December 13, 2024 - Philadelphia, PA
With a $4 million competitive grant from the U.S. Department of Justice, the Shapiro-Davis Administration is continuing to invest in evidence-based strategies to make Pennsylvania communities safer and combat gun violence.Lt. Gov. Austin Davis, who serves as chair of the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD), announced the Community Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative (CVIPI) grant today at Temple University Hospital, which runs a hospital-based violence intervention program (HVIP), a model that PCCD will work to expand across the Commonwealth with the new federal funding."Gun violence isn't just a Philadelphia problem - it's a Pennsylvania problem and, uniquely, an American problem," said Davis. "However, it's a problem we can and must do something about, and the city of Philadelphia has been making great strides to combat the epidemic of gun violence by treating it like a public health crisis and working with local hospitals and health care providers to support victims and make our communities safer." Speakers Include: Abhi Rastogi, CEO & President, Temple University HospitalJohn Fry, President, Temple UniversityLt. Governor Austin DavisU.S. Congresswoman Mary Gay ScanlonRepresentative Danilo BurgosCindy Bass, Philadelphia City CouncilwomanJeffery Young, Philadelphia City CouncilmanAdam Geer, Director of Public Safety, City of PhiladelphiaToni Rivera, Health Alliance for Violence InterventionScott Charles, Trauma Outreach Manager, Temple University HealthMelany Nelson, Northwest Victim Services'Speaker Joanna McClinton, PA House of Representatives
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