KAVI is a nonprofit that works to prevent & eliminate interpersonal violence from the lives of young people through advocacy, peer leadership, community action & advancing social justice with programs in hospital-based, school & community settings. Kings Against Violence Initiative (KAVI) is a hospital-based, multi-dimensional, youth violence intervention and prevention program targeting urban you
th in Brooklyn, NY who are at risk for gun violence, gang involvement and/or violent injury. While this is a “disease” intervention program that targets specific behavior and risk factors associated with violent behavior and gang involvement, it will have a strong community- based component which is linked to a wide range of support services. Upon successful launching of the program, KAVI will interrupt the cycle of violence in Brooklyn by indirectly lowering the number of violence-related injuries seen in Brooklyn related to gun violence.
