Context
What the resource is
The Akron Street Team is a community violence intervention initiative carried out by Non Stop Growth with the Minority Behavioral Health Group and the City of Akron. Its outreach is delivered by certified Curbside Counselors.
The initiative was reviewed in an independent evaluation of its work in Akron, Ohio. The full report is published on this site as a PDF, and this page summarizes it in text so that the findings can be read, cited and understood without opening the document.
Practice Observation
What was measured
The evaluation examined violence outcomes in the area covered by the Street Team's outreach, alongside the cost of operating the initiative relative to the costs associated with shootings.
Evidence / Literature
Key findings
Two findings are central:
- A 59 percent reduction in the studied area
- A return of $7.20 for every dollar invested
Limitations / Areas for Further Study
How to read the findings
Evaluation results describe a specific place, period and program design. They are evidence that this work produced measurable results in Akron, not a guarantee of identical results elsewhere.
Additional findings, the organization's wider reach and Akron's public safety data are presented on the impact page.