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The decision to launch the initiative came after the pandemic gave way to a spike in gun violence, leading to a flood of public dollars that some nonprofits and community groups were ill-equipped to handle.

Reader: Akron should research whether costly violence prevention programs work.

Men who went through the program were two-thirds less likely to be arrested for a shooting or murder and nearly 20% less likely to get shot or killed themselves than men who did not take part.

Also, the American LGBTQ+ Museum has hired its first executive director, and Greenpeace U.S. has appointed a new chief program officer.

Provisional data from the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics suggest the homicide rate for the United States rose 30% between 2019 and 2020.

Provisional data from the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics suggest the homicide rate for the United States rose 30% between 2019 and 2020.

The United States has just recorded its highest increase in rates of homicide in modern history, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Provisional data from the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics suggest the homicide rate for the United States rose 30% between 2019 and 2020.

Provisional data from the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics suggest the homicide rate for the United States rose 30% between 2019 and 2020.

Provisional data from the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics suggest the homicide rate for the United States rose 30% between 2019 and 2020.