Community Gun Violence Prevention Alliance launches new website
Press release from the City of Gainesville
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Community Gun Violence Prevention Alliance has launched a new website to share important information and resources with the public. The site, in development since late 2025, functions as a robust archive, database, and community calendar. From videos of Alliance stakeholder meetings to local crime statistics, it allows users to explore the growing library of materials that serve to support and advance local gun violence prevention efforts.
The Community Gun Violence Prevention Alliance was established in 2024 through a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the City of Gainesville, Alachua County, and Santa Fe College. The idea emerged from District 1 City Commissioner Desmon Duncan-Walker’s February 2023 motion declaring gun violence as a public health crisis, in which she put forward the idea of creating a community partnership to serve as a hub of collaboration, information-sharing, and coordinated action.
“From the beginning, this work has been about listening to the people most affected by violence and making sure their voices are heard,” said Commissioner Desmon Duncan-Walker. “The new website is instrumental in moving those conversations forward. It gives all neighbors a chance to learn about the work, get involved, and chart our progress.”
The website is the latest step forward for the Alliance, which over the past two years has led monthly stakeholder meetings, developed a countywide strategic plan, and supported the administration of grant-funded programs to support youth and families. The website brings new accessibility to the work of the Alliance, creating an online repository where neighbors can learn about prevention efforts, review strategic planning documents, watch archived meeting videos, and discover how to participate in upcoming activities.
“The website gives our community a place to stay connected to this work,” said Gainesville Gun Violence Intervention Program Manager Brittany Coleman. “Reducing gun violence requires sustained engagement. This platform lets us share information so everyone can easily monitor what’s being done across Gainesville and Alachua County.”
Whether holding annual events in observance of Gun Violence Awareness Month or hosting live performances and town halls, the Alliance continues building momentum around shared priorities and working to fulfill the policy direction set by members of the City and County Commissions.
The site now serves as a one-stop shop for all information connected to community gun violence and the larger issues of awareness and prevention. Along with datasets from the Gainesville Police Department and the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office, users will find links to emergency services, crisis resources, and volunteer opportunities. Upcoming events and meetings are prominently displayed, with additional content to be added as the Alliance continues its work and expands community engagement efforts.
Neighbors are invited to visit the new digital resource, which is now included in the Public Safety & Gun Violence Prevention section of the City of Gainesville website.
I guess that as listening to “people most affected by gun violence” does not include the victims. The victims and a huge number of local citizens want prosecution and maximum sentences, not slaps on the wrist and non prosecution.
How much taxpayer money was allocated to this gun violence prevention alliance?
I want to see verifiable results!
not just taxpayer money spent on T-shirts, a fancy website , and poetry readings..
It’s crazy how our local government uses ‘gun’ as a euphemism for ‘ghetto culture’.
I’ll rhetorically ask…is the city trying to address the root issue or are they trying to push a political agenda? How does any sane person buy this sh*t?!
“Reducing gun violence requires sustained engagement. This platform lets us share information so everyone can easily monitor what’s being done across Gainesville and Alachua County.”
Will it also report who’s responsible and where crimes are being committed? We already have a resource for that here with the Chronicle and it’s not so concerned with being PC and hurting someone’s feelings to filter things.
Let’s hope it doesn’t show where, not that we’ve seen much, they’re focusing their efforts. It may defeat the very intent of the program.
One plus that may be derived from such information: it’ll show parents and families what areas to avoid.
Maybe this gun organization could publish the source of the guns used by our local criminals, especially the convicted felons who are not supposed to possess guns.
The underlying thread in the news stories is ‘stolen gun’. I wager the number 1 source of firearms used in crimes is from break-ins of vehicles and homes.
I too am interested in gun violence…and knife violence…and any other violence committed by criminals, especially given the recidivist rate. But why do i get the feeling that this group is more interested in taking away the firearms used in protection by law abiding citizens. Maybe its the fact that it promotes controlling an object more than the criminal.
That’ll stop gun violence…a website!
What do their shirts say? I can’t read them..
They prolly think a website will get rid of the panhandlers on 39th & Waldo road…
That’s a good idea…a stop homeless crime website…why didn’t they think of that?
I see a new play coming funded by the Gainesville Society to Save a Hood Kid (GSSHK) out soon based on the life and times of our favorite hood kid straight outta of east side Karmelo Trayvon Jamal Long “Mo’ Better Street Tales from District 1”. Because it’s hard out there for eastside kid.
The answers are staring them right in the face. Yet the ‘committee’ as they call themselves refuse to place the blame where it is due.
Let’s waste taxpayers money on useless websites then pat ourselves on the back and say what a great job we have done.
Just another dog & pony show to con the public into believing their elected officials are doing something to better the quality of life on the Eastside of town.