Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
02/04/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 02/04/2026 14:19
In Franklin County, Lt. Gov. Austin Davis Highlights New Budget Proposal's Investments to Make Pennsylvania Communities and Schools Safer
February 04, 2026- Chambersburg, PA
In Franklin County, Lt. Gov. Austin Davis Highlights New Budget Proposal's Investments to Make Pennsylvania Communities and Schools Safer
Following the Governor's budget address yesterday, Lt. Gov. Austin Davis visited Franklin County today to showcase how the Shapiro-Davis Administration's investments in violence prevention have made Pennsylvania communities and schools safer over the last three years. The 2026-27 Shapiro-Davis budget proposal builds on that work to improve public safety and increases funding for successful violence prevention programs like the Violence Intervention and Prevention (VIP) program and BOOST (Building Opportunity through Out-of-School Time) initiative.
Lt. Gov. Davis hosted a roundtable conversation at the Chambersburg Memorial YMCA to hear from local leaders and those who are doing the work, on the ground, to address youth violence, support victims of crime and make our communities safer.
"Over the past three years, we've made tremendous strides to reduce gun violence in Pennsylvania and make our communities safer," said Davis, who leads the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD). "Across the Commonwealth, violent crime went down and clearance rates went up from 2022 to 2024 - but even one life lost to gun violence is one too many. We must keep pushing forward to make every community and every school safer here in Pennsylvania."
Speaker List:
Lt. Governor Austin Davis
Chambersburg Councilwoman Lu Butler
Fannett-Metal School District Superintendent Dr. Tara Will
Representatives from the Chambersburg Memorial YMCA
Representatives from Women In Need (WIN) Victim Services
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