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Mayor Jenny A. Durkan joined King County Executive Dow Constantine and city and community leaders to announce new City of Seattle investments in community-led safety efforts to help address the rise in gun violence.
The investment builds on Mayor Durkan's announcement of $10.4 million to support 33 community organizations focused on BIPOC safety. Programs will cover a range of services and upstream investments including violence prevention and restorative justice.
Speakers include:
Mayor Jenny A. Durkan, City of Seattle
Sommer Kleweno-Walley, Interim CEO, Harborview Medical Center
Dow Constantine, King County Executive
Adrian Diaz, Seattle Police Chief
Dr. Frederick Rivara, MD, MPH, Harborview Injury and Prevention Research Center
Derrick Wheeler-Smith, Director, Zero Youth Detention
Dominique Davis, CEO, Community Passageways