Stakeholders pledge support to coalition initiative

Stakeholders pledged their support Thursday as Orin Perry of The House of Mandate unveiled plans for the Downtown Coalition Initiative.

The stakeholders who offered support of the program ranged from political and judicial officials to those in education and municipal government.

The aim of the initiative is the promotion of law literacy, community safety, mental and physical health, justice, collaboration, and unification by facilitating a House of Mandate Youth Leadership Community Service Chapter Model.

Trey Lewis, of United States Senator Thom Tillis’s office, said, “Faith-based groups are always the first to address issues — disasters, emergencies. From my experience it is the faith-based organizations that have stood up first.” Read more…