Posted on: September 15, 2021
Jackson County Prosecutor Melesa Johnson announced the County Legislature has confirmed COMBAT’s new Executive Director. After an intensive and thorough interview process, Murray Woodard has been chosen to lead COMBAT. He begins his new role in September.
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Posted on: April 11, 2025
Our 2024 COMBAT Community Impact Report focuses on the STRiVIN’ Referral program, which reached 3,808 submissions in early 2025. The report identifies areas of need in the community but also introduces you to three people whose lives have been impacted.
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Posted on: August 17, 2023
This COMBAT-funded initiative connects individuals and families with social services to assist them with a whole host issues. The objective is to address these issues before the circumstances in these people's lives worsen to point violence might occur.
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Posted on: August 17, 2023
COMBAT funding supports 20 treatment programs throughout Jackson County. These programs are expected to serve more than 5,400 people in 2023, with treatment options ranging from detoxification and recovery houses, to long-terming counseling.
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Posted on: August 17, 2023
COMBAT funding enables the Jackson County Drug Task Force to pursue life-saving investigations that individual police departments would lack the resources to conduct. These investigations help prevent deadly drugs from being sold in our community.
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Posted on: August 17, 2023
All COMBAT-funded agencies are required to participate in STRiVIN', which brings together prevention and treatment providers with law enforcement officers, school administrators, social workers and others to seek solutions to problems in neighborhoods.
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