Local Initiatives:
Partnerships between the police and the communities they serve have been a critical neighborhood revitalization tool for Rhode Island LISC. These partnerships have:
Local Initiatives:
- made bike paths safe for community use
Local Initiatives:
- been awarded six MetLife Foundation Community-Police Partnership Awards since 2006
Local Initiatives:
- found creative solutions to combat vandalism in neighborhood parks
Local Initiatives:
- opened the dialogue between neighborhood youth and the police
Local Initiatives:
- built usable commercial corridors
Local Initiatives:
- created innovative programs to end sex trafficking
Local Initiatives:
- allowed residents to safely build community gardens
Local Initiatives:
- increased the success of community policing