LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Following the Jefferson County Public Schools bus stop shooting earlier this year, a member of the Louisville Metro Council is turning his attention to youth empowerment in his district.
What You Need To Know
- After the JCPS bus stop shooting earlier this year, Councilmember Ken Herndon, D-District 4, is turning his attention to youth empowerment in his district
- The Life Skills for Youth Initiative is investing more than $40,000 in neighborhood development funding to support youth empowerment programs
- Many of the programs are already led by community organizations
It’s a project months in the making for Councilman Ken Herndon, D- District 4.
“I was grappling with the fact that 15-year-old children possessed and were using guns and what we should do about it,” said Herndon…