ONE Lexington, a city initiative working to address gun violence impacting youth and young adults, will present its 2025 year-end report before Urban County Councilmembers this week.
During the Council’s March 17th Social Services and Public Safety Committee, ONE Lexington Director Devine Carama will make the case that the initiative is reducing gun violence by citing declining gun homicide and shooting statistics among 10- to 29-year-olds, its target demographic.
What work is ONE Lexington doing in the community?
As a community initiative within Lexington Mayor Linda Gorton’s office, ONE Lexington works to address the root causes of gun violence, not just its symptoms. It does this by leveraging government resources and community partnerships through several programs.
Some examples include crisis response offering immediate support for victims of gun violence, neighborhood engagement walks, in-school mentoring, grant and scholarship awards, conflict resolution, youth trauma and grief trainings, walking students home from school and coordinating weekly violence intervention team meetings among community partners…