Baltimore’s Group Violence Reduction Strategy expands in effort to reduce city’s crime

Baltimore’s Group Violence Reduction Strategy (GVRS) is being expanded to South Baltimore in an effort to reduce crime throughout the city, Mayor Brandon Scott announced.

“My life has made a 360”

Jaylen remembers being in the hospital with a bullet in his stomach.

“And yet, my life has made a 360 turnaround, and Mr. Sean helped me become a man. A year ago, I had just turned 18, recovering from a gunshot wound to the stomach,” said Jaylen, a Youth Advocacy Program participant.

The now 20-year-old is a part of the Youth Advocate Programs (YAP) – a key part of the city’s growing Group Violence Reduction Strategy…

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