At Tuesday’s City Council meeting, over $2.1 million was allocated to Crime Control and Prevention District (CCPD) based programs. These initiatives benefit Fort Worth residents and provide funding to local agencies that supply services to the community.
CCPD Community-Based Programs provide funding to agencies recommended by a selection panel and approved by the CCPD board of directors. The panel consists of staff and community representatives who ensure the agencies receiving funds meet one or more of the board’s goals. On Feb. 25, the board reviewed and approved the recommendation to fund six crime prevention programs for a total of $2,137,221.34, which is funded by the CCPD Community-Based Fund.
Funding will be allocated to the following agencies in Fiscal Year 2025. The contracts for each of the six programs will end in June 2028.
- Community Learning Center (CLC) Inc. will use $300,000 to implement a Community-Based Youth At-Risk Program for Crime Prevention (YARP). The program focuses on reducing risk factors and increasing protective factors for youth and young adults aged 16 to 24 through partnerships with community organizations. Their goal is to provide educational, training and employment services designed to improve jobs and careers.
- Literacy United received $120,000 to fund the Bookworms Afterschool Reading Program. This program provides reading intervention to children in grades PK-2 at four FWISD schools with significant levels of poverty. The objective is to empower youth academically and socially by providing a quality reading program to students in underserved communities as well as direct parent training for at-home support.
- The Women’s Center of Tarrant County received $675,000 for Rape Crisis Victim Services Continuum of Care Emergency Funding, which provides a comprehensive range of care targeting Fort Worth children and adults who are victims of sexual assault, sexual abuse or violent crime, along with their family and significant others.
- Unbound Now will use $322,221 to support their program Underground Drop-in Center for Trafficked and Exploited Youth. This program provides 24/7 trauma-informed, low-barrier services to youth aged 10-22 who have experienced or are at high risk of exploitation. Funding will expand staff, increasing outreach to law enforcement and referral sources, elevating capacity to serve more youth, reducing crime and preventing further victimization.
- Girls Inc. of Tarrant County will fund Empowering Leaders: Safety and Crime Prevention Reduction for Fort Worth Girls with $420,000 for their program, which combines mentoring, pro-girl culture and research-based programs to address barriers like violence and poverty and support emotional regulation, decision-making and career readiness.
- Big Brothers Big Sisters Lone Star received $300,000 for B.SAFE (Big Brothers Big Sisters’ Safety and Firearm Education). The program facilitates activities throughout the year and creates one-to-one mentoring relationships that address youth personal safety and well-being issues. The program also provides gun violence prevention.