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Rec centers near gun violence hot spots will soon offer trauma therapy: ‘It’s something we never had’

PHILADELPHIA — Two days after a 15-year-old boy was shot outside a North Philadelphia recreation center, city and state officials on Friday announced a new partnership to bring trauma therapy into rec centers and summer camps in some of the city’s most violent neighborhoods.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Apr 22, 2023

Philly’s block parties can foster community connections, but they’re being canceled because of gun violence

PHILADELPHIA -- Philadelphia’s iconic block party culture may be another type of casualty of the city’s record-level gun violence. Before COVID-19 and the surge in shootings, the city had a reputation for robust street life. But those were the good ol’ days when block party approvals were routinely issued.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Aug 18, 2022

Philly’s new police oversight board, first proposed in 2020, is moving forward

PHILADELPHIA — Nearly two years after it was first proposed in the wake of the murder of George Floyd, and almost a year since Philadelphia’s City Council approved legislation to create a new police oversight agency, the organization is finally poised to move past the planning phase and into reality.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Mar 29, 2022