The Keepers CVI program emphasizes workforce development, education, and social-emotional awareness for residents at risk of perpetrating or falling victim to violent crime.

FORCE Detroit will implement The Keepers community violence intervention (CVI) program in Detroit, MI. The purpose is to expand and enhance evidence-based and innovative practices that reduce and prevent gun violence in the city’s Warrendale Cody Rouge neighborhood which has been marginalized by race, poverty, criminalization, and violence. Project activities include delivering culturally competent wraparound services, creating safe spaces for programming and transitional housing, offering workforce development and entrepreneurial training, meeting the needs of girls and young women, and diversifying outreach tactics to serve extremely high-risk individuals. Expected outcomes includes a reduction in fatal and non-fatal shootings, enhanced opportunities for violence-impacted people to secure employment or start small businesses, increased access to culturally appropriate social services, and improved organizational capacity to deliver impactful, evidence-based programs.