INDIANAPOLIS -- People in Indianapolis are taking action to stop crime and save lives.
There's Derek Morris, who set out last week to post flyers on every pole in his north side community.
Morris said his mission is to stop black on black slayings, "God just moved my heart and said do something."
Across town, Derris Ross is at work too.
In 2014, he founded The Ross Foundation, a group that has fed the hungry, created community events for kids and teens, and more.
"Running in gangs and cliques and stuff that's all they know. Like, if we provide more youth activities and programming on this side of town, I guarantee you the crime level would decrease," said Ross.
Ross invited people at a community meeting against violence last Sunday to help him with his dream of turning a vacant Value City store into a community-wide youth center.
It would be a place where kids could learn useful lessons outside of the classroom like financial literacy.
On July 30, The Ross Foundation, along with several other non--profits, will host an event called Locked Arms.
City leaders will be there to address black on black crime and the tension between police and the community.
It will be held at School 69 on Keystone Avenue.
