• Connecticut

    Project Longevity is a Connecticut state initiative supported by the Office of the US Attorney.

Connecticut


Project Longevity is a Connecticut state initiative supported by the Office of the US Attorney. Under National Network advising in partnership with Yale University and the University of New Haven, Project Longevity combines community engagement, social services, and focused law enforcement to positively influence group dynamics and reduce violence. Project Longevity conducts call-ins in to deliver community and law enforcement antiviolence messages to group members along with an offer of help. New Haven, Bridgeport,and Hartford, the three Connecticut cities with the highest recent rates of violent crime, have all formed partnerships committed to using GVI in response to violence. 



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“This is unprecedented. We are bringing together federal, state, municipal partners and they are working cohesively and collegially to address group violence in Connecticut.”

– Brent Peterkin, Program Coordinator, Project Longevity


Project Longevity

Project Longevity uses the National Network's GVI strategy, which has shown that violence can be reduced dramatically when community members and law enforcement join together to directly engage with street groups to clearly communicate a community message against violence, a law enforcement message about the consequences of further violence, and an offer of help for those who want it. To accomplish this, Project Longevity recruits law enforcement, social service providers, and community members are recruited to engage in a sustained relationship with violent groups.

A unique combination of community involvement, social services, and focused policing to positively influence group dynamics, Project Longevity stages call-ins with group members across the community to deliver an important message message against violence.



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    555 West 57th Street, Suite 1140B
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