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Montgomery's Office of Violence Prevention, SOS say staff on street, seek school MOU; council presses for metrics
Summary
City officials described the Office of Violence Prevention and partner SOS Save Our Streets’ recent staffing and street operations, asking the council for support on school MOUs and additional data; SOS said interventionists are active in neighborhoods and credited their work with limiting further violence after a recent downtown shooting.
The newly formed Montgomery Office of Violence Prevention (OVP) and partner SOS Save Our Streets briefed the city council on Oct. 30 about staffing, early deployment and plans to expand intervention work in neighborhoods and schools.
Terrell Kimball, OVP director, said the office has recently completed hiring and currently has seven staff focused on prevention and intervention, including a victim advocate and a communications specialist. John Riley, director of SOS, said SOS has 12 street interventionists and has been operating in…
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