At the end of this hands-on session free gun locks are offered to each family in attendance. Saving lives from senseless gun violence is the ultimate goal of this program. With the dedication and commitment from local citizens and businesses coupled with the cooperation of local law enforcement, Cease Fire is a program that can be replicated throughout the country. The following poem was written by Judeen Motyneaux, a third grader at Dunbar Magnet School and a participant in Cease Fire Tampa. HOPE VI HOPE VI - More Than Housing in Durkeeville Jacksonville, Florida.
Economic redevelopment is ultimately about partnerships.
Nowhere is this more evident than in the 1996 HOPE VI grant awarded to the Jacksonville Housing Authority to restore Florida's oldest public housing development, Durkeeville. Built in 1936, Durkeeville had deteriorated from a vibrant place to live into a community unable to meet the daily needs of its aging residents. Durkeeville's has a rich history. Baseball great Hank Aaron played baseball in the J.P. Smalls Baseball Park located next to the housing development. Durkeeville was a vibrant community and a stable neighborhood full of small businesses, recreation, schools and churches.