In what is being described as the first program of its kind, Miami nonprofit organization, Circle of Brotherhood, was hired to provide security for a Liberty City public housing project.
In order to reduce crime and foster positive relationships in the community, the management of the Buena Vista public housing complex contracted the local nonprofit which focuses on community policing rather than use private security or hiring off-duty police officers.
The Liberty City public housing development has employed the nonprofit, which works to reduce crime in Black communities in Miami through mentorship and crime prevention tactics, since December. The organization formally announced the partnership at a press conference earlier this week. The press conference coincided with the University of Chicago’s crime lab Community Violence Intervention Leadership Academy ’s graduation ceremony in Miami. The academy trains leaders in violence intervention with the goal of reducing gun violence…