How Mad Dads of Buffalo is trying to stop teens from using illegal weapons
Buffalo has been plagued with spontaneous violence carried out using illegal weapons. Buffalo Police said shootings with injuries up 71% from 2020 and felony gun arrests are up almost 50% compared to last year.
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BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) â Buffalo has been plagued with spontaneous violence carried out using illegal weapons. Buffalo Police said shootings with injuries up 71% from 2020 and felony gun arrests are up almost 50% compared to last year. We have people shooting now that never shot before. We have people carrying guns now that never carried guns before, Pastor James Giles, president and CEO of Back to Basics Outreach Ministries, said, Out of 22 people, I have 19 of them raising their hands saying I can go get a gun. We re talking about 14 to 19 years old. That s a dangerous sign.
With Buffalo on pace for most homicides since 94, men once responsible for violence now try to stop it
There have been 46 homicides in the City of Buffalo within the first six months of 2021. There were 92 homicides in 1994, the record for the Queen City. Some community leaders said they believe the record level of homicides set in 1994 will be broken this year.
and last updated 2021-06-30 17:45:45-04
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) â There have been 46 homicides in the City of Buffalo within the first six months of 2021. There were 92 homicides in 1994, the record for the Queen City. Some community leaders said they believe the record level of homicides set in 1994 will be broken this year.
Valley View Baptist Church Food Pantry - $1,000
YMCA of the Twin Tiers - $1,500
Those grants together total $10,000, bringing the total of COVID-19 Response aid in Cattaraugus County facilitated by CRCF and its philanthropic partners to over $169,000.
In total, BlueCross BlueShield Blue Fund invested $1.7 million into the community in 2020.
“BlueCross BlueShield has a long-standing history of supporting organizations dedicated to improving the lives of individuals in all eight counties of Western New York,” said David W. Anderson, President and CEO, BlueCross BlueShield of Western New York. “We’ll continue to pivot our Blue Fund grants to ensure we’re supporting the greatest needs in every corner of the region.”