Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 2418 BOCNEWS.com APRIL 2017 LOCAL CALENDAR Send in your free listing For Next Month! Pure Man Conference April 7th & 8th — Friday at 7pm & Saturday at 8:30pm. Pure Man Conference & Course Kickoff.The Battle Against Lust is an ever increasing Struggle, the Great News is you don’t have to do it alone YOU CAN WIN ! Praise Church with Dakota Ridge Church 11455 W. Belleview Ave, Littleton, CO 80127 (303) 979-9400 or (303) 246-8426 or PureManConference.com Stain Window Walk April 8th — Saturday, walk tour of the Fairmount Community Mausoleum, one to the largest collection of stain window in the city plus lots of history 10am. Go to Eventbrite for tickets $10.00 Easter Revival April 11th - 13th — Now Faith Church will be hosting a Easter Revival, with their in house Ministers and Elders, Nightly at the church office at 4840 Chambers Rd. come and hear why: Preaching The Resurrection of Jesus Still Matters! 7:00 Nightly. Pastor Emerson thanks you in advance for coming. Town Hall Meeting April 13th — Thursday, The Future of Blair-Caldwell Library and upcoming 2017 Denver Bond Campaign. Panelists Include State Representative James Coleman, Former Denver Mayor Wellington Webb, President of the Urban League of Metro Denver Sean Bradley. 5:30 pm. - 7:30 pm. @ Blair-Caldwell Library 2401 Welton St. Denver CO. 80205 Community Food Pantry April 15th — Jean’s Cupboard, A Community Food Pantry opens every third Saturday from 10 am. to 1 pm. at Pleasant Green Church of God in Christ, 2324 Bruce Randolph Ave. Denver CO. For more informa- tion contact Elder Rufus Lewis at 720-236-2322 Easter Sunday April 16th — Sunday 9:00 & 11:00 am. You’re Invited to Easter Sunday at Restoration Christian Fellowship 15640 E. 6th AVE Aurora, CO 80011 Easter Sunday May 4th — Thursday. You are INVITED to the 13th Annual Aurora Area NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER! Tami Bandimere-Shrader President & Chief Operating Officer of Bandimere Speedway, Faith Church : 11373 E. Alameda Ave. (off of Alameda & Moline) Program 6:30 pm. Silent Auction / Luncheon May 6th — Saturday JC- Huff Ministries, Annual Gala Silent Auction 11:00 am Luncheon 12:00 noon. Theme “ Reaching and Touching the Community with Love” Pastor Krystal Hutt . Keynote Speaker Dr. Victor- LaMonte Lane Senior Pastor, Macedonia Baptist Church. Ticket price $45 Dollars Location: Park Hill Golf Course, 4141 E. 35th Avenue, Denver, Co 80207 Free Meals for Children June 5th — Agape Christian Church is participating in the Summer Food Service Program. Meals will be provided to all children without charge and are the same for all children regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability, and there will be no discrimination in the course of the meal service. Meals will be provided at the site and time as follows: Agape Christian Church, 2501 California St. Denver CO. 11:30-12:30 Monday through Thursday ending August 17, 2017 Gang Reduction Initiative of Denver Managing a partner network of over 400 law enforcement, community, non-profit, and faith-based organizations to effectively address gang activity in a large metropolitan city is no easy feat. But the Gang Reduction Initiative of Denver (GRID) has been doing just that for over five years. GRID’s work focuses on creating, maintaining, and coordinating a large network of stakehold- ers to develop long-term partnerships and strat- egies that address gang violence on an ongoing basis. During periods of heightened violence GRID helps focus resources on suppression efforts. During periods of low violence resources are focused on outreach, prevention, and inter- vention efforts. “Gang violence is dynamic and we need to be flexible and adjust our collective efforts as need- ed to effectively address the specific type of gang violence that is occurring,” said Paul Callanan, GRID’s director.” In some respects, GRID is part coordinator and part think tank. The initiative researches best practices and programs across the country and advises its partners of proven gang violence reduction strategies. GRID helps organizations identify and implement effective programs and projects, and at times, provides technical sup- port, training, or guidance about current gang activity. GRID began as a community gang reduction project that grew into a city program funded by a federal grant. Today, GRID is one of seven public safety agencies housed in Denver’s Department of Safety. “GRID has demonstrated its ability to really focus on gang related activity from a preven- tion, intervention, and suppression standpoint,” said Executive Director of Safety Stephanie O’Malley. “They understand the partnerships that are necessary to sustain the work and the importance of managing gang activity in Denver in a way that is acceptable and safe for the com- munity.” Callanan credits Executive Director O’Malley and Mayor Michael Hancock for creating long- By Daelene Mix