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Dear Ward 8 Residents,

On Friday, January 31st, I called on Mayor Muriel Bowser to declare a State of Emergency for the record number of crime and the violence in the District. I also called on the community at-large to change the direction of our city by participating in the development of a strategic plan that will address the various aspects that impact public safety including:
* Education
* Youth Engagement
* Housing
* Recreation
* Employment

Over the course of the next 3 months my office will host several facilitated engagement sessions. To combat this violence epidemic, I need the participation of our youth, police, the Council, the Mayor's office, seniors, specific neighborhoods, ANCs, nonprofits, government agencies, and other stakeholders to curate this plan.

Join me this is the budget meeting. This is a call to action. We are burying our children. Let's end it. Sign up now: [link removed] ([link removed])

Regards,

Trayon White, Sr.

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Letter to Mayor Muriel Bowser
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"We are proud to be partnering with the Far Southeast Family Strengthening Collaborative and a number of returning citizens and other community organizations, who are helping spread the word. We wanted to make sure you were able to share the word as well and are knowledgeable about the program."

The only ways to apply are by visiting: www.DCCARES2021.org ([link removed][0]=AT1EXoePsOO_eoRSf2qUiPpt9tzpisYApV9CqlG2rio6mFjyKcc5Rbcgebs9HcOKsAss9Pdhzz3LuhmNlg2lF3FoSUlqTyvaQpW28lE2tpzDBJPbwmdBiCqwdJnrgTyjLpvuA2jrnMrF2aPYwj3A3iMp) or calling 202-332-1264. Applications with not be eliminated for lack of information. We're encouraging anyone who may be eligible to apply.
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Ward 8 Councilmember Trayon White is requesting that the District declare a state of emergency to combat gun violence.

“Our Black and Brown boys and girls are going far too quick in our community,” White said in a press conference on Friday. “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different outcome.”

White’s push comes as the District reckons with the fatal shootings of three teenagers so far this year, including two in the past two weeks. On Tuesday night, 15-year-old Jamarid Robinson was shot ([link removed]) and killed in Southeast D.C. near his grandmother’s home in Ward 8. Last week ([link removed]) , Dayvon Lewis, another 15-year-old Black boy, was fatally shot in Congress Heights. Police found him alone in a car, having sustained a gunshot wound to his back.

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WASHINGTON (ABC7) — Ward 8 DC Councilmember Trayon White is calling on Mayor Muriel Bowser to declare a State of Emergency over homicides in the city.

His ward has suffered more than most in the new year, including two 15-year-old boys killed, two college students killed, and yet another homicide last night, a 26-year-old Virginia man.

Widely known among the victims was 22-year-old, Edward Wade, a student home from Virginia Union University. Monday at 9 a.m, he walked into a convenience store on Good Hope Road, as his mother waited for him in the car.

“And the next time she saw her son, he was coming out of the store in a body bag. A college student!” White said.

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