Office of Gun Violence Prevenon
announced
District government agencies. The purpose of the
EOC was to respond to gun violence as an urgent
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crisis similar to how the District has responded to
The focus of the strategy is on people and places
with the very highest rates of gun violence. The
response that facilitates a place-based and person
job placement and training, housing, and mental
Adopt a whole of government
response that facilitates a place-based
and person based strategy offering
access to services within
agencies/organizaons responsible for
educaon, job placement and
training, housing, and mental health
services in a streamlined way.
Through a whole of government approach, and in
address the urgent needs of District residents
Hospital-Based Violence Intervenon Program
(HVIP)
and community-based services to promote healing
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Cure the Streets (CTS)
public-health approach to treat gun violence as a
disease that can be interrupted, treated, and
neighborhoods with some of the highest rates of
the Cure Violence model developed in Chicago.
within targeted neighborhoods and are trained to
resolve them peaceably before they erupt in
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Roving Leaders Program
DC also has a long-standing program operated by
youth and youth groups through the development
youth] and outreach workers.
professionals, community leaders, and public and
one-on-one with select youth to develop a plan of
summer programs and camps, provides access to
special programs and events for youth, conduct
The Credible Messengers Iniave
is a mentoring program for youth involved with the
Agency, and select others in the community.
experienced youth advocates, and individuals with
relevant life experiences whose role is to help youth
They serve young people whose needs go far
academic, social, or career guidance.
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government and community-based services,
trauma-informed mental health services, and other
support services.
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DC Gun Violence Reduction | Investing in Critical Community Partnerships
Life Deeds Inc.
Collaborative Solutions
for Communities
Training Grounds
Far Southeast Family
Strengthening Collaborative
East of the River Clergy Police
Community Partnership
Alliance of Concerned Men
Sasha Bruce Youthwork Inc.
InnerCity Collaborative Community
Development Corporation
Youth Advocate Programs
Grow Up Grow Out
Father Factor
Executive Office
of the Mayor
Building Blocks Credible Messengers
Government Agencies Contractor Organizations in the Community
Office of Neighborhood Safety &
Engagement Violence Interrupters
DYRS Credible Messengers
OVSJG Hospital Based Program
DPR Roving Leaders
City Employees
DBH Mobile Trauma Unit
City Employees
National Association for the
Advancement of Returning Citizens
Office of the
Attorney General
CURE
Project CHANGE:
! Medstar Washington Hospital Center
! United Medical Center
! Howard University Hospital
! George Washington University Hospital
! UMD Prince George's Hospital Center
! Children’s National Hospital
J&J Monitoring
Women in Healing, Elevation, Employment,
Love, and Support (Women in H.E.E.L.S.)
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Gun Violence Reducon Strategic Plan
tend to be focused on the people who are at the greatest immediate risk of violence, who are typically young
factors that give rise to violence in a neighborhood, like poverty, blight, low performing schools,
reducing violence.
1. PREVENTION
of school, or minor delinquency, in accord with the
who have risk-factors for violent behaviors.
factors associated with future gun violence in
that exist for the adolescent and young adult
which examined the social risk
factors that result in youth entering the juvenile
map for
The report found that:
rehabilitate children, involvement in the system,
the labor market, and worsening of mental health
youth to prevent them from engaging in delinquent
contribute to youth engaging in delinquency and
crime is a symptom of underlying economic and
for a variety of individual outcomes including
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system involvement. Consistent with the larger body
engage in delinquent behavior. The report also
by conducng a longitudinal
cohort assessment of young people between the
ages of 20-26 who have been convicted of
homicide
background and system involvement as children.
the highest risk young people in the District with a
detailed plan for how to engage them and their
families in programs and services that match their
factors.
CJCC’s research found that youth involved
in the juvenile jusce system have
significantly higher rates of:
Homelessness
Foster care removal
Excused and unexcused absences
Changed schools
motor disorders
Violent crime incidents within a ¼ mile
of their residence
The following steps are recommended to be
implemented by the District government to
significantly increase violence prevenon
efforts:
Living on one of the blocks with the highest
number of gun violence incidents (‘hot
blocks’) is stascally associated with a 1.44
mes greater likelihood of involvement.
