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TO EXPAND ACCESS TO A PROMISING INNOVATION IN CRISIS AND CONFLICT RESPONSE SYSTEMS BY DEVELOPING A TOOLKIT THAT PROVIDES PRACTICAL AND REPLICABLE GUIDANCE TO CITIES AND COUNTIES INTERESTED IN BUILDING A 911-DISPATCHED MEDIATION RESPONSE UNIT.

PUBLIC SECTOR FIRST RESPONDERS IS AN INNOVATIVE REPLICABLE PROJECT TO IMPROVE THE COMMUNICATION AND CONFLICT DE-ESCALATION SKILLS OF CIVIL SERVANTS TO PROMOTE CONSTRUCTIVE CIVIL DISCOURSE AND FULFILL THEIR ORGANIZATIONS MISSION.

TO SUPPORT THE SCALING OF OUR EFFORTS TO BRING CONFLICT RESOLUTION EDUCATION TO 40 SCHOOLS IN LA COUNTY AND AFFECT LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS FOR 25,000 YOUTH ANNUALLY IN ORDER TO DRIVE TRANSFORMATIVE CHANGE IN TK-12 EDUCATION.

TO REDUCE BARRIERS TO THE USE OF TEXT-BASED ODR, WE WILL TAKE WHAT WE LEARN FROM OPEN PROJECT PHASE 1 TO CREATE USER-TESTED MODEL COMMUNICATIONS THAT COURTS AROUND THE COUNTRY CAN ADAPT FOR THEIR USE.

TO SUPPORT OUR PEACE AND JUSTICE CENTER, DESIGNED TO BRIDGE CONFLICT, REPAIR RELATIONSHIPS, AND ENGAGE YOUTH AND RESIDENTS IN CIVIC-MINDED ACTION, WHILE FOSTERING MENTAL HEALTH, WELLNESS AND A SENSE OF COMMUNITY.

TO INCREASE ACCESS TO JUSTICE BY PROVIDING CULTURALLY COMPETENT AND EFFECTIVE MEDIATION SERVICES, WORKING WITH A CADRE OF MEDIATORS WHO HAVE A BROAD RANGE OF EXPERIENCES AND WHO FULLY REFLECT THE COMMUNITY WE SERVE.

ALL HOME LAUNCHED THE PROSPERITY INITIATIVE TO REDRESS THE HOUSING DISPARITIES IN OUR REGION. FROM MAY 2023 TO PRESENT, BPI CONVENED A SERIES OF THOUGHT LEADER DISCUSSIONS AND PUT A SURVEY INTO EAST OAKLAND TO INVESTIGATE THE COMMUNITY DEFINITION OF PROSPERITY. THIS GRANT WILL ADVANCE THESE EFFORTS IN 2024. BPI WILL PRODUCE AN ANALYSIS OF FINDINGS TO SHARE WITH OUR PUBLIC AND NON-PROFIT PARTNERS AND INFORM A REGIONAL COALITION LED BY AND FOR THE COMMUNITY IN EAST OAKLAND. WE AIM TO AMPLIFY EXISTING EFFORTS AND BUILD REGIONAL CAPACITY TO ACHIEVE BETTER OUTCOMES FOR OUR COMMUNITIES

TO SUPPORT USE OF CONFLICT RESOLUTION APPROACHES TO DIVERT INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES SEEKING SHELTER TO STAY IN SAFE, APPROPRIATE HOUSING WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS. THE MODEL USES DEEP LISTENING TO HELP INDIVIDUALS IDENTIFY THEIR OWN PATHWAYS OUT OF HOMELESSNESS.

BRIDGEUSA HAS 74 COLLEGE CHAPTERS. WE WANT TO EQUIP EXISTING CHAPTERS WITH CAPACITY AND RESOURCES TO HOST MORE DISCUSSIONS ON THEIR CAMPUSES IN THE SPRING 2024 SEMESTER; SCALE THE OUR COLLEGE CHAPTER NETWORK TO REACH NEW CAMPUSES; AND INVEST IN GREATER NARRATIVE AND STORY-TELLING CAPACITY.

TO INCREASE CAMPUS READINESS TO SUPPORT FACILITATED CONVERSATION IN RESPONSE TO THE CONFLICT AND THE SURROUNDING HATE FOR THE SD CAMPUS NETWORK AND BEYOND

TO ENGAGE LOCAL LEADERS IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF AN APPROACH TO TRANSFORM THE CULTURE, POLICY, AND PRACTICE OF CRISIS RESPONSE VIA A NATIONAL PCTA COLLABORATIVE.

