The city of San Francisco is launching a pilot program to pay certain "high-risk" people not to shoot anyone as gun crime has spiked in the city.
" This small investment can change the lives of individuals, but also the lives of communities, " Sheryl Davis, executive director of the Human Rights Commission, told Newsweek.
the Fox News article, he writes : The Dream Keeper Fellowship pays $300 a month to ten people who are potentially involved in a shooting, either as a victim or as a perpetrator.
The scholarship program is organized by the Human Rights Commission and the Office of Economic and Workforce Development and is funded through the Dream Keeper Initiative, a program of San Francisco. The program starts in October.
" It's not necessarily as easy as people think. It's not an exchange like, 'Here's a few dollars so you don't do bad things,' it's really about how you help us improve public safety, " Davis added.
Program participants are paired with lifestyle counselors from the city's street violence intervention program. Participants can also receive an additional $200 per month for things like working, going to school, or acting as mediators to defuse conflict in violent situations. The payments are in the form of gift cards and are being tracked, the San Francisco Examiner reported.
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