Hampton Roads agencies receive $2M grant to combat community violence
Several Hampton Roads agencies are coming together with a $2 million grant to combat community violence.
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Several Hampton Roads agencies are coming together with a $2 million grant to combat community violence.
Community organizations in five cities around Hampton Roads are hoping to reduce gun violence by 10% over the next three years.
Sentara Norfolk General's trauma service partnered with AARP to offer Smart Driver courses to older adults, who make up 29% of the car crash victims they see.
A program at Sentara Norfolk called Foresight is trying to steer teens who have been involved in violence onto a different path by providing life coaching, mental house counseling, resources to get GEDs and more.