Local nonprofits launch gun violence prevention program for Cincinnati schools

CINCINNATI — Two Cincinnati nonprofits are partnering up to bring gun violence prevention workshops directly into local classrooms.

Arts Equity Collective and Never The Less Inc. are working together to offer free one-hour prevention sessions for students ages 12 to 17. The program’s 15 page comprehesive plan incorporates learning and literacy into fun, interactive and educational tools to reduce gun violence and homicides.

“We’re talking about de-escalation strategies, looking at choices, the chances that you take and the consequences that our youth are facing, and just really supporting them,” said Mopoetry Phillips, president of Arts Equity Collective…

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