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Park, Little Village, North Lawndale, Rosel<strong>and</strong>, <strong>and</strong> South Shore. The cities of Cicero, Decatur,<br />

East St. Louis, Maywood, <strong>and</strong> Rockford also were selected to participate.<br />

The initiative awarded funding to one community-based organization in each targeted<br />

community to lead <strong>and</strong> coordinate victim <strong>and</strong> violence reduction activities. Community partners<br />

developed <strong>and</strong> implemented violence prevention <strong>and</strong> youth development strategies, using<br />

existing state <strong>and</strong> community services <strong>and</strong> supports.<br />

The local groups are supported by a coalition of state agencies that work together to ensure<br />

coordination of state resources. The Authority is currently evaluating the implementation of the<br />

Safety Net Works grant program.<br />

Map 16 depicts the sites of juvenile justice system initiatives in <strong>Illinois</strong> in 2009.<br />

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