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Community Support Resources

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Connect with experts in communities across the country to access available resources and services, including security assessments, educational tools, and physical security enhancements. Access extensive educational materials, for both organizations and individuals, to provide your organization with best practices for keeping your community safe. Community support tools are available for educators, law enforcement, health care practitioners, behavioral and mental health professionals, faith-based organizations, affinity organizations, and state, local, tribal, and territorial governments.

Each set of resources below is searchable by keyword. You can also filter the results to see the resources most relevant to different stakeholder groups (key audience) and which department/agency/office provided the resource, as well as filter by subcategory.

All the information in the Prevention Resource Finder is government-owned or sponsored.

  • Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Faith Based Community and Houses of Worship Security Resources

    Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s (CISA) Faith Based Community and Houses of Worship security resources provides access to the comprehensive Mitigating Attacks on Houses of Worship Security Guide, which includes analysis, recommendations, and resources to enhance security using a holistic approach, how to conduct a vulnerability assessment, methods to engage the wider community, and more. The Houses of Worship Security Self-Assessment provides a roadmap for implementing suggested voluntary options to address security and personnel safety issues and emergencies, including best practices designed to improve facility security and preparedness through security and safety/emergency management, perimeter security/delineation, parking and barriers, and more.

    Categories:
    Community Support Resources, Prevention and Preparedness Guidance
    Dept/Org/Agency:
    Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
    Key Audience(s):
    Faith-Based Organizations
    Last Updated:

  • Department of Justice Combating Hate Crimes Fact Sheet

    This fact sheet provides an overview of the Department of Justice’s efforts to combat hate crimes, including: prosecutions; elevating civil rights crimes, including hate crimes, coordinating among agencies and organizations; expanding language access; reviewing incidents; reviewing United States Attorney’s Office (USAO) resources; conducting training; revitalizing the Community Relations Service (CRS); reviewing funding; and conducting awareness campaign.

    Categories:
    Community Support Resources, Discrimination/Hate Crimes Guidance
    Dept/Org/Agency:
    Department of Justice (DOJ)
    Key Audience(s):
    General Public
    Last Updated:

  • Department of Justice & Department of Education Hate Crime Resources

    The Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division (CRT) and Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) enforce federal civil rights laws in public and federally funded schools at all educational levels. Fact sheets and informational resources on hate crimes and discrimination are available on the CRT webpage. Anyone with information about discrimination occurring in schools or within the community may file a complaint by reaching out to the contacts listed.

    Categories:
    Community Support Resources, Discrimination/Hate Crimes Guidance
    Dept/Org/Agency:
    Department of Education (ED), Department of Justice (DOJ), Civil Rights Division (CRT)
    Key Audience(s):
    Education, General Public
    Last Updated:

  • Department of Justice Helping Victims of Mass Violence & Terrorism: Planning, Response, Recovery, and Resources Toolkit

    Victim assistance plans support and enhance response and recovery efforts for mass violence and terrorism victims. This toolkit supports communities and public safety officials develop comprehensive victim assistance plans, as a part of a community’s existing emergency response plan. The checklists included in the toolkit can be tailored to fit the needs of your community.

    Categories:
    Community Support Resources, Discrimination/Hate Crimes Guidance
    Dept/Org/Agency:
    Department of Justice (DOJ), Office for Victims of Crime (OVC), Office of Justice Programs (OJP)
    Key Audience(s):
    Law Enforcement, State/Local/Tribal/Territorial Government
    Last Updated:

  • Department of Justice Protecting the Rights of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Intersex Individuals Brochure

    This brochure from the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Civil Rights Division provides information on the prosecution of hate crimes, protecting the rights of individuals with HIV/AIDS, resources for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Intersex (LGBTQI+) community, and additional information to fight discrimination.

