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ABOUT US
Doing the most good
OUR TEAM
Elbert Costello
Northside Site Manager
Essex Sims
Southside Site Manager
Where We Serve
VIOLENCE INTERRUPTERS - Northside
Quincy Parker
Northside Violence Interrupter
VIOLENCE INTERRUPTERS - Southside
Latorya Scott
Southside Violence Interrupter
Durell Gilmore
Southside Violence Interrupter
OUTREACH TEAM
Aaron Bohannon
Northside Outreach Worker
Darrell Gails
Northside Outreach Worker
Sherrice Parker
Southside Outreach Worker
Our Mission
Our mission is to reduce gun violence in Wichita and create safer, healthier communities through innovative, evidence-based strategies.
Our Vision
Acknowledging that gun violence is a public Health crisis, we empower community leaders by providing critical resources to interrupt the cycle of violence and promote lasting peace. Together, we strive for a future where everyone can thrive in a secure environment.
Cure Violence ICT is one of Destination Innovation’s newest programs called:
Project We Deserve.
We deserve healthy communities, we deserve the space to grow up, food sustainability, adequate healthcare systems that protect and not neglect us, and an end to gun violence.
This is made possible through a partnership between the City of Wichita, and Wichita State University. Through the implementation of the CVG Model, the Cure Violence ICT team, using violence interrupters and outreach workers, takes a public health approach to ending gun violence. Leveraging their relationships within the community, they detect, interrupt and mediate conflicts, to prevent retaliations and reduce recidivism.
Recognizing the importance of the community, the model uses the community organizing framework to mobilize and empower the community to solve its own problems. We aim to reduce the risk of violence for our participants and build stronger communities in our target areas in District 1 and District 3, with the support of our community partners.
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