Visalia OKs Anti-Gang Funds - possible model for other cities

July 15, 2010 02:33 by dmckenzie

grant funds in Visalia.pdf (20.42 kb)

An article from the Visalia Times Delta (link above) speaks to one of the City's strategies to fund gang prevention efforts by refocusing an exisiting funding stream. Having prioritized addressing gangs as an issue they instituted a means to support that priority within current available resources.

Applicants for the grant program need to attend a grant-writing workshop to be eligible; details include

Nonprofit workshops

The city of Visalia, working through Visalia's Citizens Advisory Committee, awards $160,000 a year to nonprofit groups. Applicants for upcoming grants must attend a grant-writing workshop at City Hall West, 707 W. Acequia Ave., Visalia, on one of the following dates and times:

  • 10 a.m. July 31
  • 6 p.m. Aug. 5
  • 11 a.m. Aug. 10
    The minimum grant is $3,000. Half of all grants go to organizations committed to gang-intervention efforts.
    Information: 713-4425.
    Source: City of Visalia reports

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