Updated at 4:48 p.m., Tuesday, February 6, 2007
YMCA receives $250,000 'Weed and Seed' grant
Advertiser Staff
The YMCA of Honolulu today received a $250,000 grant award from Mayor Mufi Hannemann to help with the crime-fighting effort known as "Weed and Seed."Since 1997, the city began designating certain neighborhoods as "Weed and Seed" communities. The idea is that they "weed" out crime through collaboration between law enforcement and resident community policing teams then "seed" the communities with revitalization efforts.
By targeting communities, those involved pull together law enforcement; community policing; neighborhood restoration through beautification and economic development; and prevention, intervention and treatment.
The money comes to the city through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Community Development Block Grant program. Other communities that have used this approach include Kalihi-Palama, Chinatown, McCully-Ala Moana, Waipahu, 'Ewa and Wai'anae.
