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CHARLOTTE -- For nearly seven months, the Justice Project has gone into the Optimist Park neighborhood hoping to bring about change. As the group prepares to move on to anther neighborhood, they spent Saturday installing peep holes and dead bolt locks.
Julian Jordan was having a bout of trouble in his life when the Justice Project stepped in.
“They came through at the peak moment of time,” said Jordan. “I wasn’t expecting it. But at the same time they came around and it was a blessing through the Lord.”
Volunteers installed dead bolts, peep holes and more.
The group, a non-profit organization that spends seven months in one high-crime neighborhood offering things like financial assistance, job training and safety tips, spent Saturday focusing on public safety in an area known for crime.
“A lot of these homes, if they opened the doors, it could be family, a friend, or an intruder because they don’t have these things,” said Jonathan Bobbit in regards to the peep holes and dead bolt locks. “It gives hope where some of these neighbors never had hope for the future. They now have hope and can face the challenges of tomorrow knowing they have backing by the Justice Project.”
The group will next be moving on to another high-need neighborhood.