Gun Violence
“A Community Response to the Escalating & Traumatizing Impact of Gun Violence.”
Submitted by Action4Equity on behalf of The Women’s Gun Violence Prevention Coalition
There have been 24 homicides in Winston-Salem this year and more than 100 reported shootings. Victims in several of the shootings have been juveniles. In light of the growing frequency of more serious, violent and gang-related infractions during the last 18 months of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) needs to approve the American Rescue Plan Application submitted by Action4Equity on behalf of The Women’s Gun Violence Prevention Coalition.
From the shooting at Mount Tabor High School to the guns found in several schools since, we need to ensure that this effort is funded with the dollars received by the BOCC during COVID. This grant will supports the Women’s Gun Violence Prevention Coalition (WWGVPC) which is situated to launch because of a groundwork of trust and rapport necessary to rapidly identify youth at risk and their families for violence and/or gang involvement and be an immediate interrupter while providing strategies and community driven solutions for gun violence prevention.
Research shows that the most effective approaches to address gang-involvement are comprehensive and mobilize a wide spectrum of community resources working together, provide opportunities for education and/or employment, and provide on-going support for the youth involved. The Women’s Gun Violence Prevention Coalition provides leadership, organizing, and community-led strategy development to form and lead a community-wide action plan to address youth gun violence using a three-pronged approach focused on:
Early Prevention with Youth,
Violence Interruption, and
Post-Violence Healing.
Contact the members of the Board of County Commissioners NOW and encourage them to approve this grant for funding.
Sample Email
County Commissioners,
As a citizen of Forsyth County, I am continually and deeply concerned about the increase in shootings in our community. So far in 2021, there have been over 24 reported homicides and 100 reported shootings - several of which included juveniles. Immediate steps need to be taken in the areas of prevention, inturruption, and healing in relation to this violence.
With the decisions regarding ARPA money pending, I urge you, as a fellow citizen and a representative of this community to approve Case Id: 10801: “A Community Response to the Escalating & Traumatizing Impact of Gun Violence.”
This grant will supports the Women’s Gun Violence Prevention Coalition (WWGVPC) which is situated to launch because of a groundwork of trust and rapport necessary to rapidly identify youth at risk and their families for violence and/or gang involvement and be an immediate interrupter while providing strategies and community driven solutions for gun violence prevention.
This proposal provides structure and effective approaches to address gang-involvement are comprehensive and mobilize a wide spectrum of community resources working together, provide opportunities for education and/or employment, and provide on-going support for the youth involved. Action4Equity and The Women’s Gun Violence Prevention Coalition provides leadership, organizing, and community-led strategy development to form and lead a community-wide action plan to address youth gun violence using a three-pronged approach focused on: Early Prevention with Youth, Violence Interruption, and Post-Violence Healing - all of which are necessary in making strides towards a safer community for us all.
Please approve the ARPA funding for Case ID: 10801
Signed
Call County Commissioners
Tonya McDaniel
336-703-2005
Felmind El-Amin
336-703-3992 (o)
336-306-3992 (c)
Richard V. Linville
336-703-2003 (o)
Don Martin
336-399-8064
Ted Kaplan
336-407-3155 (o)
David Plyler
336-413-1102 (o)
336-993-4675 (h)
Gloria Whisenhunt
336-725-1072
CURE Our Community
Prevention. Interruption. Healing.
End Gun Violence Now
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