RECOMMENDATION 1:
RECOMMENDATION 2:
described above, create the Youth Data and
Intervenon Iniave
d by
District government agencies. When youth have
factors that make them highly likely to be involved
in future gun violence, they and their families should
be connected to an array of intensive and long-term
services and supports.
The risk factors should be based on the research of
the longitudinal study. From what we already know
lives with his family in one of the most violent and
impoverished neighborhoods of the District.
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Network: individuals and
working together to improve public
safety and promote the success of
at-risk individuals and their families by
working with them in neighborhood
Engage:
work with clients and their families in
achievement, career advancement
Community Engagement: working
Hubs aim to involve the community to
problems, strengthen community
cohesiveness
A key aspect of this model is to build a network of
hubs that are able to enhance and expand their
reach to more young people who are at-risk.
whatever support someone needs can be
accommodated at the center or within the network.
These family centers could be expanded to be used
RECOMMENDATION 3:
would include a range of services based on
family support liaison. These supports may include
youth development oriented boarding school for the
youth.
Create Community Resource Hubs that employ a
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government agencies and community based
at-risk.
community at large. Any and all community based
community members could refer an individual to the
should become the gateway to provide any and all
needed services, especially in the neighborhood
range of services designed to support the highest
risk young people and their families through classes,
healthcare, and literacy programs, as well as arts,
sports, and cultural programming.
with a commitment to building community centered
Community Resource Hub
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strategy to reduce gun violence in the near term --
individuals who are involved, or at the most extreme
risk of involvement, in gun violence.
Implement a comprehensive, coordinated, citywide
Gun Violence Reducon Strategy (GVRS).
data-driven process to i
Oakland, California, to include more in-depth and
intensive services and supports.
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crimes and increasing enforcement on serious crime
decreased law enforcement footprint on the
community but greater focus and therefore
The recently completed Gun Violence
Problem Analysis, which examined every
homicide over a two year period and every
non-fatal shoong over a year, concluded:
concentrated on a small number of very high risk
young adults that share a common set of risk
factors, including involvement in street crews,
While the vast majority of people involved in
or the now ubiquitous social media slight.
are music videos that promote certain
crews or individuals, sparking a series of
2. INTERVENTION
The average age of
a homicide suspect is
The average age
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RECOMMENDATION 4:
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and individuals who have been served or supervised
by District or federal government agencies or
serves youth or adults has their data management
this new citywide database. Every government
GUN VIOLENCE REDUCTION STRATEGY
services and supervision someone has received or is
which was used exclusively by government
agencies.
the Citywide Database.
prevent likely retaliatory violence, the District
Real Time Incident Review &
Response Center, or a “Peace Room.”
RECOMMENDATION 5:
Citywide Data Informaon System (CDIS)
Peace Room: Regular Shoong Reviews and
Coordinaon
RECOMMENDATION 6:
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Launch Regular Law Enforcement Shoong Review
Assistant Chief, a Deputy Chief, or possibly the
which individuals and groups should receive focused
about the best method to plan and implement the
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• What happened?
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side?
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retaliate?
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retaliated against?
• What is the supervision status of the
individuals involved? Are there any upcoming
individuals involved?
• What is known about individuals associated
RECOMMENDATION 6A:
various government agencies and possibly
dispatch Outreach Workers and Violence
Interrupters.
sprawling camera network.
usual police and other emergency response,
should also be dispatched to the scene. HVIP
workers should be dispatched to the hospital. There
should be immediate review of area cameras, social
media posts, and other intelligence. A plan should
response. Contact with such individuals should be
expedited by using the resources in the room to
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Launch Regular Coordinaon Meeng/Intervenon
Services Shoong Review
those involved.
Suggested Parcipants:
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the group if people being discussed are under
and parole personnel who are knowledgeable
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Data/Informaon needs:
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review that are not likely to face imminent arrest.
Objecves:
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RECOMMENDATION 6B:
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Other crical measures needed for an
effecve Gun Violence Reducon Strategy:
should also be assigned to help gather and
and available services.
Increase the Number of Violence Intervenon
Workers
Although District government agencies should not
assume they are precluded from sharing any
prevent gun violence.
Violence Interrupters, and Outreach Workers can be
found in Appendix A.
violence in the District. With an ideal caseload of no
more than eight clients each, this number would
Coaches, a supervisor is also needed and must be
included in the budget. There should also be at least
scenes and to hospitals.
canvass high violence neighborhoods, and locate
Coaches.
