Harrisburg’s MLK City Government Center
Harrisburg is employing the help of local parents to address an important issue.
Following a shooting on Sunday, which left three children injured, Mayor Wanda Williams announced on Friday the creation of a Parent Task Force to discuss youth safety and violence prevention.
“So many of the issues we face in this city start within the walls of someone’s home. In some cases, families don’t even have that much,” said Williams in a statement. “We cannot parent from city hall, but we can be a helping hand and a listening ear, and that is what I want to come out of this task force.”
The task force will include Williams, City Council member and chair of the public safety committee, Ralph Rodriguez, Capt. Russell Winder, who oversees community policing in the Harrisburg Police Bureau and a representative from the Harrisburg School District. City parents can sign up to participate, here.
The city will hold the first meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 29, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in council chambers in Harrisburg’s MLK City Government Center, 10 N. 2nd St.
Successive meetings will take place on the second Wednesday of every month, starting on Jan. 10.
At the meetings, parents will be able to speak with city and school district officials to discuss neighborhood and family concerns, and to help seek ways to prevent violence, according to the city.
For more information, visit the city’s website.
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