Philadelphia schools can’t ignore rising gun violence if they want to reverse the trend, students said during a Wednesday panel discussion sponsored by Chalkbeat Philadelphia. That means creating safe spaces for students to express their fears and acknowledging that gun violence affects everyone. | From: Chalkbeat (Read more.)
How residents in Mantua and Kensington are pushing for change. | From: Billy Penn (Read more.)
A listening tour has surfaced new suggestions — but some of them are already in the works. | From: Billy Penn (Read more.)
Grantees say the payment process has been complicated and backlogged, to the point where they’ve stopped turning to the city for financial support and instead self-funded their programs or sought private donors. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
“We’re teaching them how to respect the weapon,” a co-founder said of the safety training. | From: Billy Penn (Read more.)
To provide Philadelphia communities with positive outlets for youth, specifically young men, with the hope of aiding in lessening this gun violence trend, we have collected a list of mentorship programs for Philadelphia youth. | From: Fun Times (Read more.)
“Endemic violence in these communities means that the vast majority of those arrested for gun violence have themselves been previously traumatized, often as a witness to previous violent acts; over 80% have previously accessed or been screened for behavioral health services through the City,” according to the report. | From: NBC10/Telemundo62 (Read more.)
Despite the ongoing pandemic, Philadelphia officials said they are trying to expand one of their key gun violence prevention programs. It’s called Group Violence Intervention or GVI, and the goal is to offer support to people who could pull the trigger to keep them from doing so. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
People of color and young adults bore the brunt of city shootings. | From: Billy Penn (Read more.)
According to the Billy Penn analysis of data from January 2015 through October 2021, gun violence in some wards in Southwest Philadelphia and parts of North Philadelphia around Kensington is starting to drop to pre-pandemic levels. But in other wards in areas with a much shorter history of gun violence, shootings are increasing. | From: Billy Penn (Read more.)
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