Spring Start Centurions: IUC: Violent Crime in Kansas City

In recent years, federal statistics revealed that Kansas City has the fifth-highest murder rate in the country. Too often, the perspectives of victims and community, grassroots organizers go unheard throughout the Kansas City metro when addressing crime and public safety. This Issues up Close builds on themes and discussions from the July Task Force, and invites Centurions to visit with community leaders, volunteers, and professionals working to heal communities and improve the lives’ of victims affected by violent crime. Centurions will have the opportunity to consider these perspectives and how Centurions can participate in ending violent crime in Kansas City.
 
Participants:

• Damon Daniel, President, Ad Hoc Group Against CrimeGina English, Social Services Coordinator, Kansas City, Missouri Police Department 
• Rosilyn Temple, Founder & Executive Director, Mothers in Charge  
• Dr. Joah Williams, Associate Professor at UMKC, researcher and expert on psychosocial and health consequences of trauma exposure, including the evaluation of traumatic stress prevention and early intervention programs