• CITY OF SANTA FE
The Purchasing Memo
Date: June 25, 2026
To: Governing Body, Finance Committee, and Quality of Life Committee
From: Sandra Emory, Community Services Department Director sa,,/4,r~'t"
Via: Marcella Apodaca, Business Operations Manager 1@!$l.ca(Jun25,2026101927M0T)
Lia Salaverry, Youth and Family Services Division Director Lui, S�r!:f
Sierra Vigil-Trujillo, youth and Family Services Program Manager sEe(Jun25,2026101801 MOT)
Subject: Department of Health Violence Intervention Fund Grant FY26
ITEM AND ISSUE:
Request for Approval of Grant Agreement from the New Mexico Department of Health in the Amount of $350,000
for a Coordinated Community Response to Community Violence. (Sandra Emory, Community Services
Department Director; sxemory@santafenm.gov)
BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY:
The City of Santa Fe, in collaboration with Santa Fe County, has developed a coordinated community response to
violence, including youth, gun, and interpersonal violence. This public health approach to prevention and intervention
supports, educates, and engages youth at the individual, community, and governmental levels.
Youth ARISE, a specialty diversion program engages youth, co-creating a tailored plan with the youth and family who
have been directly impacted by violence are referred to the program by the District Attorney, District 1, office, Juvenile
Probation Office and Santa Fe Public schools.
Employing best practices including enhanced screening, intensive case management, restorative justice, skills building
and economic justice opportunities, our agencies have combined resources, expertise, and data to select individuals who
are most vulnerable to violence. This direct service program meets Part VI Program requirements A, C, D and E. The pilot
includes a Taskforce consisting of five dedicated members with lived experience, clinical and community organizing
expertise and collaborative design and decision-making processes. Building out a peer model, supported by peers with
lived experience, These members work side-by-side with referred youth, to identify the best path forward to ensure long
term success in life.
The Youth Community Violence Interruption (YCVI) program, the umbrella of funding initiatives, which includes the
launch of the Youth ARISE Pilot, initially a call from the community of Santa Fe to direct upstream prevention efforts
toward impacting youth violence has acted as a community catalyst. In FY27, YCVI will continue to convene quarterly
advisory council sessions to coordinate learning and community between non-profit providers, SFPS, Santa Fe County,
the City of Santa Fe, FJDA, and state organizations. Additionally, select organizations will be funded to provide direct
services to meet emergent needs in real time, as identified by the advisory council and in coordination with the City of
Santa Fe Children and Youth Commission. During the FY26 funding period, these real-time adjustments were critical in
ensuring the needs of youth were addressed more comprehensively when identified. This community-based effort meant
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