813 Peace Project

Violence in Tampa concentrates in a small number of blocks and networks — and the people best positioned to interrupt it are the ones who've lived it. But without a structured, independently-evaluated program, interruption work stays underfunded and disconnected from the support people need to stay out of the cycle.

The 813 Peace Project is the flagship community violence intervention program: trusted community members interrupt cycles of retaliatory violence, connect at-risk residents to case management, and offer a real alternative — with a strict firewall keeping stipends separate from enforcement. In the first two months, the Mayor's Office confirms the organizational home, partners, stipend firewall and evaluation design with USF. The first cohort enrolls only when every piece is genuinely ready — this will not be rushed into a ribbon-cutting.

813 Peace director. Executive Action: A semi-independent Mayor's Office program funded through city budget plus provider and philanthropic agreements — partner-gated, so the first cohort enrolls only when organization, agreements, funding and USF evaluation are ready. Never promised as Day-One operational.

Organizational home and partner agreements confirmed; Stipend firewall established; USF evaluation design published; First cohort enrolled only when all gates are ready

Days 31–60: Confirm 813 Peace organizational home, partners, stipend firewall and evaluation design. Year One: Enroll first 813 Peace cohort only if organization, NCAs, private stipends, case management and USF evaluation are ready.