Violence Prevention

Violence Prevention for the Department of Public Safety is coordinated by the STOP the Violence Office. The STOP the Violence Office attempts to promote, assist and connect the anti-violence activities sponsored by the City of Pittsburgh with other governmental and private anti-violence activities and with citizens who want to eliminate violence. City sponsored activities include Group Violence Intervention (GVI), the Pittsburgh Police Community Engagement Unit, and Youth & Adult Diversion programs.

For more information, please contact:
412-255-2645

Visit newera412.com/resources for a list of 350+ organizations, programs, and community events that could help you or someone you know with childcare, employment, food assistance, healthcare, housing, etc. Our STOP the Violence outreach workers use this website to refer people they meet to resources that could help them meet their needs.   

Help Prevent Violence

Use Email Address:
StopTheViolence@PittsburghPA.Gov

Are you aware of a non-emergency situation involving at least one City of Pittsburgh resident that has the potential to turn violent but doesn’t yet need police attention? This could include a dispute, feud, insult, social media post, party, game, fight being planned or even a rumor. It could involve school students or adults of any age, men or women.

Do you know someone who needs a bit of help to avoid getting involved in activities that could lead to violence and someone becoming a statistic? Help might include advice, family assistance, recovery, support from peers, or even a place to go.

If you do, please contact the City of Pittsburgh's STOP the Violence Office using email address: StopTheViolence@PittsburghPA.Gov. When you send the email, please leave a few details and the neighborhood you are writing from. You will receive an initial response within 2 business days.

The City of Pittsburgh STOP the Violence Office has access to many resources and partner organizations who would be pleased to help you or your friend. The STOP the Violence Office is part of the City of Pittsburgh Department of Public Safety but is not the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police.

This email address is not a substitute for calling 911 and is not an emergency hotline.

If violence is ready to break out, call 911 immediately!

Pittsburgh Plan for Peace

On June 3, 2022, Mayor Gainey announced his Pittsburgh Plan for Peace(PDF, 522KB). The Plan contains six principles. 

2023 STOP the Violence Community Investment Grant Recipients

Community organizations receiving 2023 STOP The Violence Community Investment Grants are located in each police zone. The City of Pittsburgh awarded nearly $1 million to forty-three organizations with an established history of addressing community needs, particularly those servicing high-risk individuals.

2023 Grantees

Here are the 2022 recipients organized by police zone with a description of each of the funded projects(PDF, 278KB). If the recipient serves primarily one neighborhood, that is listed as well.

Zone 1

  • 1 Hood Media Academy
  • 1 Nation Mentoring
  • 2 Tenths Foundation
  • Café Momentum Pittsburgh
  • Divine Intervention Ministries
  • Foundation of HOPE
  • IMPACT Community Initiative
  • Pittsburgh Hardball Academy
  • Project Destiny
  • Reading is Fundamental Pittsburgh
  • Reimagine Reentry, Inc.
  • Trade Institute of Pittsburgh
  • TransYOUniting PGH
  • Tree of Hope
  • Urban Impact Foundation
  • Youth Enrichment Services, Inc.

Zone 2

  • 1 Hood Media Academy
  • 1 Nation Mentoring
  • 2 Tenths Foundation
  • Café Momentum Pittsburgh
  • Divine Intervention Ministries
  • Foundation of HOPE
  • IMPACT Community Initiative
  • Ozanam, Inc.
  • Pittsburgh Hardball Academy
  • Project Safe Storage
  • Reading is Fundamental Pittsburgh
  • Reimagine Reentry, Inc.
  • Team 412
  • Trade Institute of Pittsburgh
  • TransYOUniting PGH
  • Tree of Hope
  • Youth Enrichment Services, Inc.

Zone 3

  • 1 Hood Media Academy
  • 1 Nation Mentoring
  • 2 Tenths Foundation
  • 25 Carrick Ave Project
  • A Giving Heart
  • Abiding Missions
  • A's Vision
  • Café Momentum Pittsburgh
  • Divine Intervention Ministries
  • Foundation of HOPE
  • Pittsburgh Hardball Academy
  • Project Safe Storage
  • Reading is Fundamental Pittsburgh
  • Reimagine Reentry, Inc.
  • South Pittsburgh Coalition for Peace
  • The Pittsburgh Contingency
  • Trade Institute of Pittsburgh
  • TransYOUniting PGH
  • Youth Enrichment Services, Inc.

Zone 4

  • 1 Hood Media Academy
  • 1 Nation Mentoring
  • 2 Tenths Foundation
  • Academy for Artistic Excellence
  • Café Momentum Pittsburgh
  • Center of Life
  • Foundation of HOPE
  • Pittsburgh Hardball Academy
  • POORLAW
  • Reading is Fundamental Pittsburgh
  • Reimagine Reentry, Inc.
  • Trade Institute of Pittsburgh
  • TransYOUniting PGH
  • Tree of Hope
  • Youth Enrichment Services, Inc.
  • Za'kiyah House Housing

Zone 5

  • 1 Hood Media Academy
  • 1 Nation Mentoring
  • 2 Tenths Foundation
  • Assemble
  • Bible Center Church - The Oasis Project
  • Café Momentum Pittsburgh
  • Community Empowerment Association
  • Divine Intervention Ministries
  • East End Cooperative Ministry
  • Foundation of HOPE
  • Garfield Jubilee Association, Inc.
  • Homewood Children’s Village
  • IMPACT Community Initiative
  • Mount Ararat Community Activity Center
  • Operation Better Block, Inc.
  • Phase 4 Learning Center, Inc.
  • Pittsburgh Hardball Academy
  • Project Safe Storage
  • Reading is Fundamental Pittsburgh
  • Reimagine Reentry, Inc.
  • The Kingsley Association
  • The Promise Center of Homewood, Inc.
  • Trade Institute of Pittsburgh
  • TransYOUniting PGH
  • Tree of Hope
  • YMCA of Greater Pittsburgh
  • Youth Enrichment Services, Inc.
  • Za'kiyah House Housing

Zone 6

  • 1 Hood Media Academy
  • 1 Nation Mentoring
  • 2 Tenths Foundation
  • Café Momentum Pittsburgh
  • Casa San Jose
  • Foundation of HOPE
  • Pittsburgh Hardball Academy
  • Reading is Fundamental Pittsburgh
  • Reimagine Reentry, Inc.
  • Save a Life Today Pittsburgh
  • Trade Institute of Pittsburgh
  • TransYOUniting PGH
  • Youth Enrichment Services, Inc.

Violence Prevention Partners If you would like contact information on any of the grantees, please contact the STOP the Violence Office.

These grants are a component of the Pittsburgh Plan For Peace that will complement the existing work being done by the City's Group Violence Intervention Support and Outreach efforts, including the REACH team.

These violence prevention efforts are made possible by the City's STOP the Violence Trust Fund. The Trust Fund was created in 2020 partially in response to protests after the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.

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