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Gun Violence Reporting Expert, Jim MacMillan sitting in his office at Temple University.
Neighborhoods

Getting to the Source: Jim MacMillan’s PCGVR Looks To Change Harmful Gun Violence Reporting 

November 12, 2024 Antonio M Perez

High amount of gun violence come with numerous violent crime stories. MacMillan is determined to fix the harm done by these stories so that gun violence itself can reduce in Philadelphia.

Fairhill Elementary
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Education: Did the 2013 School Closures Lead to Increased Youth Violence?

May 11, 2023 Michala J Butler

Did the 2013 School Closures Lead to Increased Youth Violence?

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Crime: Heal The Hurt and Value Young Lives

November 28, 2022 Haajrah Gilani

Heal The Hurt and Value Young Lives

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Crime: Without Targeted Support, Youth are Left Behind

November 28, 2022 Natalie Elizabeth Kerr

Without Targeted Support, Youth are Left Behind

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Hartranft: A Neighborhood in Transition

November 28, 2022 Haajrah Gilani

Hartranft: A Neighborhood in Transition

Featured Stories

North Philadelphia: Can the Next Crimes be Prevented?

November 28, 2022 George W. Miller

November 28 marks the one-year anniversary of the death of Temple student Samuel Collington.

Brewerytown

Brewerytown: Black Men Engaging Neighborhoods Marches to Change Mindsets

November 12, 2019 Christian Starr

Organization holds rallies on blocks around city that have seen their fair share of violence

Arts and Entertainment

Art Museum: Protestors Gather Against Gun Violence

June 24, 2019 Andrea Malizia

Overcast skies loomed above the Philadelphia Art Museum on Wednesday, May 29. A crowd holding posters and pictures flooded the museum steps. People hugged and shook hands, cheering as speakers called for an end to

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Germantown: Engaged Citizens Spend Another Evening With The Captain

October 17, 2018 Elizabeth Leer

Police Capt. Anthony Ginaldi (pictured above) and Officer Joseph Lukaitis hosted the 39th Police District monthly Captain’s Meeting and Community Town Watch Meeting on Sept. 24 at Mercy Neighborhood Ministries of Philadelphia, a few blocks

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East Passyunk: Victim/Witness Services of South Philadelphia Reaches Those Needing Help In Community

December 28, 2017 Alexander Starkman

The Victim/Witness Services of South Philadelphia is a non-profit organization that has offered free support and advocacy to victims and witnesses of crimes in South Philadelphia since its establishment in 1989. The advocates from the

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