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Mayor Greg Fischer is encouraging everyone in Louisville to act as part of the kickoff to National Youth Violence Prevention Week.NYVPW is an initiative designed to raise awareness about youth violence, highlight prevention strategies, and intervene in violence that happens to young people. The national effort is organized by the Connecticut-based group Students Against Violence Everywhere. Locally, youth in the community have spearheaded a series of week-long events through Metro Government’s Office of Safe and Healthy Neighborhoods in partnership with Jefferson County Public Schools, Metro United Way, YouthBuild, and a host of other community organizations and groups. A variety of virtual and in-person events will be held to foster open dialogue about Louisville’s gun violence and its impact on youth. These include virtual art shows, spoken word and anti-violence campaigns, and a town hall discussion. Each day has its own theme designed to amplify violence as a community-w
On Monday, the first day of National Youth Violence Prevention Week, Denver Mayor Michael Hancock kicked off a panel to discuss how the city is tackling youth violence in the community.
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April 12, 2021
Mayor Greg Fischer today joined the Office for Safe and Healthy Neighborhood’s (OSHN) Youth Implementation Team, representatives from Jefferson County Public Schools, Metro Council and other organizations serving the city’s youth to announce Louisville’s participation in National Youth Violence Prevention Week (NYVPW), an initiative designed to raise awareness about youth violence and highlight prevention strategies involving youth, parents, teachers, school personnel and community members.
“Public safety is something we – the public – have to work together to create. That’s the message we’re focusing on this week as we observe National Youth Violence Prevention Week here in Louisville to raise awareness about what we can do as a community to address this challenge,” said Mayor Fischer. “We owe it to all our kids to do all we can as a community to keep them, their families and our neighborhoods safe. Because witnessing a violent crime, worryin