🌱 $600K Grant For Savannah Youth + Liberty Street Vehicle Crash

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First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny and very warm. High: 82 Low: 61.

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Here are the top 3 stories today in Savannah:

1. Local nonprofits received a four-year, $600,000 grant to address childhood trauma and mental health issues in children, youth, and young adults in the Savannah area. The Coastal Georgia Indicators Coalition (CGIC) will administer the grant with its partners, including Gateway Community Service Board, the Chatham County Safety Net, and Loop It Up Savannah. The coalition will be known as Resilient Coastal Georgia, a subset of the statewide organization, Resilient Georgia. (Carriage Trade PR)
2. On Wednesday, the Savannah Police Department announced it located a missing college student, 20-year-old Carson Jacobson, and he is safe. A bulletin had been posted for his disappearance on Monday. Jacobsen is in Georgia attending the Savannah College of Art and Design. (WSMV)
3. Before 8:00 a.m. on Wednesday, a vehicle hit a pedestrian in the eastbound lane of Liberty Street at Bull Street. Police closed the road and did not indicate the extent of possible injuries or how long the road would remain closed. Drivers were asked to seek an alternate route. (WJCL)

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Today in Savannah:

• AARP Free Tax Assistance - Southwest Library (10:00 AM)
• Storytime - Port City Branch Library (10:30 AM)
• Stress Less Meal Planning - West Broad Library (2:00 PM)

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From my notebook:

• The Savannah Police Department sent out new solo officers serving local neighborhoods this week. They have officially concluded all the proper initial training to now ride independently. (Facebook)
• Congratulations to Savannah Country Day's four SPAL basketball teams for bringing home the Championship trophies! (Instagram)
• Rewatch a virtual event including Step Up Savannah, Forsyth Farmers' Market, and Armand Turner from Healthy Savannah that discusses Food Apartheid in Savannah. (Facebook)

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— Kayla Harrison

About me: Kayla Harrison is a Writing Arts professor, as well as a freelance writer for content creation agency Lightning Media Partners. In her free time, you can find her listening to podcasts, writing poetry, and visiting local coffee shops.