Louisville violence reduction: How businesses can help

ENFORCEMENT

• Post 574-LMPD crime tip line in break rooms, employee bathrooms or other employee gathering areas
• Donate to the Louisville Police Foundation

INTERVENTION

• Conduct conflict resolution trainings in your organization
• Conduct bystander intervention trainings such as Green Dot

PREVENTION

• Hire a SummerWorks employee
• Create a companywide community volunteer or paid mentorship policy
• Donate funding to local prevention efforts
• Donate to drug and alcohol prevention efforts and drug rehabilitation facilities
• Share common signs of drug abuse and overdose with all employees
• Share information about resources to help with addiction
• Provide drug crisis line and other community resources to employees

COMMUNITY MOBILIZATION

• Encourage employees to become One Love Louisville Ambassadors
• Encourage employees to join  a One Love Louisville Work Group
• Partner with local community-based agencies, schools or houses of faith to develop programs and initiatives in your area
• Sponsor a Brightside cleaning in your neighborhood
• Make sure minority-owned businesses are among your vendors

• Encourage employees to build career skills through KentuckianaWorks

ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE & DEVELOPMENT

• Apply for a Metro Government Board or Commission
• Allow employees to use paid time to work on One Love Louisville Work Groups
• Implement a racial equity tool to assess hiring and compensation practices
• Take advantage of the Federal Bonding program
• Develop internal support groups for individuals with limited work experiences
• Become a “B corporation” using business as a force for good and a solution to social and environmental challenges

RE-ENTRY

• Implement restorative justice practices (i.e. support the Ban the Box campaign)
• Become a mentor for the ReImage program
• 2 FACT Program
• Commit to employing individuals who have been justice involved but are in need of a Second Chance

Call 574-1903 or Visit https://louisvilleky.gov/government/safe-neighborhoods for more information