LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg named a new director of the Office of Violence Prevention.
James Tatum will now take over the role permanently. He previously served as the interim director, assistant director of administration and helped oversee the rebrand from the Office for Safe and Healthy Neighborhoods to the Office of Violence Prevention that was created in 2013.
It offers programs for kids and adults as well as services for people impacted by gun violence. The office also works with other community organizations to help prevent and reduce crime in the city.
One of the recently announced programs is called "Get Busy." According to city officials, the new program will empower youth in areas most affected by gun violence with enriching after-school programs.
The program will also award three $116,000 grants to groups that present proposals to address violence and promote youth development, according to the city's website. Each proposal must involve a minimum of three community organizations, according to the city's website.
The program — geared toward middle-school-aged youth who live in areas that experience the most gun violence — will provide new opportunities and activities after school and on weekends throughout the 2025-26 school year.
It's all part of the city's Safe Louisville program announced earlier this year.
Applications to take part in the program opened July 21 on the OVP website. The application deadline is Aug. 20.
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