The City of Sanger has established a grant program which provides Measure S funding to address anti-gang and anti-drug strategies including prevention, intervention, and youth development.
Donor Name: City of Sanger
State: California
City: Sanger
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 02/13/2023
Details:
Priority will be given to programs that implement identified best practices to address youth gang violence.
Reflecting the City’s efforts to make Sanger a more livable community, this program is designed to provide funding for a coordinated community response to youth gangs in Sanger. The strategies to be employed include collaboration among local agencies, groups, and businesses to develop a true sense of community in reducing the anti-social behavior activities of there youth who find themselves participating in or being lured into gangs and/or drugs. They believe this is accomplished through a variety of programs including education, peer mentoring, and alternative positive activities. The intent of the program is to further support community-based youth-serving agencies that develop Sanger’s young people, thus preventing youth gangs and fostering positive relationships with the schools, churches, local community agencies, and neighborhood crime prevention efforts.
Objectives
The key objectives of the grant program are to:
- Provide funding that will mobilize the local community to implement strategies to address gang activity and violence;
- Provide education and build awareness regarding youth gangs;
- Provide education and build awareness among parents and local community members regarding the impact youth gangs and drugs have on the community;
- Create and maintain relationships with those youths most at risk of being victims or suspects of gang related violence;
- Create and maintain effective communication with partner service providers and involved community members; and,
- Identify at-risk youth and deter gang membership
Program Goals
- Decrease the potential for acts of gang related violence and retaliatory acts.
- Decrease anti-social behavior.
- Increase the number of service referrals offered to gang affected at-risk youth in areas of counseling, mentoring, education, employment training and job opportunities and other assistance related programming.
- Quantify the effectiveness and results of the program, project, activity, or event in relation to the objectives of the funding.
- Increase communication with and develop collaboration between law enforcement, parole, probation, and community partners for implementing intervention or prevention strategies
Funding Information
- Items Eligible for Funding:
- Items eligible for funding are those required to directly deliver the project, program, activity, or event including regular operating expenses such as staffing, supplies, and materials. Please note: No more than 15% of grant monies requested may be used for Administrative costs of the project, program, activity, or event.
Eligibility Criteria
- City-sponsored program and service providers.
- Registered non-profit organizations and churches (Note: cannot engage in ministering during the project, program, activity or event).
- Organizations who serve the youth of Sanger.
Key Determinants of Eligibility
To be considered eligible, all proposals must demonstrate that:
- Primarily Sanger residents will be served.
- An effort has been made to seek funding from sources other than the City and the applicant.
- Funding and/or non-funding partnerships have been established.
For more information, visit City of Sanger.
