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Community Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative (CVIPI) 

The CVIPI grant opportunity is designed to enhance the capacity of community violence intervention (CVI) programs in Wisconsin, to increase their ability to serve high risk individuals through CVI strategies, and enhance support for the personal and professional development of CVI team members, with a focus on communities carrying the highest rates of community violence.  
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Building CVI Capacity

CVIPI Organizations will engage in a structured capacity-building process designed to strengthen their CVI programming. This process consists of six key steps:

  1. Conducting a needs assessment
  2. Identifying and understanding opportunities
  3. Identifying capacity constraints
  4. Creating logical and effective solutions
  5. Taking actionable steps
  6. Evaluating results

Through these steps, the CVIPI organizations will receive guidance and support to build sustainable improvements in their CVI programming and organizational effectiveness. To guide this process, the Wisconsin Community Safety Fund will use the Community Violence Intervention Readiness, Opportunities, and Strengths Evaluator (CVI-ROSE) to shape a tailored technical assistance plan and inform cohort wide community of practice offerings.

CVIPI Grantee Profiles:

Asha Family Services, Inc.

Asha Family Services, Inc.

A pioneer in developing strategies to address the interconnectedness between Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) and Community Violence Intervention (CVI).
Visit Asha Family Services, Inc.
Focused Interruption, Inc.

Focused Interruption, Inc.

Located in the City of Madison, offers hospital-based violence intervention, mentoring, aftercare and recovery services related to community violence.
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SAFE Haven of Racine, Inc.

SAFE Haven of Racine, Inc.

Serves as a fiscal sponsor for Community Consulting LLC so that CCL can increase their organizational and professional capacity as a key partner in addressing community violence in the city of Racine.
Learn about Community Consulting, LLC
Uniting Garden Homes, Inc.

Uniting Garden Homes, Inc.

  • A Milwaukee community-based nonprofit organization promoting community safety, wellness, and healing.
    • Visit Uniting Garden Homes, Inc.
    WestCare Wisconsin

    WestCare Wisconsin

    Expanded into Community and Gun Violence Intervention (CVI/GVI) as a part of the Milwaukee County Credible Messengers Program in 2020 to respond to the needs of youth at highest risk for violence who reside in their service area in Milwaukee.
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    CVI Resources

    OJP CVIPI Program  

    OJP CVI Website  

    CVI Setting the Standard Report 

    CVI-ROSE Tool (PDF) - The Community Violence Intervention Readiness, Opportunities and Strengths Evaluator (CVI-ROSE) was developed by READI National Center for Safe Communities with funding from BJA.

    This funding is supported by the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), US Department of Justice (USDOJ) Grant No 15PBJA-24-GK-03113-CVIP through the FY24 Community Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative (CVIPI) Site-Based Grant Category 4: CVIPI Capacity Building for CBOs via Intermediary Organizations.

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    Contact Us

    For questions about our program, please contact us:

    ThriveOn King
    2153 N. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr.
    3rd Floor
    Milwaukee, WI 53212

    wcsf@mcw.edu

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