SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — Representative Carl Gilliard held a kickoff meeting today, where he introduced new initiatives aimed at reducing youth violence here in savann
“Four years later, we’ve made a very big dent in what we deem as 71,000 identified gangs in Georgia, but more specifically in Chatham County. Those elements through prevention and intervention in commission,” said State Representative Carl Gillard.
House bill 750, also known as the Gang Prevention and Intervention Commission Act, was passed and signed into law in 2021. Representative Carl Gillard is chairman of the commission, and today he announced 4 new initiatives created to help reduce violence and gang activities in the Chatham County area. The focus is to provide more support to at-risk youth by providing more activities for them to join and giving them support from mentors. His plans also include ways for first-time offenders to erase their gun charges through an education program and gain employment…