Nonprofit
Newark Community Street Team
About Us
The Newark Community Street Team (NCST) was founded by Mayor Ras J. Baraka’s as the City’s community-based violence reduction strategy. NCST draws upon an evidence-based, trauma informed approach to violence reduction. NCST hires, trains and deploys Outreach workers and High Risk Interventionist in the South Ward and West Wards of Newark to:
- Provide casework to those at greatest risk of becoming a victim or a perpetrator of violence
- Engage in high-risk intervention, both mediating on-going disputes that may result in violence and preventing retaliation.
- Offer Safe Passage at contracted schools
- Provide support to crime survivors who are overlooked by traditional victim services agencies.
The Newark Community Street Team (NCST) was founded by Mayor Ras J. Baraka’s as the City’s community-based violence reduction strategy. NCST draws upon an evidence-based, trauma informed approach to violence reduction. NCST hires, trains and deploys Outreach workers and High Risk Interventionist in the South Ward and West Wards of Newark to:
- Provide casework to those at greatest risk of becoming a victim or a perpetrator of violence
- Engage in high-risk intervention, both mediating on-going disputes that may result in violence and preventing retaliation.
- Offer Safe Passage at contracted schools
- Provide support to crime survivors who are overlooked by traditional victim services agencies.
Cause Areas Include
- Civic Engagement
- Conflict Resolution
- Victim Support
Location & Contact
- 9733991003
- amauryncst@gmail.com
- 714 Hunterdon Street, Newark, NJ 07108, United States
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