Gang Outreach and Violence Interruption Services

The Vendor is required to provide gang outreach and violence interruption services necessary to achieve the city goal of ending the cycle of gang violence.
- Expected to produce outcomes where individuals receive the support needed to leave a life of gang involvement, intervene and de-escalate tensions that can lead to community violence, and pursue and promote community peace through all means available.
- Services includes:
• Outreach to and build relationships with individuals (i.e. participants) involved or affiliated with local gangs;
• Establish and maintain rapport with individuals at-risk of gang involvement or actively involved with gang life to dissuade them from gang membership and destructive activities to themselves and others
• Build and sustain a network of supportive service providers in the areas of housing, substance use treatment, mental health, health care, job skills training, and others capable of fielding referrals when individuals request support;
• De-escalate personal conflicts between individuals involved with or affiliated with local gangs;
• Mediate gang-related conflicts and tensions to reduce retaliation risks;
• Respond to imminent crises that have the potential to lead to violence to de-escalate tensions;
• Maintain a record of service activities and provide service performance reports while protecting resident confidentiality; and
• Collaborate and share programmatic information with city department staff assigned to provide case management support to residents.
- Commitment to evidence-based or emerging practices that:
• Establish and maintain productive relationships with community partners, community members, and other community stakeholders;
• Share methods to build partnerships with supportive service providers
• Detail mechanisms for making referrals to service providers;
• Identify and respond to potential gang-related shooting incidents;
• Identify and support individuals and groups at highest risk of involvement of shootings;
• Interrupt potential violence by mediating conflicts and preventing retaliation;
• Change behaviors and norms of those at highest risk of involvement of shooting; and
• Use data to inform daily efforts and make necessary changes to interruption strategies.
- Contract Period/Term: 3 years
- Pre-Proposal Meeting (Non-Mandatory) Date: June 30, 2025
- Questions/Inquires Deadline: July 7, 2025