Amount Requested: $1 million
Charlotte, NC
Through the OJP Juvenile Justice Account. The Gang of One Pilot Program is a community-based initiative that provides a resource network to young people who are being pressured to join a gang or who need assistance in getting out of a gang. Gang of One has developed three educational, peer-based and school-based intervention gang prevention programs that reach thousands of youth annually and for which federal funding is needed for further expansion and outreach throughout the City of Charlotte. This program is vitally important as it assists our local, state, and federal governments to help fight against gang violence, and reduce crime.