Hamilton gets $4M for local organizations to tackle root causes of gun violence
It’s part of the feds’ $250-million Building Safer Communities fund, and will support local organizations that work directly with youth who are at risk of getting involved with gangs and guns.
Abubakar Kayiranga, a program facilitator with Liberty For Youth, said there’s a lot that they’re already doing in the community but the organization is sometimes limited by a lack of funding, so Friday’s announcement is expected to make a significant difference.Of the nineteen homicides that happened last year, Hamilton police chief Frank Bergen said there were cases that involved teens having access to guns.
The Hamilton-based announcement came on the same day that the federal government’s handgun ban came into effect.
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