Lower Richland High School Alumni Foundation receives $800K grant to help reduce crime

The effort to lower crime in Lower Richland got a financial boost today.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)— The effort to lower crime in Lower Richland got a financial boost today.

This morning the Lower Richland Alumni Foundation announced it has received an $800,000 grant from the Byrne Criminal Justice Innovation Program.

Officials say they plan to use the money to create a culture change in Lower Richland and to decrease crime in the Eastover, Gadsden, and Hopkins communities.

A press conference will be held tomorrow, April 21 at 11 a.m. to outline a $800,000 Byrne Criminal Justice Innovation Program Grant
More information can be found at https://lralumni.org.
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