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Participants reviewed what they described as Baltimore’s recent model — reallocating responsibilities for a small group of officers to specialize in handoffs to community providers — and weighed it against Providence’s current structure. Providence police representatives described two local units: the Violent Crime Task Force and a Community Response Team (CRT). The meeting recorded that the violent crime task force operates with about six officers and a sergeant; the CRT was described as a flexible unit with a mix of uniformed and plain-clothes officers.

Several speakers emphasized that CVI success depends on trust. \"It's very hard to expect...that volunteers and police and community groups will just work perfectly together,\" said Lisa Pino Warren, who described long-term trust-building between outreach workers and community members. Meeting participants pointed to the Nonviolence Institute and other street outreach workers as critical actors who can de-escalate imminent incidents and make connections that permit later referrals to jobs, training and services.

Members proposed practical steps: a referral pathway for young people at risk, employer outreach to recruit trainees, periodic job fairs at downtown sites such as Kennedy Plaza, and coordination with the Department of Labor and Training (DLT) to bring recruiters into community programs. One participant outlined existing state-level workforce resources and training dollars: \"over $11,000,000 in job training, $6,000,000 in WIOA and $3,400,000 in Youth WIOA,\" and argued those funds should be funneled to local recruitment and placement efforts.

Council members also discussed structural barriers: housing instability, the limits of local relocation resources, and the need for family therapy and mental-health wraparound services for younger children. Some attendees said a subset of youth are so deeply embedded in violent networks that only extreme interventions (including out-of-area relocation) might change their trajectories; others urged earlier prevention in elementary grades.

Participants agreed on two immediate follow-ups: (1) explore a call with Baltimore to ask technical questions about their policing/CVI coordination and (2) develop a pilot referral system that connects outreach workers to DLT recruiters and local employers for monthly or quarterly hiring events.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Providence Pathway to End Gun Violence Advisory Council-3/26/25-3:30PM","oneSentenceSummary","Council members compared local policing units and Baltimore's community-violence-intervention (CVI) approaches, discussed the role of trust and street outreach workers, and proposed employer-connected workforce referrals and family supports as parts of a broader strategy.","taxTitle","Providence City, Providence County, Rhode Island","taxId",3637,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6622739,"Council hears update on draft bill to fund community-based intervention through firearm-related tax",98,809770,908480,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2781535-8d27631cce885a6ee4df747ea5b951a7&start=809&end=908","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2781535-8d27631cce885a6ee4df747ea5b951a7/thumbnail_809770.jpg","/articles/6622739/Providence-City/Providence-County/Rhode-Island/Council-hears-update-on-draft-bill-to-fund-community-based-intervention-through-firearm-related-tax","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6622739-a1bc8bde0feff712f5fffdc42f7ceacb/orig.mp4?Expires=1771135178&Signature=AYgxWdjDp9rljMs5~K7K~aJDa9507pXDSR4dekxGqCjNidhwcC2ZZ~KalayH5iPDDo4UpTpfH0bxCLQ0mndXLaJrkjHzLNsz5UBKMkuGywSvYtKvgXLKKVZ~iP~ikaOuNtcvT2lmI7kB9pQtZINq1x4tcXjX0gx2KMXRaJUIlexxl2AjsC1SnqTFNFmX7pez7HaKG1TId5d-sZUGeuDw6IGCooEHtxOuKEviQDqXexbgwm9air2QQbVyChPGO28pLGWvEcbnzrqb2IoA~KxIspUFk9SyXMdHoGkEkPr9~MZOi4nzWIoan5nootC4AX~38J2UsTs9tkNxvejYXV~mvA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Members of the Pathways Advisory Council were briefed on a legislative strategy to fund community-based interventions (CBI) with a firearm-related excise tax.

Council members said a draft bill is being prepared that would revive a concept from 2019: a 6 percent tax on gun sales, ammunition and shooting-range memberships or fees. The intention discussed in the meeting was to direct revenue as a restricted fund for CBI programming rather than into the general fund.

A council member said Representative Jennifer Boylan will be the sponsor and is connecting with stakeholders to refine the bill language and identify funding priorities. Council members discussed possible next steps, including gathering a list of locally identified CBI priorities and sending a letter of support or recommendations to the sponsor.

