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Philadelphia city council member and Chair of the Children and Youth Committee Helen Gym joined city leaders in asking for at least 50 million dollars in the city budget to keep recreational centers open later and provide counseling and jobs for young people as part of the Youth Powered Anti-Violence Agenda, announced at a press conference at Hawthorne Recreation Center in South Philadelphia on June 1, 2021. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)