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The GAPS.
Creating safer, healthier, and empowered black and brown communities.
VIB during Covid 19
As you already know in March of 2020 the President of the US declared COVID-19
a world wide pandemic. So we at Violence In Boston took our
direct services to the streets to help families.
Click to see what we've been up to during Covid-19.
Our
Mission
The mission of Violence in Boston is to improve the quality
of life & life outcomes of individuals from disenfranchised communities by reducing the prevalence of violence and the impact of associated trauma.
The Story
In January 2020, a documentary was commissioned by Violence In Boston Inc.
in order to tell the story about it's origins. Click below to watch the film.
Our Social Impact Center
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Our Social Impact Teams
Legal/Law
Enforcement Team
Advocates for young people and their families who
may be criminally involved.
Re-Entry Team
Assists individuals as they are released from incarceration and
ensures that they will have support...
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Achievements
Successfully assisted over 40 families who are victims of violence of homicide.
Connected a man to legal assistance who was being charged for CD's.
Connected a man to legal assistance who was being charged for CD's.
Connected with a woman facing police brutality in Roxbury.
Helped multiple families access food, shelter, and clothing assistance.
Provided community members with over 1,000 back packs with school supplies on a yearly basis.
In The News
May 17, 2020
AS THE DEATH TOLL mounts daily from COVID-19, so do the headlines and data documenting its disparate impact on communities of color, especially black people, immigrants, native people, poor people, and those living at the intersections of these identities.
CommonWealth Magazine - Structural racism is the real pandemic
