Read about ONSE in the Media:
December 3, 2024
The Washington Informer: Kwelli Sneed's confirmation hearing for ONSE executive director - The Washington Informer
December 2, 2024
The Washington Post: Kwelli Sneed pitches vision for ONSE at confirmation hearing - The Washington Post
December 2, 2024
DC News Now: Council committee holds hearing on confirmation of new ONSE director
November 27, 2024
WJLA: Audit exposes past issues at DC's Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement
November 22, 2024
The Washington Post: D.C. mayor says her gun violence agency nominee ‘knows government’
November 22, 2024
WUSA9: Mayor Bowser nominates new director for the Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement | wusa9.com
November 22, 2024
WJLA: DC ONSE Director named during controversial time in agencies history
November 22, 2024
DC News Now: DC Mayor Bowser nominates Kwelli Sneed as permanent director of ONSE
November 22, 2024
November 21, 2024
The Washington Post: D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser taps permanent leader for gun violence agency - The Washington Post
August 5, 2024
WUSA9: DMV gun violence prevention programs get grants | wusa9.com
August 1, 2024
DC NewsNow: Stop the Gun Violence Healing Garden Unveiled in Northeast DC | DC News Now
June 21, 2024
WJLA: Pathways Program moves DC men from environment of violence to life of purpose (wjla.com)
WTOP: DC program points participants in a new direction — away from violence - WTOP News
March 25, 2024
WJLA: How a DC program helped change the lives of 2 formerly incarcerated men (wjla.com)
January 31, 2024
NBC4: DC mother loses second child to gun violence – NBC4 Washington (nbcwashington.com)
October 2, 2023
NBC 4: DC Pathways program aims to prevent gun violence by teaching life skills – NBC4 Washington (nbcwashington.com)
October 2, 2023
The Washington Informer: DC Pathways Program Graduates Urge Expansion of Violence Prevention Efforts - The Washington Informer
September 25, 2023
WJLA: Healing, remembering, and calls for justice at event honoring DC residents lost to gun violence | WJLA
September 25, 2023
WUSA9: 15 families hosted in DC for remembrance day for homicide victims | wusa9.com
September 13, 2023
WJLA: DC AG recognizes 30 young people making an impact in the community during Right Direction Awards | WJLA
February 2, 2023
DC News Now: Families affected by gun violence grieve, heal together
February 1, 2023
NBC 4: Families Gather in DC to Remember Gun Violence Victims
December 31, 2022
The Washington Post: Homicides drop in D.C., but mayor calls youth violence an emergency
December 1, 2022
NBC 4: DC Program Reaches Out to Those at Risk for Gun Violence
November 29, 2022
ABC 7: DC puts violence interrupters in 3 high schools, 3 middle schools
November 28, 2022
NBC4: Connecting With Our Youth': DC Program Sees Success in Keeping at-Risk Kids in School
June 4, 2022
ABC 7: '202 For Peace' campaign to reduce DC gun violence makes its way RFK Skate Park
June 2, 2022
WUSA 9: 'No mother should endure this pain' | DC gun violence awareness campaign kicks off, locals invited to get involved in 202forPeace
April 19, 2022
ABC 7: People of Promise program aims to help DC residents 'most at risk' of gun violence
December 10, 2021
Washington City Paper: Bowser Expands Violence Interruption Program
December 9, 2021
NBC 4: DC Boosts Violence Prevention Work in 3 Neighborhoods
December 9, 2021
DCist: D.C. To Add Dozens Of Violence Interrupters Across The City
December 9, 2021
The Washington Post: Bowser bolsters efforts to stem gun violence
December 9, 2021
ABC 7: To combat violence surge, Bowser increases number of violence interrupters from 30 to 80
October 6, 2020
New York Times: The Pandemic Has Hindered Many of the Best Ideas for Reducing Violence
September 11, 2020
Washington Post: Trying to Stop Violence in DC Without Police
September 9, 2020
Streetsense Media: From Parole to Pride: DC Agency Empowers Individuals Vulnerable to Crime
January 6, 2020
Washington City Paper: Three Men Who Have Lost Loved Ones Have Ideas About Making DC Safer
July 13, 2019
NBC4: DC’s Pathways Program Helps Graduates Find Employment
May 15, 2019
WUSA9: He's been shot at. He's lost friends. | Inside the life of one of DC's most violent neighborhoods
May 8, 2019
Washington Informer: Teens Learn Mediation Skills at ONSE
February 1, 2019
The Washington Post: ‘You are not defined by your criminal history’: City program takes people from crime to jobs
February 2, 2019
WUSA9: Breaking the cycle of violence with 'pathways' to success | wusa9.com
January 31, 2019
Washington City Paper: DC's New Violence Intervention Programs are Earning Respect in the District
January 30, 2019
Fox 5 DC: Violence Interrupters challenging the cycle of crime in the District
January 7, 2019
WUSA9: ‘Violence interrupters’ work to keep DC streets safer
December 14, 2018
The Washington Post: He used to sell drugs on D.C. streets. Now he’s paid to make them safer.