"It allows us to show up, not just when someone has been hurt or killed, but when things are going good," said Chanell Ketchmore, the executive director of Ketchmore Kids community group.
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Nearly 20 community-based programs were awarded $1.78 million in grant funding by the city of Newport News Tuesday following the preliminary findings of a citywide survey aimed at understanding and preventing gun violence.