Pastors on Patrol, a partnership between Kalamazoo police and pastors, has been helping increase trust between residents and police, diffuse tense situations, and cushion the blows of calamity. Since the pandemic, both police and pastors involved s
WMUK’s entry - A Kalamazoo camp aims to help children and teens avoid tragic encounters with guns - by former WMUK reporter Jodi Miesen won best hard news and current events story in public radio group 1
Many parents send their kids to camp during the summer. It’s a rite of passage. But at one camp in Kalamazoo, the experience is about more than just being in the great outdoors. It’s about escaping gun violence.
This summer, Urban Alliance Kalamazoo will host a series of youth camps. The goal is to have conversations about gun use and work toward breaking the cycle of gun violence.