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2021-2022 Annual Report & Operational Update
The past year has been filled with many challenges on multiple levels, from a community still reeling to the lives lost and affected by COVID-19, to the distressing spike in gun violence, to rising costs and economic uncertainty. Yet the work continued. We maximized...
Safe & Sound Hillsborough Tackles Gun Violence with Premiere of Short Film “Blink”
Film Debuts March 20, 2023, at the Tampa Theatre Tampa, FL – March 15, 2023 – Safe & Sound Hillsborough premieres “Blink”, a gun violence prevention short film directed by Derrick Perez of Axion Pictures and conceptualized by Executive Producer Freddy Barton on...
Anti-violence program encourages young people to consider consequences
Safe and Sound, a violence prevention collaborative in Hillsborough County, Fla., recently launched a yearlong program aimed at young people to prevent community violence. Read full County News article - pg4
Teen charged in shooting of unmarked patrol car
"Freddy Barton, executive director of Safe and Sound Hillsborough, said young people getting involved in gun violence is a growing concern. As a father of two, Barton said he's concerned about their safety and welfare which is why he works with youth in Hillsborough...
Hillsborough County program getting teens to put guns down
Freddy Barton, Executive Director of Safe & Sound Hillsborough works with teens involved in gun violence. "When I ask the youth, what was the one thing that got to you?' They say, 'You showed me that you cared, that I meant something. I knew that I could make a...
Happy Holidays and a wonderful new year
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6zjFfqqly4 Hello! We here at Safe & Sound Hillsborough bring you greetings during this Holiday season. Whether you're celebrating Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa or any other special occasion. Whether you're traveling on the road or...
Tampa Bay Buccaneers Linebacker J.J. Russell supports Safe & Sound Hillsborough through NFL’s My Cause, My Cleats Campaign
We sincerely thank the NFL, our social justice partners the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and Linebacker J.J. Russell for choosing Safe & Sound Hillsborough as his "My Cause, My Cleats" non-profit organization this year. The NFL's annual campaign was created for players...
Freddy Barton 2022 Julianne M. Holt Service Excellence Award Recipient
Congratulations to Safe & Sound Hillsborough's Executive Director Freddy Barton for being honored today by the Juvenile Justice Board, Circuit Thirteen as the 2022 recipient of the Julianne M. Holt Service Excellence Award. Annually, the Board recognizes an...
One man’s mission to curb violence in Hillsborough County
Freddy Barton is the executive director of Safe & Sound Hillsborough, a violence prevention collaborative that puts communities first. Read Full Tampa Bay Times Article