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"When you have a city working hand in hand with COPS/Metro, you can move mountains." -- Mayor Ron Nirenberg, Nov. 8th 2023 

Job Training & SA Ready to Work

In 1990, in the wake of factory closures that left thousands jobless, COPS/Metro established Project QUEST, an innovative job training program with wrap-around support. It has since become recognized nationally as a...
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Immigration

DEVELOPING IMMIGRANT LEADERS: COPS/Metro’s institutions have always included immigrants. Recognizing the Stranger is a multi-year leadership development strategy established by the West/Southwest Industrial Areas Foundation, a network of similar organizations of which...
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Housing

COPS/Metro has worked on housing for fifty years, beginning with leveraging the funds to build apartments for seniors across the West Side, establishing a down payment assistance program, and an urban renewal...
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Gun Safety

While national reforms appear to be stalled, COPS/Metro is focusing on local strategies for making our communities safer— building relationships with law enforcement to work on local solutions. Most Recent News
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