City’s CARE team expanding hours and staffers with increased budget

City’s CARE team expanding hours and staffers with increased budget

In the coming months, Evanston’s alternative response team will expand with two additional staffers and new vehicles, after the city raised its budget by $218,000 last year.  The Crisis Alternative Response Evanston (CARE) has been operating since late July 2024, fielding about 3,100 calls that would’ve otherwise been directed to the Evanston Police Department, according to Jeron Dorsey, team supervisor and Deputy Director of Parks, Recreation a…