Orginal Article Here on Everytown for Gun Safety I’ve always wanted to give back to my community and to protect it. Today, I am grateful to be doing that work
BaltimoreCNN — Before he was the mayor, Brandon Scott was a regular at a barbershop here just steps from an intersection long notorious for illegal drugs. For decades, the small business
Deep within the fabric of Detroit, amidst the challenges of inner-city life, there exists a network of unsung heroes dedicated to making their communities safer, more resilient, and, ultimately, more
A fight between two women at Stein Park on Wednesday night ended with four people shot, including two young children and a pregnant teenager, Detroit Police Chief James White said.
Photo credit: Jake Neher, WDET Launched in August 2023, two partnering ShotStopper groups have already seen great success in reducing violent crime in their communities. For a long time, Detroit
Michigan Public | By Sarah Cwiek Detroit is now well into the second year of its Shotstoppers project, an effort that involves community partners working to reduce violence in the highest-crime
DETROIT (FOX 2) – Terence Hampton has a lot to celebrate as a violence interrupter with the community group Force Detroit. His group’s efforts are being hailed as one of the reasons
Two Detroit nonprofits hired by the city to reduce shootings in high-impact neighborhoods are showing early signs of success. The city invested $10 million in federal pandemic relief funds to support small organizations that
DETROIT (WXYZ) — “He was murdered in a drive-by. Guys came down, outside skating, just 11 years old and gone forever,” said Ray Winans, a community activist. The reasons are
“It’s not a hard thing. It’s strategic,” shared FORCE Detroit Public Health & Safety Director, Zoe Kennedy, an organization that is leading the city of Detroit’s Community Violence Intervention (CVI) initiative, highlighting
