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Home My WebLink About25-0135 - 2025-12-02 - Informal ReportINFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 25-0135 To the Mayor and Members of the City Council December 2, 2025 ram° Page 1 of 4 i i7 Y " rrn SUBJECT: ONE SECOND COLLABORATIVE UPDATE The purpose of this informal report is to provide an update on the One Second Collaborative with United Way of Tarrant County. On September 27, 2022, Mayor and Council approved an agreement with United Way of Tarrant County to implement One Second Collaborative Youth Gun Violence Project in an amount up to $4,411,080.00. On December 1, 2022, contract 58522 was issued for a term from December 2022 until May 31, 2025. United Way submitted quarterly and semi-annual reports with a final comprehensive report submitted in June. This informal report will summarize the contract deliverables for activities under that agreement. This contract had four primary objectives in order to achieve the goal of "reducing violent crime in targeted communities, improve capacity of community -based organizations, and suppress youth gun violence." These objectives are as follows: 1. Complete and approve One Second Implementation Plan. 2. Reduce teen shooting deaths by 5% annually as demonstrated by FWPD crime data. 3. Decrease violent crime in the City of Fort Worth by 10% in 12-months. 4. Sustain project successes beyond the project period. The following sections will summarize the results of reports submitted by United Way of Tarrant County during the contract period. Obiective 1: Implementation Plan The Steering Committee represented community stakeholders including nine zip codes with high reported violent crime and representation from applicant community organizations. Criteria was established and applications were received from 20 agencies. Those chosen for representation were as follows: • Zip Codes: 76134, 76106, 76112, 76119, 76116, 76104, 76105, 76036, 76133 • Community Agencies: Mothers of Murdered Angels, Lena Pope, One Safe Place, Center for Children's Health, Violence Intervention and Prevention (VIP), Community Frontline, Communities in Schools, and Strategies to Elevate People of Color. The Steering Committee commenced with work on April 29, 2023 with subsequent meetings taking place monthly focusing on key areas: Deliverable: The Implementation Plan was approved by the Committee and addressed 10 focus areas and 47 objectives. According to the final performance report, all objectives were completed (Performance Report, pp. 4-6). Additionally, the 2024 Community Needs Assessment was published. ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER FORT WORTH, TEXAS INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 25-0135 To the Mayor and Members of the City Council December 2, 2025 ram° Page 2 of 4 i i7 Y " rrn SUBJECT: ONE SECOND COLLABORATIVE UPDATE Obiective 2: Reduce teen shootinq deaths by 5% annually. The project's efforts to impact teen shooting deaths (Objective #2) and violent crime (Objective #3) were to identify partnering agencies through a `request for application' process in the areas of intervention, outreach workers, prevention, suppression, and reentry. The programs had established metrics that were designed to evaluate their impact. Applications were received and reviewed by a 20-member review panel. Award selections were made to 18 applicant agencies resulting in $2.1 M in Phase 1 (July 2023). Phase 2 included both microgrants and continuation grants (September 2024). Microgrants were awarded in October 2024 to 12 agencies in the amount of $89,500 consisting of "small-scale community awareness projects". Continuation grants were awarded to 15 agencies in the amount of $800,000 in January 2025. Agency names are provided at the end of this document. Outputs for grantee funding are as follows: • 63 zip codes served • 52 crime prevention programs • 18,175 total participants • 7,136 participants ages 13-24 • 285 community events • 732 contacts made • 118 identified gang members • 1,686 youth receiving direct violence interruption • 4,297 families receiving affordable housing assistance • 1,137 improved behavior • 683 improved school attendance Participant outcomes for funding are as follows: • 78% reported an improvement in their attitude • 83% demonstrated positive life change • 70% avoided behaviors that could lead to arrest Deliverable: Data for the period indicates a 58% drop in teen shooting deaths during the time that programming was delivered in the community. Due to the nature of crime, these results cannot be directly linked to the implementation of these services. Obiective 3: Decrease violent crime by 10% in 12-months. As described above, OSC programming activities were deployed at a time where