About our new Safe and Thriving Communities Division

The Safe and Thriving Communities (STC) Division is the newest division of HSD and was created in direct response to the Black Lives Matter protests in 2020. These powerful protests brought attention to the need to invest in BIPOC communities and support community-based organizations. To answer this call, STC was formed as a way to consolidate the City’s safety, gender-based violence, and victim advocacy investments and prioritize the needs of the community using $27 million in annual investments.