“When things like this happen, there is no accountability,” he said. “We should not have the matter of removing someone from their home — which is a fraught, tense, destabilizing experience — we need public oversight over it.” (Read more.)
A group of Pennsylvania prisoners, many of them serving life sentences for gun crimes, is pooling together their own funds to help Philadelphia families who lose a child to gun violence. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
The park is part of the city’s Rebuild project, which intends to refurbish 72 of the city’s 400 parks, playgrounds, libraries, and recreation centers, with a focus on neighborhoods heavily impacted by gun violence. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
The city is partnering with the School District of Philadelphia and local public safety partners to enhance after school programs. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
A South Philly High teacher remembers Kahlief Myrick, one of about 50 students shot to death in her 20 years at the school. | From: Chalkbeat Philadelphia (Read more.)
This is Corners to Connections, a violence interruption initiative based out of North Philadelphia’s Taylor Memorial Baptist Church. Rev. G. Lamar Stewart, senior pastor at the church and founder of the operation, huddled his volunteers and split them into two teams. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
This week, the Mayor’s Office of Youth Engagement has set out to gather teen input on education, public safety, entrepreneurship and health during PHL Youth Week. It’s an opportunity for gun violence prevention activists to try to elevate the voices of teens who are directly impacted by the crisis. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
Saying that they’ve moved beyond merely talking about what needs to be done to combat Philadelphia’s surging gun violence crisis, representatives from five established community organizations gathered Saturday to ask for more help from Black men to patrol neighborhoods, clean up corridors, and serve as positive role models for youth. | From: The Inquirer (Read more.)
Philadelphia’s city council president is floating the idea of using the controversial practice of stop and frisk to combat gun violence. | From: NBC 10 (Read more.)
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