violent crime was reduced. Overall, the City of Fort Worth has seen a significant decrease in violent crime. The results of overall crime, including violent crime, has placed Fort Worth in the national spotlight. As reported in the Fort Worth Star -Telegram, Fort Worth ranked third among 50 cities ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER FORT WORTH, TEXAS INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 25-0135 To the Mayor and Members of the City Council December 2, 2025 ram° Page 3 of 4 i i7 Y " rrn SUBJECT: ONE SECOND COLLABORATIVE UPDATE according to the September 2025 SmartAsset study. This recognition highlights the joint efforts to make Fort Worth safer. Deliverable: Date for the period indicates a 13% reduction in violent crime during the period that programming was delivered in the community. Due to the nature of crime, these results cannot be directly linked to the implementation of these services. Obiective 4: Sustain proiect successes bevond the proiect period. The final objective to sustain impact beyond the project period was conducted by the contracted third -party evaluator, Steady State Impact Strategies. Their role was to develop a program evaluation and sustainability plan. Agencies receiving funding met directly with the contractor, resulting in a strategic framework that outlines "pathways from program activities to desired outcomes" (OSC Semi -Annual Outcomes Report). Sustainability achievements: • Theory of Change including activities, outputs, and outcomes Sustainability recommendations include the following: • Shared Measures for grantees with clear definitions • Balance output and outcome measures • Review future reporting requirements • Provide support to strengthen grantee agency operations • Build trust and collaboration through cross grantee interaction and learning Deliverable: One Second Collaborative Comprehensive Report (United Way) Summary The conclusion of the One Second Collaborative contract yielded impact in the form of changes to behavior, attitudes, and reported life changes. These outcomes are occurred at the same time the City had reductions in youth gun violence and violent crime. Moving forward, OSC agencies are assessing CCPD Partners with a Shared Mission funding as an option for sustainability of programming. OSC funded programs align in several current priority funding areas including Violent Crime, Victim Assistance, and Previously Adjudicated Persons. With the recent updates to the United Way's strategic direction, City staff are reviewing the final report to inform current planning efforts, specifically in the areas of common measures and model programming. Additional questions or information requests should be directed to Robert Alldredge, Executive Assistant Chief of Police at (817) 392-4131. ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER FORT WORTH, TEXAS INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 25-0135 To the Mayor and Members of the City Council December 2, 2025 ram° Page 4 of 4 i i7 Y " rrn SUBJECT: ONE SECOND COLLABORATIVE UPDATE Referenced Documents: • Performance Report and Implementation Plan (United Way) • Community Needs Assessment (United Way) • One Second Collaborative Comprehensive Report (Steady State Impact) Appendix Committee Chief Robert Alldredge (FWPD) Roderick Miles, Jr. (Tarrant County) CM Carlos Flores (City of Fort Worth) CM Jared Williams (City of Fort Worth) Leah King (United Way) Michael Heiskell (United Way) Dr. Michael McFarland (Crowley ISD) Dr. Angelica Ramsey (Fort Worth ISD) 73134 Representative 76106 Representative 76112 Representative 76119 Representative 76116 Representative 76104 Representative 76105 Representative 76010 Representative 76011 Representative 76036 Representative Jesus "Jay" Chapa City Manager OSC Funded Agencies Total Funded Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Tarrant County* 95,000 Building Pathways* 244,000 CHAMP 10,000 Communities in Schools* 60,000 Community Frontline 58,000 Crowley ISD* 8,000 EmpathyHQ 100,000 Empower EQ 7,000 Fort Worth Connect 140,000 Jewel's Comfort Keeper* 10,000 Journey4Ward* 91,752 Just a Queen 7,000 LVT Rise* 50,531 Mothers of Murdered Angels 95,000 N2C Youth and Community Services 8,000 Nex Metropolitan 5,500 One Safe Place* 50,000 Opening Door to Women in Need 8,000 Recovery Resource Council* 155,000 Seasons of Change Inc 170,000 Strategies to Elevate People of Color 95,000 Survive and Thrive Education 104,760 Tarrant County College Foundation 25,000 TFT Organization* 8,000 The Glory Impact Center 2,000 The Legacy Group of Como 8,000 VIP Fort Worth* 1,140,000 Volunteers of America Texas 20,000 YMCA of Greater Tarrant County 120,000 Youth Advocate Program 150,000 ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER FORT WORTH, TEXAS