Government Agencies

CRS works with federal, state, and local government agencies to help address and prevent community conflicts, tensions, and hate crimes. This work is often in collaboration with community organizations, law enforcement, faith-based institutions, and other stakeholder groups. Some ways CRS supports government agencies are:

• Facilitating training programs, town hall meetings, and dialogues with community members and government officials to address community concerns and sources of conflict, and facilitate collaborative problem-solving
• Providing technical assistance to develop and maintain Human Relations Commissions and other sustainable mechanisms to ensure productive and open communication between all levels of government and community members
• Facilitating discussions and resolving tension and conflicts associated with strained police-community relations, and conflict surrounding changing demographics
• Providing event marshal and contingency planning training to assist government officials, law enforcement, and demonstration organizers in planning, managing, and coordinating safe marches and protests