The state will spend about $10 million in grants to Philly community groups fighting gun violence. Will it stop the shootings? | From: The Citizen (Read more.)
Lives and livelihoods are at stake in Philly’s surge of shootings. A state house candidate and public policy advocate urges Harrisburg to act now. | From: The Citizen (Read more.)
Monyria will be among the thousands of children and teenagers returning to the classroom in person amid surging gun violence driven partially by youth. Parents, students, and community members worry that the threat of violence may create an obstacle course for students trying to get to school and back. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
“When you’re thinking about gun violence prevention, there’s no one thing that’s going to get rid of it,” lead author Eugenia South said. “You need to have a multifaceted approach to prevention.” | From: The Inquirer (Read more.)
https://aldianews.com/articles/local/philadelphia/philadelphias-counselors-stretched-thin-gun-violence-surges-across-city
Connecting victims of gun violence to resources that may help them achieve a sense of well-being means navigating a complex system with ambiguous rules. When you’re trying to find resources to pay for counseling, medical care, or funeral services for a family member who was a victim of gun violence, there are a lot of acronyms you might want to learn. | From: Love Now Media (Read more.)
Philadelphia residents are more concerned about public safety than they have been in a decade. In a summer 2020 survey for The Pew Charitable Trusts, respondents listed “public safety” as the city’s top issue, with a little less than half of the 1,025 city residents surveyed saying they felt safe outside at night — at 49% this is the lowest figure Pew has recorded in over 10 years of polling. | From Kensington Voice (Read more.)
To alleviate the costs of gun violence, the city has allocated $155 million towards anti-violence spending. Most of these funds are going towards the Philly PEACE budget, which focuses on preventing gun violence by comprehensively targeting its root causes. | From: Love Now Media (Read more.)
Communities and city officials in Philadelphia are declaring gun violence a public health issue. People are scrambling to find the roots and possible solutions. It is clear that poverty, gun access, and drug activity intersect with firearm use— but what about the food on your plate? | From: Germantown Info Hub (Read more.)
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