Lighting the way for healing and change-In Richmond, the Drums No Guns Foundation recently celebrated a $96,638 Health Equity Fund grant from the Richmond and Henrico Public Health Foundation to support youth mental and behavioral health in schools affected by community violence. The year-long project, led by Ram Bhagat and coordinated by Kiran Bhagat, brings restorative justice practices to Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School, in
collaboration with community-based educators, artists and public health partners. Ram Bhagat speaks at a news conference on Nov. 10 at Martin
Luther King Jr. Middle School where the Drums No Guns Foundation announced the awarding of the grant. (Photo by Julianne Tripp Hillian/Richmond Free Press)
