/tags/cure-violence Cure Violence en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Wed, 11 Dec 2024 19:52:45 GMT /law-order/2024-12-11/former-st-louis-violence-interrupter-pleads-guilty-to-involvement-in-murder-for-hire Jerome Williams worked to head off violent conflicts in the Dutchtown neighborhood in south St. Louis. Wed, 11 Dec 2024 19:52:45 GMT /law-order/2024-12-11/former-st-louis-violence-interrupter-pleads-guilty-to-involvement-in-murder-for-hire Rachel Lippmann /government-politics-issues/2023-08-21/change-to-st-louis-community-violence-intervention-program-raises-eyes-in-dutchtown Live Free USA, a faith-based organization out of Oakland, will fill the training and technical support role previously occupied by Cure Violence Global. Mission: St. Louis will be in charge of hiring the people to do the interruption work in the community, a role previously held by Employment Connection and the Urban League. Mon, 21 Aug 2023 10:00:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2023-08-21/change-to-st-louis-community-violence-intervention-program-raises-eyes-in-dutchtown Rachel Lippmann /government-politics-issues/2023-02-16/garland-heralds-violence-prevention-through-early-intervention-at-st-louis-conference U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland says his agency will offer up $100 million in grants to groups that try to stop people from committing violent crime. Thu, 16 Feb 2023 21:42:05 GMT /government-politics-issues/2023-02-16/garland-heralds-violence-prevention-through-early-intervention-at-st-louis-conference Jason Rosenbaum /law-order/2022-01-13/cure-violence-appears-to-bring-down-st-louis-still-high-homicide-numbers The program operates in five of the city’s highest-crime neighborhoods. It trains residents of those neighborhoods to intervene in conflicts to try to prevent them from turning deadly. Thu, 13 Jan 2022 23:15:27 GMT /law-order/2022-01-13/cure-violence-appears-to-bring-down-st-louis-still-high-homicide-numbers Rachel Lippmann /law-order/2020-08-11/cure-violence-advocates-defect-from-st-louis-program-claim-sabotage-by-city-leaders The St. Louis mayor and public safety director backed a plan last week to bring in 50 federal agents to reduce violent crime and fill a shortage of local police officers. Wed, 12 Aug 2020 01:22:54 GMT /law-order/2020-08-11/cure-violence-advocates-defect-from-st-louis-program-claim-sabotage-by-city-leaders Kayla Drake /government-politics-issues/2019-12-02/dutchtown-awaits-cure-violence-with-caution-and-optimism The Dutchtown neighborhood, in southeast St. Louis, has seen anti-violence initiatives come and go over the years.Now it’s one of three neighborhoods… Mon, 02 Dec 2019 11:04:22 GMT /government-politics-issues/2019-12-02/dutchtown-awaits-cure-violence-with-caution-and-optimism Rachel Lippmann /government-politics-issues/2019-10-07/now-its-normal-many-st-louis-students-live-in-the-shadow-of-gun-violence Early this spring, Shamyia Ford Jennings, 17, walked with her cousin and a friend to a corner store in north St. Louis. Minutes later, she was in St.… Mon, 07 Oct 2019 10:07:15 GMT /government-politics-issues/2019-10-07/now-its-normal-many-st-louis-students-live-in-the-shadow-of-gun-violence Andrea Y. Henderson /government-politics-issues/2019-10-04/st-louis-aldermen-give-final-ok-for-5-million-cure-violence-program St. Louis will soon start spending money on a program that officials hope will make a difference in reducing violent crime throughout the city.The St.… Fri, 04 Oct 2019 19:09:59 GMT /government-politics-issues/2019-10-04/st-louis-aldermen-give-final-ok-for-5-million-cure-violence-program Jason Rosenbaum /government-politics-issues/2019-10-03/cure-violence-money-on-track-for-mayors-desk-by-friday Updated Oct. 3 with approval by the Board of Estimate and ApportionmentFunding to start a nationally recognized anti-violence program in St. Louis has… Thu, 03 Oct 2019 20:21:37 GMT /government-politics-issues/2019-10-03/cure-violence-money-on-track-for-mayors-desk-by-friday Rachel Lippmann /health-science-environment/2010-09-25/the-subject-was-murder This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Sept. 25, 2010 - Candles have an especially unpleasant meaning for Jeanette Culpepper. She recalls a… Sat, 25 Sep 2010 23:42:27 GMT /health-science-environment/2010-09-25/the-subject-was-murder David Baugher