    Categories:
    Community Support Resources, Discrimination/Hate Crimes Guidance
    Dept/Org/Agency:
    Department of Justice (DOJ), Civil Rights Division (CRT)
    Key Audience(s):
    General Public, State/Local/Tribal/Territorial Government
    Last Updated:

  • Office of Justice Programs Research, Programs, and Initiatives that Address Hate Crimes Fact Sheet

    The Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs (OJP) provides states and localities with federal leadership, grants, training and technical assistance, and other resources. The fact sheet includes hate crime research and statistics, and provides communities with guidance on how to report these crimes.

    Categories:
    Community Support Resources, Discrimination/Hate Crimes Guidance
    Dept/Org/Agency:
    Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP)
    Key Audience(s):
    Law Enforcement, State/Local/Tribal/Territorial Government
    Last Updated:

  • Office Community Oriented Policing Services Hate Crime Resources Web Page

    The Department of Justice’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) advances the practice of community policing by the nation’s state, local, territorial, and tribal law enforcement agencies through information and grant resources. This web page includes over 40 different resources for state, local, tribal, and territorial law enforcement agencies and other stakeholders.

    Categories:
    Community Support Resources, Discrimination/Hate Crimes Guidance
    Dept/Org/Agency:
    Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office)
    Key Audience(s):
    Law Enforcement, State/Local/Tribal/Territorial Government
    Last Updated:

  • Department of Justice Protections Against Employment Discrimination Based on Citizenship, Immigration Status, and National Origin

    The Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division (CRT) enforces a part of the Immigration and Nationality Act that protects non-U.S. citizens with permission to work in the United States and U.S. citizens against certain types of employment discrimination based on citizenship, immigration status, and national origin. Someone who believes they’ve been discriminated against can file a charge with CRT’s Immigrant and Employee Rights Section. CRT also has free hotlines for workers and employers. With a caller’s permission, sometimes the Immigrant and Employee Rights Section can offer to contact an employer to help a worker resolve an employment-related issue directly, without the need for any investigation. CRT also has several educational materials discussing rights and obligations under this anti-discrimination law, including materials in multiple languages discussing employment rights for asylees and refugees; Temporary Protected Status beneficiaries; work-authorized individuals arriving under Operation Allies Welcome and Uniting for Ukraine; and workers being run through E-Verify. Additional materials provide information to employers on how to avoid unlawful discrimination when hiring employees and when verifying their permission to work. 

    Categories:
    Community Support Resources, Discrimination/Hate Crimes Guidance
    Dept/Org/Agency:
    Department of Justice (DOJ), Civil Rights Division (CRT)
    Key Audience(s):
    General Public
    Last Updated:

  • Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Insider Threat Mitigation Resources

    To mitigate the threat of an insider using their authorized access or understanding of an organization to harm it, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s (CISA) Insider Threat Mitigation Resources includes comprehensive guidance to support the design and implementation of an insider threat mitigation program, including fact sheets, video trainings, guides, and a framework.

    Categories:
    Community Support Resources, Prevention and Preparedness Guidance
    Dept/Org/Agency:
    Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
    Key Audience(s):
    Faith-Based Organizations, State/Local/Tribal/Territorial Government
    Last Updated:

  • The Department of State’s Bureau of Counterterrorism Global Counterterrorism Forum

    The Global Counterterrorism Forum (GCTF) and its related institutions, such as the Global Community Engagement and Resilience Fund (GCERF), Hedayah, and International Institute for Justice and the Rule of Law (IIJ), provide best practices and practical guidance for the establishment of effective prevention efforts in the United States. The Department of State’s Bureau of Counterterrorism (CT) works through GCTF and its related initiatives to strengthen partnerships among the United States and foreign partners and share information from around the world to counter evolving terrorist threats and prevent the spread of violent extremism.

    Categories:
    Community Support Resources, Prevention and Preparedness Guidance
    Dept/Org/Agency:
    Department of State (DOS)
    Key Audience(s):
    Law Enforcement, Mental Health/Behavioral Health/Human Services, State/Local/Tribal/Territorial Government
    Last Updated:
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