Councilwoman Zeneta Everhart wants to address the root cause of gun violence in Buffalo

About this episode

Councilwoman Zeneta Everhart discusses her efforts to address gun violence in Buffalo through new funding.

Councilwoman Zeneta Everhart has secured $50K in funding for the city's Office of Gun Violence Prevention. Everhart tells WBEN the funds will help the city get to the root cause of gun violence in the city. She has specifics on what leads to violent crime.

People in this episode

Guest: Zeneta Everhart

Topics covered

• gun violence
• city funding
• crime prevention
• community safety
• local government

Keywords

• gun violence
• Buffalo
• Zeneta Everhart
• funding
• crime prevention

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Office of Gun Violence Prevention, WBEN

Places: Buffalo

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