Though the responsibility of all violence
Workers is to locate and engage individuals who
involved in gun violence. These are individuals who
outreach or persistent engagement – consistently,
frequently, and strategically trying to locate and
neighborhoods they hang out in, reaching out to
family, going through known previous service
RECOMMENDATION 7: RECOMMENDATION 8:
Priorize Very High Risk Individuals on Life Coach
Caseloads for Government Funded Services and
Incenves.
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involved in gun violence and who are on the
caseload of a Life Coach should receive priority for
District government funded services, such as
• Discuss what is known about each individual
involved a
are receiving services by any known service providers
• Assign each individual discussed to an outreach
worker or another service provider.
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RECOMMENDATION 8A:
RECOMMENDATION 9:
should create a fund to
High quality, trauma informed, culturally relevant
high risk people.
Partner with local philanthropy to make funding
more efficient.
with a $3 million pilot and has now transferred more
than to fund
Violence Intervenon Worker Academy/Instute.
• Outreach Worker
• Violence Interrupter
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Provide comprehensive, intensive training on how
general professional development, as well as
aspects of trauma informed care, and understanding
the vicarious trauma that can result from providing
these intensive services.
Provide regular refresher courses as well as ongoing
support and trauma-informed healing sessions for
health and wellbeing.
Also provide capacity building courses and ongoing
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workers of any type should earn at least a
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issued by a local University.
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through UDC but challenges may prohibit
be an opportunity to locate the Academy
there.
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There are a few examples the District could learn
Urban Peace
Violence Interrupters through the Professional
and,
and delivered the Pathways Program, has provided
this type of training which could be expanded or
RECOMMENDATION 10:
RECOMMENDATION 11:
Immediately Begin Intensive Engagement Pilot:
individuals who are currently at very high risk of gun
individuals.
the District should also increase engagement of the
The goal should be to locate, engage, and connect
individual, stay in constant contact with them, see
them frequently, and connect them to needed
performance review sessions to manage the
Credible Messengers for All Iniave
adult being released from custody in the District is
District would be used.
experienced youth advocates and individuals with
relevant life experiences whose role is to help youth
They serve young people whose needs go far
academic, social or career guidance. They are able to
connect with the most challenging young people
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• Are skilled and trained in mentoring young people.
have been adjudicated or convicted of felonies,
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District of Columbia Jusce System Populaons
2021 Total
206
113
713
171
501
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15,078
10,805
3,271
3,525
646
2021 ADP
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1.8
10,457
6,794
1,418
2,725
132
As of 12/31/21
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127
23
62
(during month)
162
55
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1,316
2,522
105
As of most recent
date for which
CJCC has data
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as of 3/9/22
as of 1/31/22
as of 1/31/22
as of 3/9/22
as of 3/9/22
29
122
44
54
(during month)
239
61
11,992
N/A
1,385
2,471
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DYRS
Commied Youth -
ALL DYRS
New Beginnings -
UNIQUE YOUTH
YSC - TOTAL
UNIQUE YOUTH
YSC - Pre-Trial
YSC - Overnight
CSSD
Pre-adjudicaon
Probaon
PSA
Pretrial Supervision
CSOSA
Probaon/Parole/
Supervised Release
DC Jail
Total Residents
BOP
DC Code Offenders
BOP Facility
RRC
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RECOMMENDATION 12:
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cases in need of judicial processing, which was
the height of Covid pandemic, the District should
Fill Judicial Vacancies
RECOMMENDATION 13:
risk, a comprehensive response to gun violence also
meet the need in the District.
In a procedurally just approach, this expanded unit
should focus on individuals who have been
clearance rates for homicide and non-fatal
Expand MPD Violence Reducon Unit
RECOMMENDATION 14:
There are a variety of high quality programs and
services working on various aspects of gun violence
without a single point of oversight it becomes
Columbia should assign a lead senior government
aspects of this plan. This will require the individual
to have the authority to make decisions, use
A Note on Domesc Violence
Assign a Senior Government Official to Oversee
Implementaon of Plan
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It is not a coincidence that the vast majority of gun
violence in the District occurs in neighborhoods
performing schools. High crime neighborhoods are
potholes, crumbling infrastructure, broken street
lights, abandoned vehicles, overgrown trees, and
other environmental factors that communicate to
residents that the government does not care about
them. Combined with poverty, substandard
neighborhoods become havens for violence. Despite
these enormous challenges, the majority of the
are involved in gun violence.
