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Save Our Streets program tells county it is reducing violence, outlines hospital-based outreach
Summary
Save Our Streets Montgomery presented its annual report March 17, telling commissioners the county-funded program has engaged high-risk residents, started hospital-based interventions and reported a stretch of 94 days without a shooting in one target neighborhood; the program asked for continued support and listed upcoming community outreach events.
John Riley, program manager for Save Our Streets Montgomery, told the Montgomery County Commission on March 17 that county funding has allowed the community violence-intervention program to engage people at the highest risk of involvement in violence and to mediate conflicts before they escalate.
Riley said the program’s annual report, which he provided to commissioners during public comment, documents citywide outreach and…
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