The City of Memphis has awarded $600,000 in Safer Communities Grants to support a network of 34 local nonprofit organizations working to prevent violence, expand mentoring and outreach, and bolster community safety across the city.
The funding, administered through the Joint Office of Neighborhood Safety & Engagement, aims to strengthen local partners that provide mentoring, mental health services, crisis response and street outreach in neighborhoods disproportionately affected by violence. Awards were made in prevention and intervention categories to reach residents at varying levels of risk, officials said.
“Every one of these organizations helps make our neighborhoods safer and stronger,” Mayor Paul Young said in a statement. “Their work supports people in critical moments and helps Memphis rise toward greater stability and peace.”…