Macon-Bibb County

At its meeting on February 15, the Mayor approved the Mayor and a selection committee’s recommendation to five organizations to put violence interrupter programs in place as part of the Macon Violence Prevention (MVP) initiative.  “This is another way in which we want to stop violent crimes before it happens,” says Macon-Bibb Mayor Lester Miller. “Improving public […]

On Wednesday, December 15 Mayor Lester Miller paid a visit to his alma mater to speak with students at Southwest High School. Mayor Miller’s goal was to hear from students about what the County could do to keep them safe and help them achieve their goals in life.  “I’m a Southwest Patriot through and through […]

“We’re here today to take a stand…to take a stand against violence…to take a stand, linked arm-in-arm as a community, and with each other – working together to make every family and every neighborhood safer,” Mayor Miller said at a press conference on Wednesday, December 8, to announce the Macon Violence Prevention Strategic Plan, flanked by community partners, […]

Mayor Lester Miller and partners will announce the Macon Violence Prevention (MVP) Strategic Plan at a news conference on Wednesday, December 8, at 9:30 a.m. in Commission Chambers in City Hall (700 Poplar Street). The public can watch the announcement live on Macon-Bibb County’s Facebook page at www.facebook.com/maconbibbcounty. MVP was announced on June 10 and included hundreds of people supporting the need […]

Macon Violence Prevention (MVP) hosted a focus group session on September 23 facilitated by Crisis Line & Safe House of Central Georgia and Macon Mental Health Matters (MMHM). The purpose of this meeting was to hear from domestic violence survivors about their experiences to determine what’s needed at a planned Family Justice Center coming to Macon-Bibb.   Facilitators asked several […]

On Tuesday, September 28, the Macon Violence Prevention (MVP) Leadership Team met for an all day strategic planning session. Nearly 40 people from more than 20 organizations, agencies, nonprofits, and departments reviewed the information collected from more than 1,100 people who attended 14 community forums and more than 700 surveys submitted in person or online. […]

New online survey available to provide feedback During the past several weeks, hundreds of people have attended public forums in every part of the county as part of the Macon Violence Prevention (MVP) initiative to let leaders know what their neighborhoods need, who’s willing to help, and what resources are available. Now, MVP and the […]

Macon Violence Prevention, or MVP, was launched on Thursday, June 10 and since then, multiple forums have been held around the community to hear directly from people about the needs of their neighborhoods, peoples’ concerns for their safety, and what organizations and resources are already available. “Violence impacts each and every one of us, no […]

On Thursday, June 10, Mayor Lester Miller – along with elected officials, faith leaders, law enforcement agencies, government departments, community partner organizations, and more – came together to announce the launch of MVP, or Macon Violence Prevention. “We all know someone whose family has been directly affected by violent crime. Every story we read and […]