How Fort Worth Is Reducing Shootings

About this episode

Pastor Rodney McIntosh discusses the launch of a program in Fort Worth aimed at reducing gun violence through community involvement.

Send us Fan Mail Pastor Rodney McIntosh knew something had to change in Fort Worth, Texas. Drawing inspiration from the Advance Peace model in Richmond, California, he launched Violence Intervention and Prevention Fort Worth (VIPFW) – a program that's transforming how communities address gun violence by focusing on individual. VIPFW's success lies in who they hire: respected community members who once contributed to neighborhood problems and now dedicate themselves to solving them. These "ne...

Topics covered

• gun violence
• community intervention
• violence prevention
• social change
• local initiatives

Keywords

• Fort Worth
• gun violence
• VIPFW
• community members
• violence intervention

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Violence Intervention and Prevention Fort Worth (VIPFW)

Places: Fort Worth, Texas, Richmond, California

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