Chairman John Eaves to Host Crime & Safety Summit Focusing on Saving Our Children: Sandy Springs event will bring together police and professionals to tackle drug abuse and crime

 WHO: Chairman John H. Eaves

WHAT: Fulton County Board of Commissioners Chairman John H. Eaves will host a community meeting for residents interested in protecting our youth from the dangers of drug abuse, suicide, and incarceration. Attendees will have the opportunity to talk with counselors, police, government and criminal justice professionals about how to help young people and make our communities safer. We invite neighbors to attend and share their thoughts on ways to prevent crime.

The panel discussion will be moderated by Shaunya Chavis, Anchor/FGTV, Fulton County Television. Speakers at event will include:

Paul L. Howard, Jr., Fulton County District Attorney
Chief Judge Gail S. Tusan, Superior Court of Fulton County
Chief Kenneth DeSimone, Sandy Springs Police Department   

Kit Cummings, Power of Peace Project, Inc., President & Founder

Kate Boccia, Founder of HOPE - A Parents Initiative & Community Activist  

Susan Rosovsky LPC, CCADC, BRI-I, Counselor and Leader in Addiction and Family Crisis
Neil Kaltenecker, Executive Director, Georgia Council on Substance Abuse
Dr. Chris Matthews, Executive Director, Student Support Services, Fulton County Schools

Braxton T. Cotton, Board Member, State Board of Pardons and Paroles

WHEN: Thursday, August 21, 2014 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

WHERE: Riverwood International Charter School, Auditorium

5900 Raider Drive NW (previously named Heards Drive NW)

Sandy Springs, GA 30328

MORE INFO: For more information on this event, contact Sojourner Marable Grimmett, Director of Constituent Services for Fulton County Commission Chairman John H. Eaves at (404) 612-8333. Chairman Eaves' office can also be reached via social media on Twitter @JohnEaves and Facebook /JohnHEaves.