This CDPH VP Request for Proposal (RFP) opportunity seeks to fund Restorative Practices (RP) efforts that promote and make accessible prosocial restorative resolutions where positive relationships are prioritized over a winning and losing approach to conflict. Through this (RP) Community program, DPH is committed to expanding RP opportunities into clusters of community areas across the city; WEST: serving in the East Garfield Park/West Garfield/Austin/North and South Lawndale communities or SOUTH: serving East and West Englewood/Roseland/Auburn-Gresham/Chatham communities. By directly funding RP work in the selected communities, DPH looks to build partnerships with other DPH, other city funded efforts, and community based funded efforts to both to improve continuity of care for participants and residents; while increasing provider awareness and ability to offer restorative practice interventions. Applicants may ONLY apply to serve one cluster of community areas; WEST or SOUTH. Allowable Restorative Practice activities for funding include, but are not limited to: • RP training and capacity building. • Restorative practice capacity building focused training for youth and adult residents and community stakeholders and agreements to expand the volume of practitioners. • Direct provision of RP: • Victim/offender mediation training • Peace/Healing circle facilitation • Family group conferencing • Citizen panels • Peer Juries; and
