A program using personal experience to connect with at-risk residents is seeking additional funding. Supervisors with the program have firsthand knowledge of the issues they are trying to prevent. They visit areas where violence has occurred, such as a convenience store with visible bullet holes.

The program's approach involves outreach workers sharing their own past to build trust. Further details about the program and its funding request are available. County leaders are considering allocating more money to support the initiative.

The program's workers do not carry guns or badges, instead relying on their life experience to make a difference.