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ROOT (Reaching Out to Others Together) Inc. is committed to advocacy and intervention
on behalf of homicide victims and their families. Our mission is to motivate and mobilize communities to take a proactive
approach to reducing homicides and the senseless violence occurring in our cities.
This program seeks to create increased awareness about gun violence
and the devastation it causes and offers support and services to D.C area families who have been affected by gun violence,
according to the ROOT, Inc. Web site, www.rootinc.org. Guns Aside targets at-risk youth in those age brackets most likely
to commit acts of violence with guns in communities plagued with gun problems. The Guns Aside prevention program has been
implemented in schools and local communities with the support of local law enforcement, government agencies and parents.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT ROOT, INC. AND THE GUNS ASIDE PROGRAM: www.rootinc.org
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