New Bedford Gets Money For Anti-Gang Violence Initiatives

The City of New Bedford will be getting additional funds to help combat gang and youth violence.

Representative Antonio F.D. Cabral announced on Wednesday that the city was awarded $496,192 through the state’s so-called Shannon Grant Program.

Cabral says the grant will fund a variety of anti-gang efforts, including mentoring programs, street outreach, and GED programs.

Cabral added that grant funding, oversight, and technical assistance support regional and multi-disciplinary approaches to combat gang violence through coordinated prevention and intervention, law enforcement, prosecution, and reintegration programs.

The grant was awarded through the Executive Office of Public Safety based on a number of factors, including crime rates among the population from ages 15 to 19.