Mayor's Office on LGBTQ Affairs' Violence Response and Prevention Team

The mission of the Violence Prevention & Response Team (VPART) is to address, reduce and prevent crime within and against the LGBT community in the District of Columbia. We achieve this by creating a strong partnership between the community and the government which enables us to focus on coordinating a community response to violence. Through this partnership, we are able to: effectively respond to instances of violence; create awareness and educate the community about violent crimes and available resources; leverage resources to provide training; and work to improve and enhance response to crimes.