ATLANTA – The House Study Committee on Gang and Youth Violence Prevention, chaired by State Representative Carl Gilliard (D-Savannah), will hold a press conference and a meeting on Aug. 29, from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. at the Armstrong Center Ballroom at Georgia Southern University's Savannah Armstrong campus. Rep. Gilliard will hold a press conference at 9 a.m., and the study committee will meet from 9:20 a.m. – 3 p.m.

This meeting will address programs and wraparound services provided by state agencies and organizations that can combat and prevent gang and youth violence in Georgia.

Created by House Resolution 585 during the 2019 legislative session, the House Study Committee on Gang and Youth Violence Prevention will examine the rising rate of gang violence in Georgia and determine legislative recommendations for the 2020 legislative session.
For more information about the study committee’s meeting schedule, please click here.
To view the upcoming meeting’s agenda, please click here.
 
WHO: Members of the House Study Committee on Gang and Youth Violence Prevention
 
WHAT: Press Conference and Study Committee Meeting
 
WHEN: Thursday, August 29, 2019
              9 a.m. (press conference)
              9:20 a.m. – 3 p.m. (study committee meeting)
 
WHERE: Georgia Southern University (Armstrong Campus)
                Armstrong Center Ballroom
                13040 Abercorn Street
                Savannah, GA 31419