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March 24, 2026, 9am - 1pm

The Gang Prevention and Intervention Task Force will meet on March 24th, 2026 at 9:00 AM. The meeting will be held at 1201 Front Street, Raleigh, NC, 27609 and can be streamed at youtube.com/@NCPublicSafety/streams.

9:00 AM
Welcome
Call to Order
Ethics Reminder
Secretary Leslie Dismukes, Task Force Co-Chair, Secretary, Department of Adult Correction
Director Siarra Scott, Task Force Co-Chair, Director, Office of Violence Prevention, Department of Public Safety

February 4, 2026, 10am - 1pm

Due to inclement weather, the gang task force meeting originally scheduled for January 27 is cancelled.

November 12, 2025, 1pm - 2:30pm
Agenda:

1:00 p.m.
Call to Order and Roll Call, Ethics Reminder, Approval of 8/20/2025 Minutes
Karen Howard, Vice Chair

1:10 p.m.
GCC Staff Updates
GCC Staff

1:25 p.m.
Domestic Violence Data Trends
Lizzie Sager, Director of Evaluation, North Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence

1:55 p.m.
Violence Against Women Act, STOP Implementation Plan Update
Daun Brown-Hairston, VAWA Lead Planner

2:10 p.m.
Member Updates
CVS Committee

October 23, 2025, 10am - 12pm
What: 

Virtual meeting of the R/

El Grupo Especializado en Prevención e Intervención contra Pandillas fue establecido en agosto vía Orden Ejecutiva #21 y, el 14 de octubre de 2025, celebró su primera reunión. Su misión es identificar soluciones para crear comunidades seguras en NC disminuyendo la violencia por pandillas y ayudando a que los jóvenes alcancen una edad adulta productiva y satisfactoria.
The Gang Prevention and Intervention Task Force held its first meeting on Oct. 14, 2025. The task force, established in August through Executive Order 21, is charged with identifying solutions to create safe communities across North Carolina by reducing gang violence and helping young people reach a productive and fulfilling adulthood.
Governor Josh Stein will address the first meeting of his Gang Prevention and Intervention Task Force on Oct. 14.
October 9, 2025, 1pm - 3pm

Click the register button to join the virtual meeting. 

Agenda

1:00 p.m. Call to order, roll call, approval of minutes, ethics reminder
Deana Joy, chair

1:15 p.m. GCC Staff Updates 
GCC staff

1:30 p.m. Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Trishana Jones, director of Youth Exposure to DV and Special Projects; co-director of Adaptive Care and Youth Services Team, North Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence

2:00 p.m. DSS Update 
Kathy Stone, DHHS

October 14, 2025, 1pm - 3pm

Co-chairs Leslie Cooley Dismukes, secretary of the Department of Adult Correction, and Siarra Scott, director of the NC Office of Violence Prevention, will lead the first meeting of the 20-member Gang Prevention and Intervention Task Force.