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The U.S. Department of Justice has provided a Weed and Seed grant to the City of Phoenix and community partners in the Maryvale Precinct that enables officers in the precinct to focus additional resources and time in the identified area.  The identified area is known as the "Maryvale Weed and Seed" site and consists of McDowell to Thomas / 39th Avenue – 51st Avenue and Thomas to Indian School Road / 39th to 47th Avenue.  For more information about Weed and Seed programs nationwide, please visit http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ccdo/ws/welcome.html.  

If you would like to become a part of our Weed and Seed program, please contact Officer Amber Campbell for more information at 602-534-8467.  A community law enforcement meeting is held the first Tuesday of every month at the Golden Gate Community Center, 1625 N. 39th Avenue, at 6:00 p.m.  All Maryvale Weed and Seed residents are welcome.

In coordination with the Department of Justice, Arizonans for Gun Safety, Neighborhood Services Department and the South Mountain Precinct, the Maryvale Precinct has been conducting a campaign within the precinct to increase awareness to gun violence and preventative measures that can be taken.  A contest was held at the Pueblo del Sol middle school amongst the students and the entries will be judged on May 19th.  The winners will be announced and involved in a press conference on May 20th at 10:00 a.m. at the Golden Gate Community Center, 1625 N. 39th Avenue. 

The press conference will also be used to announce the Faith Walk that will take place on June 13th, beginning at 7:00 a.m. at Sueño Park.  The Faith Walk is avenue for residents to express their support of the campaign and to make others aware of gun violence in the precinct, as well as other areas in the city.  The Faith Walk will proceed south on 43rd Avenue to McDowell; west to 47th Avenue; north to Encanto; east to Sueño Park.  A gun buy-back program will begin at 10:00 a.m. at the Maryvale Precinct, 6180 W. Encanto, and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 4601 W. Encanto.  A $50.00 gift certificate will be provided in exchange for guns turned in, no questions asked.