Precious Lives

Stories about kids, guns and how to stop the violence. Precious Lives, created by 371 Productions, is a 2-year, 100-part weekly radio series about gun violence and young people in the Milwaukee area. The series applies a public health lens to each story to help listeners understand the full scope of the problem: who are the victims and the shooters; how are the weapons obtained; and what can we change about the environment that contributes to violence in Milwaukee?

#036 Precious Lives: Meeting People Where They Are

WUWM 89.7 FM

Published September 16, 2015 at 10:39 AM CDT

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Dennis Walton and Terron Edwards

Paul Kjelland

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Dennis Walton first encountered the Milwaukee Fatherhood Initiative when facing his own fatherhood issues. He’s now co-director and outreach coordinator for the Initiative.";

Michael Sears

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Terron Edwards goes door to door in the Lindsay Heights neighborhood to connect young men and boys with resources they need. He’s the men’s wellness coordinator for Walnut Way. ";s:

John Klein

With the hundreds of organizations and agencies in Milwaukee devoted to curbing gun violence, people still need help but don’t always know where to go to get it. Sometimes you have to knock on doors and show people what’s available.

Precious Lives producer Emily Forman talks with Terron Edwards and Dennis Walton about their approach to community development - helping men be better men and fathers. And how real changes comes from building capacity through leaders in neighborhoods.