February 25, 2014 - Mayor Tom Henry and a team from Fort Wayne will be attending a convening for Cities United, a national partnership to eliminate violence-related deaths of African American males. The meeting will be held Wednesday-Thursday in New Orleans.
The convening titled, “Why We Can’t Wait,” will provide technical assistance and capacity building strategies for planning, implementing and evaluating long-term, comprehensive violence prevention and reduction strategies for African American men and boys.
Mayor Henry and his team will learn about the latest evidence-based models from national experts and engage in peer-to-peer learning networks focused on issues including criminal justice, education and employment.
Joining Mayor Henry will be Fort Wayne Police Chief Garry Hamilton; Andre Patterson, Chair of the Fort Wayne Commission on African American Males and Coordinator of Career & Technical Education & STEM Outreach at IPFW; Stephanie Crandall, City of Fort Wayne Legislative & Business Liaison; and Dashaen Jordan, senior at Homestead High School and member of the Mayor’s Youth Engagement Council.