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RISE 540: Building safety and community amid rising gun violence

Published May 12, 2023 | By Emma Thomas

Photo: From Andrea Burney, RISE 540 group at a skate party

A local youth program will hit its one year anniversary soon. WFIR’s Emma Thomas reports on the impacts it’s made in that time:

Click here to get involved with RISE 540

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