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WHYY is telling stories about solutions to gun violence – with a focus on ideas from people living the crisis every day.
By lifting up the work that’s happening in hard-hit neighborhoods and holding government agencies accountable for their promises, we aim to build bridges between people in need of help and people providing it. We are aware of the way trauma from violence ripples through the lives of Philadelphians, and approach this coverage with a commitment to care, nuance, and accuracy often missing from news coverage of this issue.
Philly group violence intervention initiative expands to include youth
Philly’s Office of Public Safety expands the Group Violence Intervention Initiative. The program focuses on youth most at risk.
12 hours ago
Temple deploys AI gun detection system
Temple becomes the first university to deploy ZeroEyes in Pennsylvania, New Jersey or Delaware.
2 days ago
Listen 1:14Violence interrupters move to break the cycle of gun violence in Philly
Pushing Progress Philly expands its program to help young men build bright futures and keep them off the streets.
6 days ago
Listen 1:00Local groups honor gun violence victims in Philly and its suburbs
Local groups remembered the hundreds of people killed as a result of gun violence in Philadelphia and in its surrounding counties.
1 week ago
Listen 1:00Philly organization gets financial boost for victims of violence
Uplift Center for Grieving Children will be awarded $50,000 by District Attorney Larry Krasner and the Philadelphia Foundation as part of its violence prevention microgrants.
3 weeks ago
Listen 0:59Philly City council member calls on Pa. lawmakers to restrict sale of large-capacity magazines
Councilmember at-large Dr. Nina Ahmad introduced a resolution calling on state lawmakers to pass Senate Bill 200, which restricts the sale of large-capacity magazines.
4 weeks ago
Listen 1:22Young filmmakers document gun violence in Philly’s Kensington neighborhood
Student filmmakers from North Philadelphia document gun violence in a new PBS documentary airing tonight on WHYY-TV 12.
1 month ago
Listen 2:19The Philadelphia Eagles celebrate strides in gun violence prevention during community partner summit
Philly city leaders report a 40% drop in homicides with a gun. Advocates say, “It is not by accident.”
2 months ago
Listen 0:58Biden signs executive order to tackle gun violence
The executive order will improve active school shooter drills and tackle firearm threats of machine gun conversion devices, guns without serial numbers and ghost guns.
2 months ago
Listen 0:53Filmmaker Marco Williams discusses Philly-based ‘Murders That Matter’ documentary on Instagram Live
The cinematic journey documents one woman’s personal crusade to turn tragedy into positive action.
11 months ago
New blueprint offers 140 ways to stop violent crime in Philly
The blueprint plan comes from suggestions offered at a daylong event earlier this year.
11 months ago
Listen 1:14Organizations led by millennials and Gen-Z Philadelphians are now turning their attention toward Philly’s next mayor for more support.
11 months ago
Listen 1:19A group of Philly teens is fighting for juvenile justice reform. Their demands reveal cracks in a system they say is allowing gun violence to thrive.
12 months ago
‘Out of sight, out of mind’: Gun violence cold case frustrates another Philadelphia family
It’s been more than two years since 24-year-old Charles Maude III, known as Chucky, was shot and killed in Port Richmond.
1 year ago
About 60% of people who carry loaded firearms in public on a regular basis said it was very or extremely likely that they would arm themselves for a political cause.
1 year ago
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