Roanoke seeks third Safer Communities grant to continue gun-violence interruption work

A presenter told the meeting this is the third round of Safer Communities funding for the city and said the grant would allow the city to continue work under its gun-violence-interruption framework. "This is the 3rd round of a Safer Communities funding for the city," the Presenter said, adding the funding would support 17 positions, partially or fully across the organization, plus training and programming for the next grant cycle.