Malden Benefits from Shannon Community Safety Initiative Grant Program

MAPC received $757,147.86 from the Senator Charles E. Shannon Jr., Community Safety Initiative (CSI) Grant Program to address and respond to youth violence in communities including Malden.

The CSI Shannon Grants funds organizations and municipalities looking for collaborative solutions to address youth violence and connect at-risk youth to resources and help. The program awarded a total of $11.2 million to 15 municipal grants consisting of 27 cities and 14 research partners in this round. With today’s announcement, the Baker-Polito Administration has awarded more than $62 million through this program since taking office.

Over the past year, the Shannon CSI funded 141 partner organizations and approximately 140 fulltime equivalent positions to address youth gang violence within these communities. In 2021, Shannon CSI partners served over 15,000 young people across the Commonwealth, representing a dramatic increase of youth participation in Shannon CSI-funded programs compared to 2020.

FY22 Student Awareness of Fire Education & Senior SAFE Programs

Malden Fire Department received $7575 from the Student Awareness of Fire Education (S.A.F.E.) Grant Program and $3455 from the Senior SAFE Program to support fire education programs for children and seniors.

Funds from the S.A.F.E. grant will be used to help Malden Fire Department to partner with the local school system to teach fire safety. The program has made fire safety education available to hundreds of thousands of children and resulted in a 78% drop in children dying in fires annually.

This success led to the launch of the Senior SAFE program which aims to do the same for seniors by funding presentations at senior centers and home visits with smoke and CO alarm installations

FY22 Firefighter Safety Equipment Grant Program

The Malden Fire Department was awarded a total of $21,691 from the MA Department of Fire Services.

The program allows fire departments to purchase and upgrade a variety of equipment that will make firefighters' jobs safer so they in turn can continue to protect our communities. The grants awarded will fund up to 118 types of equipment, protective gear, up-to-date technology and more.

This fiscal year (FY22), the MA Department of Fire Services will invest a total of $5 million into the program, supporting 306 fire departments across the Commonwealth.

Congratulations and thank you Malden Fire Department and Fire Chief Sullivan for protecting our community on the frontlines every day!