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People who have lost family members and other loved ones to violence have found a new kind of family in the Central Philadelphia chapter of Parents of Murdered Children.
4 months ago
Gun rights advocates target Delaware’s high-capacity magazine buyback in latest court filing
After suing the state over gun laws, the Delaware State Sportsmen’s Association’s latest challenge targets a high-capacity magazine buyback program.
4 months ago
What’s working? Tyrique Glasgow’s Young Chances Foundation presses on with violence prevention plan
At the Young Chances Foundation in South Philly's Grays Ferry area, gun violence prevention involves feeding kids, mentoring them, and building their trust in law enforcement.
5 months ago
Listen 2:22Behind stop and frisk: The history, the controversy, the findings
Philly City Council members reignited the debate on stop and frisk as a solution to the city’s gun violence crisis, raising questions about what makes residents feel safe.
5 months ago
A few weeks ago, a report commissioned by the Office of Violence Prevention revealed that CCIP staff are undertrained, and often overwhelmed, and lacking cohesion.
5 months ago
WHYY’s ‘Stop and Frisk’ podcast explores solutions to gun violence
The new podcast from WHYY and the Logan Center for Urban Investigative Reporting asks neighborhood communities for answers to tough questions.
5 months ago
Listen 1:27Halloween on South Street: Costumes, candy, and new customers
Philadelphia's South Street was bustling with costumes and excitement Saturday as small businesses were met with trick-or-treaters on the hunt for candy.
5 months ago
Listen 0:55Feds say Philly sheriff’s deputy illegally sold guns, including 2 used in deadly Roxborough shooting
Authorities say a former Philadelphia sheriff’s deputy illegally sold guns just two weeks after they were used in the deadly Roxborough High School shooting.
5 months ago
Philly school district receives $1 million grant for violence prevention at Bartram High
The Office of School Safety plans to evaluate the success at Bartram High before expanding the initiative to other schools.
5 months ago
Listen 1:44A year after suffering from a gunshot wound to the head outside his North Philadelphia school, Ivan Cuevas and his family show what survivorship can look like.
5 months ago
Man arrested in Roxborough HS shooting was sold ammo despite felon status, police say
Yaseen Bivens is charged with murder in the death of 14-year-old Nicolas Elizalde after police found he purchased ammunition while a convicted felon.
6 months ago
Pennsylvania prisoners are giving their own money to families impacted by gun violence
The “Community Bereavement Fund”, launched by incarcerated and formerly incarcerated men, went live today to offer assistance to families who’ve lost a child to gun violence.
6 months ago
Philly teens’ summer curfew could soon be permanent
The curfew would remain at 9:30 p.m. for those 13 and under and 10 p.m. for those 14 and up if the full council approves the regulation.
6 months ago
‘We cannot lose on this’: Roxborough High School receives security funding
Just under two weeks after a targeted shooting at Roxborough High School’s football scrimmage, lawmakers present a $500,000 grant to update the school’s security.
6 months ago
City of Philadelphia changes gun violence grant process following payment delays
The City of Philadelphia says it’s simplifying its grant payment process for gun violence prevention nonprofits. Payments for the last round were several months delayed.
6 months ago
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