Introducing the “Interfaith Security Council”
The CSS, the 67th Precinct Clergy Council, Inc. “The GodSquad,” a Brooklyn faith-based organization comprised of experienced clergy focused on lessening neighborhood tensions and acting as a liaison between their communities and law enforcement, and the Community Security Initiative (CSI), a program created by the UJA-Federation of New York and Jewish Community Relations Council of New York (JCRC-NY) that helps guide institutions to enhance their security, have established a coalition of representatives from New York’s faith-based communities to create “The Interfaith Security Council.”
The Council, comprised representatives from more than 20 faith-based organizations, is designed to share best practices in communal security, speak out in one voice against violent extremism, and help ensure the safety and well-being of all faith-based communities. The three entities have created the council — representing the full diversity of New York’s religious communities — so that together, these groups and communal leaders will have a forum to regularly share their expertise in strengthening communal safety and security, and have the opportunity to enhance relationships with law enforcement.
The Council, comprised representatives from more than 20 faith-based organizations, is designed to share best practices in communal security, speak out in one voice against violent extremism, and help ensure the safety and well-being of all faith-based communities. The three entities have created the council — representing the full diversity of New York’s religious communities — so that together, these groups and communal leaders will have a forum to regularly share their expertise in strengthening communal safety and security, and have the opportunity to enhance relationships with law enforcement.