Overview
- The City Council voted unanimously to fund four violence‑intervention providers with agreements running through Sept. 30, 2026.
- Allocations include $700,000 for the Institute of Research for Social Justice in Action plus $275,435.42 in additional support, $130,350 for Live Free USA, $297,582 for Offender Alumni Association plus an additional $500,000, and $700,000 for Trajectory Changing Solutions.
- Funded work covers street outreach, victim services, engagement of high‑risk individuals in neighborhoods and emergency rooms, mentorship, and formal data collection with outcome tracking.
- Programs include hospital‑based services connected to UAB’s Trauma and Acute Care Division for severely injured gun violence victims.
- Police data show 86 homicides in 2025 versus 152 in 2024, and WVTM continues to publish an interactive map tracing killings across Birmingham since 2020.