TO DELIVER AN ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION (ADR) MODEL TO REDUCE VIOLENCE AND INCREASE UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN POLICE, COMMUNITY AND YOUNG ADULTS BY PROVIDING REWIRE4 TRAINING DEPARTMENTWIDE AT BPD.

TO IMPLEMENT AND EXPAND THE MEDIATION RESPONSE UNIT (MRU), AN ALTERNATIVE TO RESPONDING TO NONVIOLENT, LOW-LEVEL 911 CALLS FOR SERVICE. THE MRU WILL BE MANAGED OUT OF THE DAYTON MEDIATION CENTER.

TO LEAD EFFORTS AROUND PUBLIC EDUCATION, ENHANCING COLLABORATION BETWEEN COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, LAW ENFORCEMENT, FAITH-BASED INITIATIVES AND CIVIL RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS, SERVING AS AN EARLY WARNING DETECTION SYSTEM IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES, AND RAPIDLY MOBILIZING TO AREAS AND COMMUNITIES IN WHICH A BIAS INCIDENT OR INCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED.

TO COLLABORATE WITH SEVEN PILOT PARTNERS TO LEARN ABOUT THEIR CURRENT EFFORTS, EDUCATE THEM ON EXISTING ACTIVITIES AND RESOURCES AVAILABLE THROUGH CORNERSTONES, AND DETERMINE WHAT ADDITIONAL RESOURCES ARE NEEDED.

THIS PROJECT SUPPORTS FIVE SELECTED COMMUNITIES TO USE THE TOOL BOX AND ENGAGE IN A LEARNING TO ACTION PROCESS FOCUSED ON FORMING A SUPPORTIVE LEARNING COHORT, SUPPORTING CONSTRUCTIVE DIALOGUE AND FOSTERING AND SHARING LEARNING.

THIS PROJECT HAS THE OVERARCHING GOAL OF IMPROVING HOW COURTS EDUCATE PARTIES ABOUT ODR IN DEBT CLAIM AND SMALL CLAIMS CASES BY PROVIDING COURTS RELEVANT INFORMATION ABOUT HOW PARTIES INTERACT WITH INFORMATION AND PROVIDING COURTS NEW TOOLS TO USE.

TO LAY THE GROUNDWORK NECESSARY FOR TNS COMMUNITY MEDIATION CENTERS TO MEET AN ACUTE NEED FOR PRO BONO MEDIATION.

A NATIONAL PROJECT INFORMED BY OFFICERS INPUT WILL CREATE AN ONLINE MENTAL HEALTH COMMUNICATION RESOURCE PLATFORM PROVIDING LAW ENFORCEMENT WITH ON-DEMAND, USER-FRIENDLY TOOLS FOR EMPOWERING INTERACTIONS INVOLVING MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES AND CRISES.

TO ESTABLISH THAT DIRECT, RESPECTFUL DIALOGUE ABOUT ISSUES THAT MATTER, WITH A COMMON PURPOSE OF ACHIEVING A MEANINGFUL OUTCOME, IS A PARTICULARLY EFFECTIVE WAY OF OVERCOMING DIFFERENCES AND RESOLVING CONFLICTS IS A METHOD WHICH CAN STIMULATE GRASSROOTS INITIATIVES AMONG PEOPLE OF DIFFERENT BELIEF SYSTEMS AND CULTURAL BACKGROUNDS TO OVERCOME THOSE DIFFERENCES IN ORDER TO FIND A SHARED IDENTITY AS ARIZONANS (OR AMERICANS) AND TO WORK TOGETHER FOR THE COMMON GOOD.

OVERALL GOALS RELATE TO SECURING THEIR FEELINGS OF SAFETY AND OF WELL-BEING, WARDING OFF TENDENCIES TO DEMONIZE EACH OTHER, PROVIDING CONSTRUCTIVE ACTIVITIES, AND SUPPORTING ANTI-HATE NORMS IN RELATION TO STUDENTS FEELINGS ABOUT THE WAR INVOLVING ISRAEL AND GAZA.

TO SUPPORT MFS MPI TO CONTINUE TO COLLABORATE WITH HYPER-LOCAL CBOS WHO ARE SKILLED IN PEACE, TRAUMA, VICTIM SERVICES, WRAPAROUND SUPPORTS AND HAVE CAPABLE TRAINED OUTREACH WORKERS WHO LIVE AND WORK WITHIN THESE COMMUNITIES.

