https://cook-county.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&From=RSS&ID=8007521&GUID=E5894FCE-5B39-4753-97AB-13C418546365Legistar15https://cook-county.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&From=RSS&ID=8007521&GUID=E5894FCE-5B39-4753-97AB-13C418546365E5894FCE-5B39-4753-97AB-13C418546365-2026-05-08-12-26-02Title: PROPOSED RESOLUTION COOK COUNTY COMMUNITY VIOLENCE INTERVENTION INITIATIVE 2026 WHEREAS, the Cook County Justice Advisory Council (JAC), as an office under the Cook County Board President, works to promote equitable, human-centered, community-driven justice system innovation and practice through rigorous stakeholder engagement, policy work, service coordination, and grantmaking that increases community safety and reduces reliance on incarceration; and WHEREAS, the JAC supports Cook County’s commitment to advancing equity throughout Cook County by investing in programs and strategies to improve community safety in communities disproportionately impacted by violence and incarceration; and WHEREAS, Cook County Ordinance Sec. 2-527 establishes the JAC’s authority to administer violence prevention, intervention and reduction grants to nonprofit community-based organizations in accordance with the Cook County Procurement Code; and WHEREAS, building on historic levels of investment in the areas of violence prevention and community safety, JAC grant initiatives will suFri, 08 May 2026 12:26:02 GMT