YPSILANTI, MI - Two years ago, in an effort to combat gang violence in the Ypsilanti area, the Washtenaw County Sheriff's Office partnered with community members to form a new group known as the Interrupters.

Volunteers wearing yellow Interrupter shirts fanned out across Ypsilanti and went door to door in neighborhoods, talking to residents and handing out packets of information about what was going on and what residents could do, including what to look for, how to be safe, and how to interrupt violence before it happens.

With summer fast approaching again, it's time for the annual Interrupter door-to-door campaign.

The Sheriff's Office is inviting community members who want to join the cause to come out Saturday, June 17, to help knock doors.

Law enforcement, elected officials, students, parents and others will be meeting up at Grace Fellowship Church, 1302 S. Harris Road.

Registration will last from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Following a briefing at 12:30 p.m., volunteers will go knock doors from 1-4 p.m., with a goal of reaching 3,000 households, educating neighbors, handing out packets of information and interrupting violence before it happens.

The Sheriff's Office encourages anyone who wants to get involved to come for an hour or stay for the entire event.

Food and Interrupter T-shirts will be provided.