Medical expenses, lost work, funerals; there are a lot of costs that follow gun violence, and now the city of Chicago has a program that could help some shooting victims cover the gap.
Medical expenses lost work funerals There are a lot of costs that follow gun Violence and now the city of Chicago has A program that could help some of those Shooting victims cover the Gap CBS 2's Sarah Maki is live at City Hall with This pilot program Sarah Yeah that's right the mayor recently Announced this program offering anywhere From a thousand to fifteen hundred Dollars to victims of gun violence they Are starting at small but could expand If it proves to be successful and we Also found out that the money is already Going to the people who need it When bullets flew through the air Outside this gas station in the Austin Neighborhood last Wednesday the violence Ended with three people shot another Injured by glass big bullet holes in the Window a team from the institute for Non-violence Chicago responded their Office on the same street less than a Mile away hey good afternoon Carlos Quick question that's where you'll find Samuel Castro Fielding calls and giving Good news it's amazing because in our Line of business we want to over deliver And under promise so when this is Happening so fast for us it was like This is lightning Castro's organization Is one of four taking applications to The city's new 275 thousand dollar Emergency supplemental victims service
Fund a program to ease the financial Burden and Trauma inflicted on those Directly impacted by gun violence Starting in five neighborhoods East and West Garfield Park Englewood West Englewood and new city the idea is to Give financial assistance up to 1500 Dollars for people who are shot or their Family members money that can be used on Anything like medical costs lost wages Relocation and funeral expenses being Able to say hey I got the money let's Make the move so it brings new Opportunity and safe safe for Opportunities for our people so far Castro says they've helped 17 people Apply 16 have been approved Castro's Team is used to responding to crime Scenes and hospitals calling this Program a game changer for a lot of us We know what our next meal is and how We're going to pay rent for a lot of These guys they didn't know where it was Going to come right so it became a Normal to them just being shot being on The corner trying to survive Now this is a small portion only about One half of one percent of what the city Says they spend every year on violence Intervention a total of 52 million Dollars and if successful they could Expand this into more neighborhoods Reporting at City Hall Sarah Maki CBS 2 News
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