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Rock Against Gun Violence Coalition schedules March meeting with Brady; announces youth scholarships and resource guide work
Summary
Coalition leaders said the mayor's office and RPD will meet with the Brady organization on March 5 to plan a second gun‑trace report; the coalition also received 14 scholarship applications for five $1,000 awards and is advancing a resource guide, youth conference and procurement‑policy review.
The Rock Against Gun Violence Coalition’s leadership gave progress updates on three multiagency initiatives and a youth scholarship program during Tuesday's meeting.
Councilman Willie Lightfoot, who chairs the coalition, said the mayor's office, the Rochester Police Department and Brady would meet on March 5 to plan a second gun‑trace data report. "We have a meeting together for March 5 with myself, him, Brady individuals, and RPD," Lightfoot said. He said the aim is to complete a fresh report before the end of summer.
Lightfoot also announced the coalition received 14 applications for five $1,000 scholarships the council is sponsoring. He said winners will be notified next week and their awards will be presented at a city council meeting; the coalition will select five recipients from the 14 applicants.
The coalition's resource committee reported progress on a community resource guide that organizers said should be completed in a few months. The guide is intended to list services across agencies and nonprofits and ease referrals among partners.
Lightfoot described a seven‑point coalition plan that includes procurement policy review, data collection initiatives, community education campaigns and a second youth conference. He said procurement‑policy work is still with corporate counsel while staff explore how the city can avoid purchasing from suppliers whose practices harm the community.
Members discussed community education and outreach plans — including billboards and PSAs targeted at high‑impact ZIP codes identified by crisis and police data — and asked to include ATF and anonymous reporting information on outreach materials. Vice President Lashay Harrison and coalition members suggested linking the city report line and ATF tip options so anonymous reports can be routed appropriately.
Lightfoot said the coalition would convene a larger data meeting in spring to bring together agencies that hold relevant datasets, including county GIS, RPD, crisis services and public health, to identify shared metrics and close gaps.
No formal votes or ordinance proposals were taken during the report; members framed the items as implementation steps and upcoming meetings.
