Community Forum to Focus on Gang Issues

10/18/2005

The first of three community sessions on preventing gangs in Wake County will be held Saturday, October 22, from 10 a.m. to noon, at the Dubois Center, 518 North Franklin St., Wake Forest.  Entitled “Community Forum on Gangs,” the roundtable discussions are co-sponsored by Wake County Human Services and the Wake County Gang Prevention Partnership.

 

County residents, parents, community leaders and concerned citizens will have the opportunity to share their perspective on gang activity in their communities and their ideas on how to prevent or reduce gangs.  The second session will be held Tuesday, November 1, from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m., at the Wake County Commons Building, 401 Carya Drive, Raleigh.  The third session will be held on Monday, November 14, from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m., Fuquay Varina United Methodist Church, 100 S. Judd Parkway, SE, Fuquay-Varina.

 

Space is limited to the first 100 people.  For more information and to make reservations to attend, contact Dee Richardson at 919-250-4643 or via e-mail at dee.richardson@co.wake.nc.us.

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