Backed by state funding, local groups collaborate to strengthen violence prevention efforts

Aminat Bakare, who has grandsons aged from 8 to 19, is looking for programs that could help them.

“I have a lot of grandsons,” Bakare said. “I want to know what’s going on as far as different programs that can help them to stay on the right path.”

She was among the residents on hand Wednesday for Milwaukee County’s launch of the Destined for Greater initiative, a collaborative effort to reduce violence in Milwaukee County…

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