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The Alliance of Local Service Organizations (ALSO) builds local and national connections between organizations, schools, private industry, churches, law enforcement, government agencies and community members to promote the safety and well-being of children and families by creating and sharing knowledge, improving services, and building capacities to address both community and family violence.
Violence in the home and in the streets is pervasive. By working to prevent both we create opportunities to understand how they may be linked, the impact of exposure, the force of structural and cultural standards, as well as other influencing factors.
Located in Chicago’s Logan Square/Humboldt Park communities, ALSO utilizes a comprehensive approach to prevent and intervene in community violence through public education and awareness campaigns, educational and recreational opportunities for youth, and community mobilization and outreach through the Illinois CeaseFire campaign. ALSO’s model of collaboration fosters and facilitates linkages between primary and specialized service providers to maximize services for local residents and acts as a hub for service providers and community partners, negotiating system changes that promote community and family safety.
Nationally, ALSO provides training and technical assistance through its Alliance Against Family Violence. The Alliance works cooperatively with the Department of Justice’s Office on Violence Against Women to assist recipients of the STOP Formula Grants Program in all U.S. states and territories through its STOP Technical Assistance to Administrators Resource (STAAR) Project and its Supervised Visitation Technical Assistance Project.
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