Evanston prepares to launch community responder program for certain 911 calls

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Evanston prepares to launch community responder program for certain 911 calls
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The City of Evanston is now looking to hire and train community responders for a new program that will launch in a couple of months.

“We can’t wait to hit the ground running,” Mayor Daniel Biss said. “We really think this is going to make a difference for our community.”

Feeling out of the loop? We'll catch you up on the Chicago news you need to know. Sign up for the weeklySo how does the program work? The mayor said rather than sending police officers to respond to every 911 call, he believes there are ten types of calls that could be routed to community responders.

The mayor said they’re looking to add a program manager and four community responders, who will work in two teams of two.

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