Fort Greene To Hold Expo To Get Teens Engaged, Prevent Gun Violence

FORT GREENE, BROOKLYN — City council member Laurie Cumbo is hosting a Youth Summer Resource Expo this Sunday to combat gun violence in Fort Greene and surrounding neighborhoods. More than 40 city agencies, nonprofits and cultural groups will be there to help young people become more engaged in their communities and have fun activities to do to keep them busy, especially during the spring and summer.

The purpose of the expo is to prevent a spike in gun violence as it gets warmer, as the neighborhoods' educational district has seen in the past, according to Cumbo's office.

It is meant to "help families identify community partners that can offer youth a positive alternative such as internships, camps, and arts classes to promote personal, academic and professional development," Cumbo's office said in a release.

There will be performances by youth groups and raffles.

The youth exposition to prevent gun violence takes place on Sunday, March 12 from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Ingersoll Community Center at 177 Myrtle Ave. in Brooklyn.

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