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New San Francisco initiative to pay individuals not to shoot others
https://www.newsweek.com/new-san-francis...rs-1624676
EXCERPTS: A new program in San Fransisco will pay people at high risk of shooting someone not to pull the trigger to help alleviate rising gun violence in the city. The Dream Keeper Fellowship is set to launch in October and pay 10 individuals $300 each month to not be involved in shootings, Sheryl Davis, executive director of the Human Rights Commission, told Newsweek in an interview Tuesday.
Davis explained that the program is not "transactional," but will rather focus on making investments in communities most impacted by violence. "It's not necessarily as cut and dry as folks may think. It's not as transactional as, 'Here's a few dollars so that you don't do something bad,' but it really is about how you help us improve public safety in the neighborhood," she said.
[...] There are opportunities for participants to earn an additional $200 each month as they work to improve their community. Some ways they can earn more are by working, going to school and even being a mediator in situations that could lead to violence.
Davis hopes the program will engage participants, make them more civic-minded, and allow them to be a part of the solution. In the long term, she hopes it will create safer communities.
"These small investments can transform the lives of individuals, but they can also transform communities," Davis said.
The program is based on a similar program in neighboring Richmond, California, which helped reduce gun homicide in the city by 55 percent, according to a 2019 study by the American Journal of Public Health.
It's being funded through the Dream Keeper Initiative, which is San Fransisco's effort to redirect funding into the Black community. The initiative supports a variety of programs, including an art complex, youth development and education, guaranteed income programs, and homeowner promotion says Mayor London Breed's office... (MORE - details)
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San Francisco Mayor: New Program’s Financial Incentives Are Not ‘Cash for Criminals’
https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2021/0...criminals/
INTRO: As calls for criminal justice reform turn from call to action to policy, a new program in San Francisco that could provide cash payments as an incentive for reducing gun violence and crime is bound to turn heads.
The program — called the Dream Keeper Fellowship — includes elements that may be jaw dropping to some. The plan is aimed at helping curb gun violence in San Francisco, which has seen a spike in recent months as the pandemic has worn on.
Part of that proposal involves giving cash to people who could potentially find themselves in trouble and committing crimes. But proponents argue it is more than than that. They say it stands as another attempt at universal basic income targeting a specific group.
“In many cases, sadly, the common denominator is that these folks do not have any sort of income. And so part of what we’re trying to do is make sure that money is not a barrier to turning your life around,” said San Francisco Mayor London Breed.
The incentives could equal up to $500 a month on gift cards if all of the benchmarks — like attending parole appointments and finding a job — are met. It is modeled after, among others, Richmond’s program, which was found to have decreased gun violence 55%... (MORE)
https://www.newsweek.com/new-san-francis...rs-1624676
EXCERPTS: A new program in San Fransisco will pay people at high risk of shooting someone not to pull the trigger to help alleviate rising gun violence in the city. The Dream Keeper Fellowship is set to launch in October and pay 10 individuals $300 each month to not be involved in shootings, Sheryl Davis, executive director of the Human Rights Commission, told Newsweek in an interview Tuesday.
Davis explained that the program is not "transactional," but will rather focus on making investments in communities most impacted by violence. "It's not necessarily as cut and dry as folks may think. It's not as transactional as, 'Here's a few dollars so that you don't do something bad,' but it really is about how you help us improve public safety in the neighborhood," she said.
[...] There are opportunities for participants to earn an additional $200 each month as they work to improve their community. Some ways they can earn more are by working, going to school and even being a mediator in situations that could lead to violence.
Davis hopes the program will engage participants, make them more civic-minded, and allow them to be a part of the solution. In the long term, she hopes it will create safer communities.
"These small investments can transform the lives of individuals, but they can also transform communities," Davis said.
The program is based on a similar program in neighboring Richmond, California, which helped reduce gun homicide in the city by 55 percent, according to a 2019 study by the American Journal of Public Health.
It's being funded through the Dream Keeper Initiative, which is San Fransisco's effort to redirect funding into the Black community. The initiative supports a variety of programs, including an art complex, youth development and education, guaranteed income programs, and homeowner promotion says Mayor London Breed's office... (MORE - details)
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San Francisco Mayor: New Program’s Financial Incentives Are Not ‘Cash for Criminals’
https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2021/0...criminals/
INTRO: As calls for criminal justice reform turn from call to action to policy, a new program in San Francisco that could provide cash payments as an incentive for reducing gun violence and crime is bound to turn heads.
The program — called the Dream Keeper Fellowship — includes elements that may be jaw dropping to some. The plan is aimed at helping curb gun violence in San Francisco, which has seen a spike in recent months as the pandemic has worn on.
Part of that proposal involves giving cash to people who could potentially find themselves in trouble and committing crimes. But proponents argue it is more than than that. They say it stands as another attempt at universal basic income targeting a specific group.
“In many cases, sadly, the common denominator is that these folks do not have any sort of income. And so part of what we’re trying to do is make sure that money is not a barrier to turning your life around,” said San Francisco Mayor London Breed.
The incentives could equal up to $500 a month on gift cards if all of the benchmarks — like attending parole appointments and finding a job — are met. It is modeled after, among others, Richmond’s program, which was found to have decreased gun violence 55%... (MORE)
