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Tacoma awarded $241K grant to curb gang activity Posted online Weds., Sept. 30 City of Tacoma officials announced this week the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention has awarded a grant worth nearly $241,000 to fund the Tacoma Gang Reduction Project. Established three years ago, the program works with Tacoma's gang-impacted youth, families, and communities to reduce youth violence and gang activity. The federal grant will be used to further the program's mission; tailor services for identified gang-involved youth who are between the ages of 14 and 24; conduct additional outreach to neighborhoods with higher incidents of gang violence through revitalization and mobilization; conduct gang awareness trainings in the community; and work with the Tacoma Police Department to increase and promote suppression activities. In 2012, the City was awarded a $105,000 grant from the Washington State Partnership Council on Juvenile Justice to help launch the program (see "Tacoma awarded $105K grant to curb gang activity," Tacoma Daily Index, July 26, 2012). "I am thrilled that our groundbreaking work to build better lives and stronger communities for our youth is now being supported by the federal government," said Tacoma City Councilmember Victoria Woodards, who also serves as the Chairwoman for the Project Committee. "These funds, in addition to the state dollars we have received in the past, will go a long way towards creating opportunities for our most vulnerable young people." More information about the Tacoma Gang Reduction Project is available online at cityoftacoma.org/ tacomagangproject.
Public art dedication Oct. 15 along Thea Foss Esplanade Posted online Weds., Sept. 30 Image Courtesy City of Tacoma The City of Tacoma and the Foss Waterway Development Authority will hold a dedication ceremony in October to mark the addition of a new piece of public art along the Thea Foss Esplanade in downtown Tacoma. Floating Life Forms (design illustration above) by Tacoma artist Ed Kroupa consists of a series of six bronze spheres depicting stylized, intertwined lifeforms native to the Puget Sound, including octopus, harbor seals, and sea stars, according to City of Tacoma officials. The work was commissioned by the Tacoma Arts Commission's Public Art: In Depth program, which trains established local artists to create public art. "Floating Life Forms speaks to our interdependence with aquatic life and healthy ecosystems, and encourages public interaction," said Foss Waterway Development Authority Executive Director Su Dowie. "It will be a stunning addition to the public esplanade." The Thea Foss Esplanade is a linear public
Tacoma artist Ed Kroupa's Floating Life Forms, a new piece of public art along the Thea Foss Esplanade, will be unveiled during a public dedication in October. The artwork consists of a series of six bronze spheres depicting stylized, intertwined lifeforms native to the Puget Sound, including octopus, harbor seals, and sea stars, according to City of Tacoma officials. The piece was commissioned by the Tacoma Arts Commission's Public Art: In Depth program, which trains established local artists to create public art space and park that lines the west edge of Thea Foss Waterway. Floating Life Forms will be the newest in a series of public artworks that span the walkway. The artwork is scheduled to be installed on Mon., Oct. 5. The dedication ceremony will be held on Thurs., Oct. 15, between 5 p.m. and 6 p.m., on the Thea Foss Esplanade, located at 1515 Dock St. (behind The Esplanade condominiums).