The meeting did not record a formal vote or a final text of the bill. A participant provided a back-of-envelope estimate that the funding could be \"somewhere between, like, $1,200,000 a month\" if structured as described; the council did not confirm that figure as final.

Council members agreed the group could assist by documenting program needs and building advocacy support once a bill draft is publicly available. No formal motion or endorsement was recorded during the meeting.","The Pathways Advisory Council heard that Representative Jennifer Boylan is expected to sponsor a draft bill to impose a 6% tax on certain firearm-related sales to create a restricted funding stream for community-based intervention (CBI) work; council members discussed outreach and possible advocacy support.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6622741,"Pathways advisory council discusses mentorship pilot, 'handshake' initiative at Kennedy Plaza",424,228260,653214,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2781535-8d27631cce885a6ee4df747ea5b951a7&start=228&end=653","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2781535-8d27631cce885a6ee4df747ea5b951a7/thumbnail_228260.jpg","/articles/6622741/Providence-City/Providence-County/Rhode-Island/Pathways-advisory-council-discusses-mentorship-pilot-handshake-initiative-at-Kennedy-Plaza","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6622741-70b468a2789a38f7cde2d3dd3119d3c8/orig.mp4?Expires=1771135178&Signature=MyQSpc2x4dLpTExKQj8Ow-hS6mxbNoDzN8kCtC3wdZkSKIqCcsmIA1EETfZ0TwzfZqNV4esx3723f-9Dq2~6v99A9ZlhFA~MI3jwUPvXv40m-b8qkZyJok~mB5CX1rHslREuK~DHi-~a9El5zYcj4kZpBCCIOqcbICVEiKXyiGkZpxBJ8qllOl1F03ZmA7GjpdOii9hXJYEaJ8xJ4CqWw0XcpIVsOGzUa5Fss9hIODnSDY86xz0VF-o5f7y039z4JWaqGe~zMrSW-S7iEJCnhaSzgI3O5Q8ctkThot6rRrlwpK574f1mLKPPKRNUOGZ8b7X98ojVDlGu4S3JIfvVHQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Pathways Advisory Council met to discuss a mentorship pilot and a ‘‘handshake’’ initiative at Kennedy Plaza intended to build adult-youth connections at school dismissal and public transit hubs.

The council said the handshake program — volunteers and staff greeting students as they arrive at school and at Kennedy Plaza — has produced interest from schools and community partners but has not yet been formalized into a city-led mentorship program. Council members said they expect schools could take on ownership and that implementation may vary by route or school.

\"I talked to the superintendent...we just give the kids handshakes if they're coming into the school building,\" said Lisa Pino Warren, a council member, describing a recent morning program she participated in. Council members discussed the tradeoffs between a single-school pilot and a larger program covering multiple routes.

Providence Police Department Lieutenant Patrick Barr said the downtown detail has dedicated officers assigned to Kennedy Plaza to provide continuity and to familiarize officers with regular student drop-off patterns. \"I have dedicated, [officers] that are down there...they see pretty much the kids do the same officers,\" Barr said, adding that the department is monitoring juvenile congregation and that no major incidents had occurred in recent weeks.

Members noted the need to coordinate with school staff, recreation and other city departments. Council staff were asked to follow up on asset-mapping work and to invite relevant department directors to a future meeting to identify supports and schedules for dismissal coverage.

The council agreed to continue discussions about who should lead a mentorship pilot and whether the group should publish a one-year report that includes an asset map of existing programs and identified gaps. Members also discussed pairing modest, replicable actions — like scheduled handshake events at Kennedy Plaza — with an inventory of services so funding or staffing requests can be tied to documented gaps.

Next steps recorded at the meeting include asking council staff for an update on asset mapping at the next meeting and inviting school and department directors to discuss operational support at Kennedy Plaza.","Members of the Providence Pathways Advisory Council discussed a mentorship pilot and the ongoing \"handshake\" program at Kennedy Plaza, emphasizing school-level ownership, law enforcement continuity at dismissal points and follow-up asset mapping for neighborhood outreach.","actionData","errors"]

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