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IrishWave t1_j8x4uzp wrote

Reply to comment by rossdowdell in ‘Our children are in crisis’: Safe Path monitors fan out over Philadelphia high schools to deter violence by redeyeblink

This one seems different though. I'd agree that most volunteer / non-profit groups are a black hole in terms of spending vs. effectiveness, but this seems different in two ways:

  1. They have a defined and measurable statistic in the X% reduction in crime in school areas (assuming they're not playing games with defining the school areas).
  2. They have a clear objective with how the money is going to be spent (raises and more employees).

Programs like this are night and day vs. the give me millions so I can build an anti-violence phone app crap that was being touted a year ago.

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