A peace walk through feuding North Philly communities, because stopping the violence ‘starts with us’
“Listen, young brother, you got to give yourself a chance at life.”
North 11th Street
Three adjacent public housing projects, Richard Allen, Penn Town, and Harrison, have been engaged in a violent turf war that’s claimed at least 80 lives over the last five years. Shootings in the square mile of the Poplar neighborhood around 11th Street have increased 400% over the past half decade. The community is fighting back, but it’s not easy.
In-person classes have stopped. Shootings haven’t. So Philly schools are taking trauma support online
Can virtual counseling be effective? Some parents say it appears to be working.
Neighbors beg for 24-hour patrols at violent North Philly corner, but police cite lack of resources
Research backs up the plea from leaders at Richard Allen Homes, who desperately want shootings to stop.