17 Roanoke organizations receive $65K in mini-grants in effort to prevent gun violence
10 News spoke to some of the recipients and how they want to make a difference in the community
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Grants to combat gun violence in Roanoke
ROANOKE, Va – Leaders in Roanoke are giving out small grants to organizations across the city in hopes of coming up with new ways to prevent gun violence.
The Gun Violence Prevention Council announced the winners Wednesday.
From a young age, Roanoke resident Jalen Small always wanted to make a difference in people’s lives.
“Both my parents were social workers, and so they led me to want to do more work in the community focused on the youth,” Building Bridges Not Barriers Founder Jalen Small said.
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