COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Gun violence and affordable housing, two issues that a Midlands faith-based organization says are plaguing the Columbia community. They held a rally Monday evening to prepare for an upcoming conversation with community leaders.

COLUMBIA, S.C. — More than 200 people from different religious backgrounds came together to rally for justice and change, proposing solutions for the affordable housing crisis and reducing incidents of gun violence.

In addition, both CPD and RCSD have started implementing partnerships between law enforcement officers and a social worker to address mental health related calls. Since COVID paused CIT training for a time, we will be working to follow-up with both the Chief and Sheriff to ensure they are filling all of the available CIT classes available to them. Between the City and County that is five trainings a year with a capacity of 25 officers each to train.