poverty, improving the quality of and access to
In an enlightening interview
that have given rise to neighborhoods with high
There were a set of changes that took place in
policy decisions going all the way back to the
government made several large scale
3. COMMUNITY
TRANSFORMATION
investments in suburban areas through the
highway system, through subsidies for home
mortgages. This provided a mechanism for
central city residents to leave and to avoid
to escape the grip of big city unions to take
advantage of a labor force outside the city
and land outside the city.
At that moment, central city neighborhoods
collapsed, schools crumbled, parks,
playgrounds, public housing complexes were
not maintained. Poverty became more
And when all of these things happen, when
central city neighborhoods are abandoned,
problem of violent crime within this history.
mystery why some neighborhoods are
consistently dealing with high levels of
violence. These are the neighborhoods that
have been areas of disinvestment for
of resources, where residents are less likely to
and as a result, these are the neighborhoods
this long period of abandonment where
resources were extracted from central city
neighborhoods, and then we responded with
this policy regime of punishment. And I put
these two together to describe the dominant
approach to dealing with violence over the
abandonment and punishment, which has put
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RECOMMENDATION 15:
Expand the District's Place Based Iniaves
The District government is doing very impressive
requests for blight abatement and other needed
improvements. This work should expand to be
deeper in each neighborhood as well as increase the
number of neighborhoods being served.
local residents and law enforcement agencies,
a lack of social mobility, and underdeveloped
developments chosen for the program account for
housing.
communicate directly with each other. Issues in
stakeholders, including residents, community-based
community members who conduct polls and
interviews to determine what the residents feel are
the biggest issues in their neighborhoods.
regarding employment, physical structure, access to
resources, and other metrics in developing its
benchmarks for performance are presented by
community-based partners, allowing for full
put forward their concerns and ideas. Once
problems are pinpointed through meaningful
in developments where residents expressed a
University of Pennsylvania Urban Health Lab in
have conducted experiments in Philadelphia,
improvements to community health and safety. Each
buildings, and repairing broken windows and
crumbling facades. In each of the locales the
increased community engagement, pride, and
cohesion.
RECOMMENDATION 16:
Poverty rates in the District reinforce the depth of
most common racial or ethnic group living below
DC Guaranteed Income Iniave
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individuals living at or below the poverty line is
To begin to address this disparity, the District should
families can apply to the program and applicants
that meet the criteria should be randomly selected.
Cherokee Indians Casino Dividend in North Carolina
has given every tribal member between $4,000 and
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black families
Children
under
10 years
household
incomes
<$50,000
should be provided a
monthly spend of
$750
from across the country in coming together to
showing less depression and anxiety and enhanced
A recent pilot guaranteed income program in the
District showed very promising results. An external
low incomes, who because of structural racism are
program was administered by four community based
income and lived in neighborhoods that also have
high rates of violence.
years, the pilot will provide resources directly to 300
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In order to ensure the District is achieving its goals of reducing gun violence, a performance management
progress is being made toward achieving the goals.
DC Gun Violence Reducon Strategic Plan Metrics
Track and present all of the following data/metrics:
Data-Driven Performance
Management and Accountability
PRIMARY GOALS:
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APPENDIX A
• First and primary duty: develop and maintain a positive and trusting relationship with clients
• Caseloads must be made up entirely of very high risk (VHR) individuals, primarily identified
through the Shooting Reviews or coordination meetings
• Develop Life Plans, including Safety Plans with each client
• For the first 3-4 months of being on a caseload, have contact with clients every single day by
phone or text
• In-person contact with clients 2-3 times per week
• Document all contacts, milestones, and significant developments with clients in the database
system
• Locate and engage individuals identified as the VHR of being involved in gun violence
• Bring VHR individuals to engage with Life Coaches or Case Managers to conduct a
warm hand-off to enroll into services
• Meet with high‐risk individuals and groups regularly
• Get to know high risk persons and the people who know them
• Develop relationships with influential individuals and groups in the community involved
in gun and gang violence
• Respond to shooting scenes to engage family and loved ones of victim and provide rumor
and crowd control
• Respond to hospitals to develop relationships with GSW victims and their families and
coordinate victim services
• Mediate conflicts among high risk individuals and groups
• Monitor social media to gain information on potential conflicts among groups/crews/gangs
• Develop relationships with influential individuals and groups in the community involved in gun
and gang violence
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APPENDIX B
Intensive Life Coach
Posi�on Descrip�on
Intensive Life Coaches are primarily responsible for helping to reduce gun violence in the City.
