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PUBLIC TESTIMONY
Testimony by Hailey Nolasco, Senior Director of Government Relations at Center for Justice Innovation
4:18:23
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Hailey Nolasco from the Center for Justice Innovation testified about the importance of community-driven solutions for public safety and the need for continued funding of various programs. She emphasized the impact of federal funding cuts on critical services and highlighted specific programs requiring support.
- Thanked the council for restoring funding for Project Reset, an early intervention program for low-level nonviolent offenses
- Requested funding for a fully operational Bronx Community Justice Center to address community safety needs
- Urged continued investment in programs like RISE and Community Justice Centers in Staten Island and Queens, which offer gender-based services and alternatives to incarceration
Hailey Nolasco
4:18:23
Hey, hello.
4:18:24
Good afternoon Chair Salaam, Brannan, and Councilmember Brewer.
4:18:27
My name is Haley Nolasco and I'm the senior director of government relations at the Center for Justice Innovation.
4:18:31
Thank you so much for the opportunity to testify today.
4:18:34
True safety requires sustained investment in community driven solutions focused on prevention and fair intervention that do not solely rely on law enforcement.
4:18:42
We thank the council and the administration for their ongoing support and for the restoration of funding for Project Reset, its early intervention for low level nonviolent offenses.
4:18:50
We thank you.
4:18:51
However, recent federal funding cuts have impacted us and continue to threaten critical services, particularly those that prevent violence and provide healing and accountability in the communities we need the most that need them the most.
4:19:02
We're already feeling the impact in some programs like our community violence intervention and community neighborhood safety initiative work.
4:19:09
Today, I wanna highlight a few examples in need of continued support.
4:19:12
In the South Bronx, we are seeking funding to develop a fully operational Bronx Community Justice Center where we continue to encounter unfunded opportunities to address community safety needs in the Bronx.
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Other programs such as our RISE project as well as the Staten Island and Queens Community Justice Centers offer essential gender based services to respond to domestic violence and its intersection with gun violence and also provide alternatives to incarceration.
4:19:33
We urge the council to continue investing in programs such as these to ensure that service gaps do not disrupt any community based organizations vital support to coproduce public safety across our great city.
4:19:43
Thank you so much.