CCPD funding focuses on programs that make Fort Worth safer

CCPD funding focuses on programs that make Fort Worth safer

Published on March 30, 2024

The City Council agreed to provide four nonprofits with a combined $1.9 million to operate crime prevention programs benefiting Fort Worth residents.

Where the money comes from: The Crime Control & Prevention District's Community-Based Programs Fund provides funding to agencies that are recommended by a selection panel and then approved by the CCPD board. The panel consists of staff and community representatives who evaluated the proposals to ensure minimum qualifications were met and that the proposed projects met one or more of the program goals.

Funding was approved for:

• Advocates for Community Transformation ($300,000). ACT will implement a program called Collaborative Legal Advocacy Solution to High Crime in Fort Worth. The agency collaborates with local community partners and city stakeholders (police, city attorney, code compliance). ACT will reach out to 1,869 Fort Worth residents in Como, Northside, Highland Hills, Stop Six and East Side neighborhoods. Funding will be used to compensate an advocate manager and staff attorneys. This program will serve residents from council districts 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10 and 11.
• Communities in Schools of Greater Tarrant County ($300,000). The organization will implement its Case Management and Crime Prevention for At-Risk Students in Tarrant County program. Communities in Schools works with contracted schools to provide case management services for at-risk students dealing with barriers to academic success. Funding will be used to compensate three vice presidents, a director, transportation costs and project supplies. The program will serve participants from council districts 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 11.
• Journey4Ward ($291,600). The Journey4Ward Counseling Program aims to restructure at-risk youth's distorted thinking and perception, addressing underlying factors contributing to criminal behavior. The agency will provide services to participants from all council districts. Funding will be used to pay a counselor, community advocate/outreach coordinator and computer and office supplies.
• NewDay Services for Children & Families ($300,000). NewDay will implement its FOCUS+ parenting program for 500 Fort Worth mothers and fathers involved in Child Protective Services, Family, IV-D (Child Support) or Diversion Courts with children in foster care or at risk of removal from the home. FOCUS+ teaches positive coping strategies to parents in order to create a safer home for children. The program will serve participants from all council districts, with the majority of clients coming from Western Hills, White Settlement, Handley, Sansom Park and Polytechnic. Funding will compensate personnel responsible for the FOCUS program.

Timeline: The four contracts begin April 1 and run through March 31, 2027, with no renewals.

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