LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — Even when it's freezing and flurries are falling, volunteers with One Lexington are working to warm the hearts of students in the Tates Creek area following recent incidents of gun violence.

Kenya Ballard, who has lost several family members to gun violence, understands what these students are going through.

"This isn't a game. This isn't something that I don't play when it comes to the kids," Ballard said.

She recognizes the emotional toll on young people in the community.

"Their anxiety, their fear right now — some of them are dealing with it better than others," Ballard said. "You don't want them to hold that in because they're gonna keep that bottled. They're gonna keep holding it in. They're gonna let it go somehow. Some way it's gonna be released. Why no

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