Intensive Life Coaches are assigned to work with the young adults in the City who have been
idened as being at very high risk of being involved in gun violence. Life Coaches work
primarily with young men age 18-35; who have extensive criminal jusce involvement; are
members of gangs/crews; and have been shot before and/or have close friends who
have been
shot recently. Life Coaches are expected to establish trusng relaonships with their clients and
spend signicant me with their clients helping them miate their risk factors and eventually
connecng them to services, supports, and opportuni
Life Coaches are expected to work enthusiascally and professionally at all
Intensive Life Coach Du�es:
• The Life Coach’s main responsibility is to help reduce violence in the City.
• Make immediate contact with each referred client once assigned by their supervisor.
Contact must be made no later than 24 hours aer assignment.
• Conduct outreach in the community to locate individuals idened as very high risk in
order to engage them and enroll in Intensive Life Coaching services.
• Have an in-person connecn with each new client within 48 hours of being assigned.
• Have an inil sole focu
s on establishing a posi and trusng relaonship with each
client. Simply spending in-person me with your client should be the inial focus.
• Develop Life Plan (case plans) with each client.
• Maintaining a posi relanship is the primary Life Coaching duty while also
beginning to connect clients to needed services once they are willing and ready.
• Use your posi and trusng relaonship with each client to begin to inuence their
decision making in order to improve their outcomes.
• Use th
e City’s incen program to provide spends and other incen to clients to
reward their achievement of milestones in the Life Plan and to support their ced
engagement.
• Maintain consistent contact with each client on the case load in compliance their phase:
Appendix B
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o Phase One: First 1-4 months on case load: Daily communican, 3x per week in-
person contact
o Phase Two: 4-7 months on case load: Daily communicaon, 2x per week in-
person contact
o Phase Three: 7-18 months on case load: Daily communican, 1x per week in-
person contact
• Document case management orts, update individual case , and make all required
entries into the data management system.
• Aend all mandatory and necessary meengs and trainings, including weekly sta
meengs, your team meengs, Case Conferences, and all other meengs and trainings.
• Follow all direcons and guidance from your supervisor.
Appendix B
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APPENDIX C
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Intensive Life Coaching Incen�ve Program
Intensive Life Coaching is designed to serve young adults who are the very highest risk (VHR) of
gun violence. These are oen individuals who have been connected to service providers o and
on for many years and are both burned out from “services” and not interested in tradional
service providers. In fact, they are en service resistant.
In addion to the need for “relentless outreach” to engage and maintain VHR clients, another
eec
strategy is to use of modest nancial incen
After a VHR individual is idenied and has been engaged, either through a Direct
Communicaon process or directly through outreach, an ini gi card between $50-$100
should be oered to meet with a Life Coach. In Oakland, aer a VHR person aends a Call-In or
receives a Custom Nocan, they are ered a gi card of either $50 or $100 to meet with a
Life Coach within 48 hours.
Once a VHR individual meets with a Life Coach
and agrees to enroll in Life Coaching, they should
be eligible for a monthly incenve spend for achieving certain milestones. The milestones
should be both basic and signicant, like maintaining constant contact with your Life Coach
($50), aending a CBT group ($25), applying for a job ($50), starng a new job ($100),
graduang from a CBT program ($100), etc. In Oakland, a Life Coaching client is eligible to earn
up to $350 per month for up to 18 months. The $350 is earned by addi
ng up all of the speci
milestones. In Richmond, Ca., Peacemaker Fellows can earn up to $1,000 for adhering to their
specic Life Plan.
At the end of each month, the Life Coach completes an Incene Form (sample form included)
indicang the milestones achieved that month by the client and how much of a payment will be
made for each achievement. Addionally, there must be documentaon to accompany each
achievement. For instance, if there is an incene paid for maintaining employment, chec
k
stubs should be included with the incene form; or if an incenis being given for complying
with probaon, an email or text message from the PO acknowledging compliance that month
should be included.
