CARE team expands after two years of community service

CARE team expands after two years of community service

Without wielding guns, tasers or even pepper spray, four civilians in Evanston answer calls to assist community members experiencing their worst days.  The calls come through the city’s 911 number, non-emergency 311 line and non-emergency police help desk. Rather than sending armed police officers, operators frequently dispatch members of the Crisis Alternative Response Evanston team,... The post CARE team expands after two years of community se…