{"id":192287,"date":"2026-02-25T01:52:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T01:52:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/192287\/"},"modified":"2026-02-25T01:52:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T01:52:09","slug":"bakersfield-to-receive-nearly-5-million-in-calvip-violence-prevention-funding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/192287\/","title":{"rendered":"Bakersfield to receive nearly $5 million in CalVIP violence prevention funding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK\/KBFX) Bakersfield is <a href=\"https:\/\/bakersfieldnow.com\/news\/local\/newsom-awards-107m-in-gun-violence-prevention-grants-bakersfield-to-get-5m\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">receiving nearly $5 million from the California Violence Intervention and Prevention program<\/a>, also known as CalVIP, as the state continues investing in community-based efforts aimed at reducing violent crime.<\/p>\n<p>Since 2019, more than $350 million has been invested in the program. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Bakersfield to receive nearly $5 million in CalVIP violence prevention funding (KBAK\/KBFX) \" class=\"ImageEmbed_image__qZBo_\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1144027d-9107-421c-a7b8-c884888bf2c9-widegp.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Bakersfield to receive nearly $5 million in CalVIP violence prevention funding (KBAK\/KBFX) <\/p>\n<p>The governor\u2019s office has touted recent data showing violent crime is down 12% in California\u2019s major cities.<\/p>\n<p>In 2024, the National Institute for Criminal Justice Reform was commissioned to do a cost analysis of every fatal and nonfatal shooting in Bakersfield. <\/p>\n<p>The institute concluded that in 2023, Bakersfield saw a 40% decrease in homicides from 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Local partnerships are part of what officials say is helping drive those efforts, including work with organizations such as <a href=\"https:\/\/gardenpathways.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Garden Pathways<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re super excited that the state of California is actually investing in community violence intervention efforts,\u201d said Juan Avila, chief operating officer at Garden Pathways.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Bakersfield to receive nearly $5 million in CalVIP violence prevention funding (KBAK\/KBFX) \" class=\"ImageEmbed_image__qZBo_\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/8174c20c-d953-485e-a8a2-d6eba4d0032c-citymanager.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Bakersfield to receive nearly $5 million in CalVIP violence prevention funding (KBAK\/KBFX) <\/p>\n<p>Garden Pathways is dedicated to mentoring services that empower youth.<\/p>\n<p>Avila said the grant funding will allow the organization to provide more resources and hire more mentors from within the community.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis funding actually allows us to expand our reach into other areas like Arvin, Lamont, Oildale, Wasco, McFarland, Shafter, and other unincorporated areas in the county that are struggling with community violence as well,\u201d Avila said.<\/p>\n<p>City Manager Christian Clegg said partnering with organizations such as Garden Pathways strengthens the city\u2019s connection to people most at risk.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Bakersfield to receive nearly $5 million in CalVIP violence prevention funding (KBAK\/KBFX) \" class=\"ImageEmbed_image__qZBo_\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/95e57add-42e5-410e-bb2c-3d0d98c86b02-gp.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Bakersfield to receive nearly $5 million in CalVIP violence prevention funding (KBAK\/KBFX) <\/p>\n<p>Comment with Bubbles<\/p>\n<p>BE THE FIRST TO COMMENT<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey can reach people we can\u2019t reach. And Garden Pathways provides this incredible case management client services, so does CAPK, that we\u2019re just not built to do, and they\u2019re bringing the dividends,\u201d Clegg said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"BAKERSFIELD, Calif. 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