Dayton city leaders talked about the violence interruption program on Wednesday, but still could not say when it will start.
As News Center 7 previously reported, the program was first unveiled in July 2024. Dayton Mayor Jeffrey Mims, Jr. said he had hoped to have the program up and running before Memorial Day of this year, but that did not happen.
In June 2025, Public Health Dayton and Montgomery County backed out of helping fund the program. The next month, it was announced that the Greater Dayton Area Hospital Association (GDAHA) would partner with the city to fund the program…