By the h of each month, the incen spend should be paid to the client for the previous
month, either by gi card or check. Paying in checks can be less expensive to the program and it
can encourage the client to open a bank account, an acity the L
ife Coach can do with the
client.
Appendix C
C L I E N T I N C E N T I V E D OCU M E N T A T I O N F O R M : I N T E N S I V E L I F E C O A C H I N G
Life Coach Name:______________________________ For Month/Year: ____________________________
Client Name: _______________________________ Start Date (Month and Year):___________________________
All Milestones can earn between $25-50, unless specifically noted. Maximum monthly total is $400
Connection/Relationship
Amount
($)
Complete Needs Assessment and Life Map with Life Coach
Initial three meetings with Life Coach in first 1-2 weeks (only for new clients)
Consistently meeting with/spending time with Life Coach
E
M P L O Y M E N T
Action
Amount
($)
Complete Resume/Cover letters
Apply for new job – Company:
Visit Computer/Job/Vocational training program / Informational Interviews—ORGANZATION:
Enroll in Computer/Job/Vocational training and complete orientation—ORGANZATION:
Consistent attendance in Computer/Job/Vocational training—ORGANZATION:
Complete Computer/Job/Vocational training—ORGANZATION:
Obtain new employment—ORGANZATION:
$100
Maintain current employment
Other
E
D U C A T I O N
Action
Amount
($)
Enroll in GED/Tutoring/High School Diploma/College Program—ORGANZATION:
Consistent attendance in GED/Tutoring/High School Diploma/College Program—ORGANZATION:
Earn GED/High School Diploma/College Program—ORGANZATION:
$150
Receive passing semester grade
Other
L
E G A L
Action
Amount
($)
Attain valid Driver’s License / ID card/ Social Security card
Maintain compliance with probation/parole
Personal vehicle registration
Pay past fines and fees
Other
S A F E T Y
Action
Amount
($)
Stay out of any gun-related activity (no arrests)
Public speaking against violence—EVENT NAME:
Participate in community/group mediation
Other
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H O U S I N G / S H E L T E R
Action
Amount
($)
Met with service provider to explore safe and appropriate housing—ORGANZATION:
Obtain safe and appropriate housing
Locate safe and appropriate shelter/ temporary housing
Other
H
E A L T H
(
M E D I C A L A N D
E
M O T I O N A L
/ M
E N T A L
)
Action
Amount
($)
Enroll in CBT program
Complete CBT program
$100
Obtain medical insurance
Enroll in Substance Abuse/Mental Health Program—ORGANZATION:
Clean monthly drug test from probation/parole
Consistent attendance in Substance Abuse/Mental Health Program—ORGANZATION:
Completion of Substance Abuse/Mental Health Program—ORGANZATION:
Other
F
A M I L Y
/ R
ELA T I O N S H I P S
Action
Amount
($)
Enroll in parenting/communication course or program—ORGANZATION:
Consistent attendance in parenting/communication course or program—ORGANZATION:
Complete a parenting/communication course or program—ORGANZATION:
Obtain a legal custody agreement for your children
Began exploring options to reunify with child(ren)
Verification of a Child Support Order
Other
F
I N A N C E S
Action
Amount
($)
Open a savings account with at least $100
Pay off current credit card debt(s)
Obtain a credit report
Complete a financial literacy class
Other
S O C I A L / R E C R E A T I O N A L
Action
Amount
($)
Regular participation in a support group/ sports club—ORGANZATION NAME:
Attended a peer support group—ORGANZATION NAME:
Completed a peer support group—ORGANZATION NAME:
Find and meet regularly with a Mentor—ORGANZATION NAME:
Establish a Church/faith based connection—ORGANZATION NAME:
Participate in volunteer work—ORGANZATION NAME:
Other
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Total Recommended Incentive for Month: $_____________________________
Note: Documentation must accompany this request. Back-up documentation associated with this
request will be attached by the Life Coach, reviewed and authorized by the Program Supervisor.
Life Coach Signature ____________________________________ Date ________________________
Program Supervisor Signature _________________________________ Date ___________________
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Washington, DC
Gun Violence
Reducon
Strategic Plan
