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Five questions for Iric Headley
Director, Fort Wayne UNITED
1 As the leader of Fort Wayne UNITED, you work on many fronts to improve lives, increase opportunity and decrease crime. How has that work changed during the pandemic?
We couldn t afford to deviate from the core of our foundation because our work is rooted in the principles of relationship. However, safety adjustments had to be made for Fort Wayne UNITED to remain effective at serving, engaging and building relational equity within the populations we serve. Although we paused some programs that wouldn t work on a virtual platform, we took the opportunity to expand our L.I.V.E. Forums virtually and reached a lot more people than ever before, we started our new R.E.A.L. Dad program online in partnership with Healthier Moms & Babies, Boys and Girls Club, and City Life, and our TenPoint Coalition shifted slightly and began passing out food and supplies to over 40,000 residents in need.
City police seek more body cams
From 20 to 100; also plan partnership with TenPoint
JAMIE DUFFY | The Journal Gazette
Fort Wayne police and fire departments Tuesday issued a joint release outlining initiatives for the new year, including FWPD s goal of adding 100 body cameras to an existing 20.
In order to maintain the department at 480 sworn officers, FWPD will hold a 21st Lateral Class this year, hiring officers certified through other law enforcement agencies, the Tuesday release said. Currently, the department has 468 sworn officers, according to Sofia Rosales-Scatena, FWPD public information spokesperson.
Two new social workers are budgeted for FWPD s Hope and Recovery Team known as HART that visits people who overdosed on drugs. And there are plans to expand FWPD s partnership with Fort Wayne United s TenPoint Coalition, an initiative targeting certain high crime areas with citizen patrols.
Mayor Tom Henry, Police Chief Steve Reed and Fire Chief Eric Lahey today provided a public safety recap of 2020 and highlighted plans for 2021 that are designed to continue making the City of Fort Wayne as safe as possible while a pandemic still challenges our city.