Minneapolis weighs increasing funding for community violence prevention
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| | Minneapolis weighs increasing funding for community violence prevention |
This week Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey proposed a $1.8 billion budget which includes an increase in funding for community-driven violence prevention efforts. Supporters of the programs say it may be hard to measure their effectiveness, but that doesn't mean the programs are not working.
It has been nearly a decade since Charles Caine decided he wanted to make a difference in North Minneapolis, where he grew up.
“I was working as a forklift operator at a factory,” Caine said. “I was a single father and I was looking for something more meaningful in life, than just working a 9-to-5.”
Caine founded Brothers EMpowered, a community-based organization that provides outreach to local families of color that includes food shelves, job placement resources and interventions in potential conflicts when it is safe to do so. | |
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