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$300K grant will help fight gun violence in Davenport

By: Dave Thompson|January 9, 2023
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    • Davenport Mayor Mike Matson makes a point Monday morning, Jan. 9, during the announcement of a new Group Intervention Transformation Grant to fight gun violence in Davenport. The event was held at the Quad Cities Community Foundation headquarters in Bettendorf. CREDIT DAVE THOMPSON

    Davenport has been “extraordinarily impacted” by gun violence for years, according to Davenport Police Chief Jeffery Bladel.

    The goal now is to reduce that violence in Davenport and across the entire region – and a new $300,000 grant created through the Quad Cities Community Foundation could make that goal a reality.

    That three-year grant…

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