The Boston Foundation: StreetSafe Boston

StreetSafe Boston is a violence prevention and intervention program aimed at dramatically reducing gun violence in the City by working directly with key impact players - or known violent offenders - in the poorest, most violence afflicted areas of Boston (South End/Lower Roxbury; Dudley Square, Roxbury; Grove Hall, Roxbury; Bowdoin Street/Geneva Avenue area of Dorchester; and the Morton/Norfolk Street areas of Dorchester and Mattapan).  Through street-level violence interruption and conflict mediation by highly trained streetworkers, and the provision of neighborhood-based services, StreetSafe Boston is guiding young people away from violence and towards more positive alternatives. With the support of $25,000 from the Foundation, StreetSafe Boston has already yielded positive results, with a 15% decrease in shootings amongst StreetSafe Boston’s target gangs during our first year of implementation.