FOR STAFF TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES, WHICH INCLUDE ASSISTANCE WITH SCHOOL SUPPLIES, UNIFORMS, RENTAL, AND UTILITIES

FOR THE DEVELOPMENT, TESTING AND EVALUATION OF BEST-IN-CLASS STREETLEVEL CONFLICT MEDIATION TRAINING.

GRANT TO DEVELOP AND CONDUCT NATIONAL "ACADEMY" TRAINING PROGRAMS TARGETED TO STRENGTHENING LOCAL LEADERSHIP.

TO SUPPORT CIVICS FOR LIFE - MULTIGENERATIONAL ONLINE CIVIL DISCOURSE PROGRAMS.

THIS TRAINING FOCUSES ON ONLINE FACILITATION SKILLS, HOW TO USE THE ONLINE CONVERSATION PLATFORM AND DRAWS ON THE PRINCIPLES AND BEST PRACTICES OF NICD'S ENGAGING DIFFERENCES PROGRAM

TO PROMOTE AND MEASURE CIVILITY BY PRODUCING A CIVILITY INDEX, WORKING WITH THREE PILOT COMMUNITIES TO EMBED CIVIL DISCOURSE PRACTICES IN PUBLIC SETTINGS, AND CONVENING LOCAL LEADERS TO REFINE AND DISSEMINATE THESE TOOLS AND PRACTICES.

TO ESTABLISH THE AAA-ICDR FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP FUND FOR NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY (NCCU) SCHOOL OF LAW STUDENTS WHO HAVE ESTABLISHED FINANCIAL NEED.

TO ESTABLISH THE AAA-ICDR FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP CURRENT USE FUND TO PROVIDE A 2L OR 3L HOWARD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW STUDENT ENROLLED IN THE DISPUTE RESOLUTION CERTIFICATE PROGRAM A $50,000 SCHOLARSHIP TO BE USED FOR TUITION AND/OR EXPENSES RELATED TO ATTENDING HOWARD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW.

TO SUPPLEMENT THE MEDIATION RESPONDER POSITIONS FOR THE MEDIATION RESPONSE UNIT IN WHICH CIVILIANS TRAINED BY THE DAYTON MEDIATON CENTER WILL HANDLE LOW-LEVEL CALLS FOR SERVICE IN PLACE OF POLICE.

TO CREATE AN EDUCATIONAL CAMPAIGN FOCUSED ON BEST PRACTICES FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PUBLIC SAFETY.

A NATIONAL PROJECT INFORMED BY OFFICERS INPUT WILL CREATE AN ONLINE MENTAL HEALTH COMMUNICATION RESOURCE PLATFORM PROVIDING LAW ENFORCEMENT WITH ON-DEMAND, USER-FRIENDLY TOOLS FOR EMPOWERING INTERACTIONS INVOLVING MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES AND CRISES.

TO MITIGATE THE MULTIGENERATIONAL IMPACT OF TRAUMA BY CREATING CADRES OF TRAINED PRACTITIONERS WHO CAN DESIGN AND FACILITATE MEDIATIVE COMMUNITY PROCESSES WITH A TRAUMA INFORMED APPROACH.

FOR THE CONDUCTION OF WEBINARS TO EMPOWER WOMEN LEADERS WITH THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS TO GET A SEAT AT THE TABLE AND IN NEGOTIATIONS.

TO PROVIDE RESIDENTS OF NPU-V WITH A COMMUNITY-BASED VIOLENCE INTERVENTION PROGRAM USING THE CURE VIOLENCE MODEL BY INTERRUPTING THE TRANSMISSION OF RETALIATORY VIOENCE, SUPPORTING, AND FACILITATING HIGH-RISK RESIDENTS THROUGH A CHANGE IN THINKING.

BUILD'S MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT FOCUSES ON BRINGING CRITICAL MENTAL HEALTH CARE DIRECTLY TO YOUTH AND FAMILIES AFFECTED BY VIOLENCE, TRAUMA, AND INCARCERATION.

TO EVALUATE THE PHILADELPHIA COMMUNITY-POLICE COMPLAINT MEDIATION PROGRAM FOR IMPACTS ON CITIZEN AND POLICE TRUST, EMPATHY, ANXIETY, AND COLLABORATION