Local law enforcement agencies and community leaders in the lowcountry are joining forces to assist those in the Hispanic community. Josephine Stacey is the organizer of the Hispanic Citizens Academy and says the program is not just to combat the crime in the area, but it also serves as an assistance tool.

“Our effort is to educate those working with the Hispanic community. So, what we try to do is put together a training that would benefit, not only those working with this population, as well as the actual clients that need the services,” says Stacey.

One of the program’s focuses is an effort to reduce crime in the area.

“We still find the victimization happening and the lack of information as to how to I refer, or who do I refer to. So, we try to take those volunteers, sometimes there’s volunteers in the community, as well as the agencies working with this population, and train them, and give them the information that they can use,” says Stacey. [Read more...]