While the Chicago Police Department has a slush fund of +$300 MILLION dollars, our community safety & public health departments are being defunded!
Shift $125m of the slush fund to:
PRESERVE & EXPAND YOUTH JOBS & PROGRAMMING PROVEN TO REDUCE COMMUNITY VIOLENCE
PROTECT FUNDING FOR THE CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
PERMANENTLY FUND & SCALE THE NON-POLICE CRISIS RESPONSE (CARE TEAMS)
PERMANENTLY FUND & SCALE THE PUBLIC MENTAL HEALTH CENTERS & MAKE 2, 24/7
PURCHASE 20 ADDITIONAL AMBULANCES & INCREASE STAFFING PER RIG FOR THE CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
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