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Ten years after Pittsburgh Police pierced Leon Ford with five bullets, the former police-reform advocate has joined forces with Chief Scott Schubert to promote collaborative projects between law enforcement and the community.
Police shooting survivor Leon Ford and Police Chief Scott Schubert announced the launch of the HEAR Foundation, which is dedicated to promoting safer communities.
The unlikely pair launched The Hear Foundation Wednesday to work with communities to tackle gun violence and promote trauma-informed solutions.
On today’s episode of The Confluence: The Hear Foundation, a nonprofit, launches in Pittsburgh with the mission of reducing gun violence and the fallout from these incidents; how Allegheny County is addressing the number of people experiencing chronic homelessness which is at a 12-year high; and with a new ethane cracker plant opening, how might it impact regional waterways. Today’s guests include: Leon Ford, CEO, Leon Ford Speaks; and Gabriel Krivosh, Senior Manager, Services for Adults Experiencing Homelessness.
Pittsburgh's police chief and a man left paralyzed after he was shot during a traffic stop in 2012 co-founded a foundation