As juvenile crime continues to rise in throughout the City of Cleveland and Cuyahoga County, local leaders are meeting to confront the issue.
CLEVELAND — As juvenile crime continues to rise throughout the City of Cleveland and Cuyahoga County, local leaders are meeting to confront the issue.
Watkins and her team currently work closely with the city. She says, “having worked closely with them [and] understanding how we support the city, the conversations led to this meeting so that we can figure out how do we best utilize the Peacemakers Alliance as an entity that can contribute to a reduction of violence in the community.”
It's through those relationships, Watkins says her team has been able to provide youth alternatives to violence.“I’m hoping that the city feels a sense of hopefulness [and] see that many municipalities and people, that organizations are coming together,” Watkins said. “Collectively, community and government are coming together to create a better.”
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