July 12, 2023 - York, PA
Lt. Gov. Austin Davis continued his statewide "Safer Communities" tour with a visit to York to highlight their Group Violence Intervention (GVI) initiative, which deploys "credible messengers" who work directly with gunshot victims and incarcerated individuals and provide support to address the problems that lead to violence. The GVI initiative is funded in part by the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD), which Lt. Gov. Davis chairs. "Gun violence is the issue that brought me to public service, when I was 16 years old, and somebody was shot on the block that I lived on with my family," said Lt. Gov. Davis. "It drove me to a local city council meeting to get involved in my community and to do something about gun violence. "I'm traveling all across our Commonwealth this week, on a statewide Safer Communities tour, to highlight the success stories, the programs and people who are making a difference here to end gun violence." Speakers include:Mayor Michael HelfrichLG Austin DavisCapt. Daniel LentzTiff LoweCommissioner Michael Muldrow
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