Geanna Williams-Davis beams at the entrance of a basement room in the Shepard Recreation in West Philly, greeting a line of still-waking adolescents headed in for breakfast. They take plates of baked goods, fruit, and cereal before sitting down at an arrangement of folding tables that will serve as their classroom for the day. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
Following a mass shooting on South Street this weekend, Philly business owners will face the costly realities of yet another epidemic: “It has felt like small businesses have had to take on all of society’s problems all at once.” | From: Technical.ly (Read more.)
The road to recovery from gunshot injuries can last years. Listen to how Tashawn Strother has helped her son Walter Willis make tremendous progress. | From: Kouvenda Media (Read more.)
Parks and tree cover offer health benefits and reduce crime incidents, but access to greenspace is vastly unequal across the city. | From: The Temple News (Read more.)
Four Philadelphia nonprofits originally planned events centered around gun violence for Saturday, May 7. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
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.)
The City of Philadelphia’s 2-1-1 line is serving a new purpose: connecting people affected by gun violence to groups offering help. The 2-1-1 hotline was already a gateway for those experiencing food insecurity and needing housing services. But now callers can dial in and choose option three, which gives them access to the city’s new 24/7 gun violence prevention hotline. | From: WHYY (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.)
“When I saw how high the numbers were, I had to call our stats department to make sure they were right,” a Philadelphia Police Department representative told us. | From: Philadelphia Magazine (Read more.)
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