Operation Hug the Block is trying to curtail what it calls “opportunities for violence' in Philly. It’s the first night for Hug the Block patrols in Germantown, where they honored a 16-year-old shooting victim.
A Philadelphia nonprofit is working to reduce gun violence across the city. Operation Hug the Block is trying to curtail what it calls "opportunities for violence" in Philly. It’s the first night for Hug the Block patrols in Germantown, where they honored a 16-year-old shooting victim."At this point, I’m desperate and the volunteers who come out here, we’re desperate," Philly Truce member Marc Anthony said. "We’re hurting with every tragedy we hear.
Maybe they could have some type of hope," Eli Williams, with K.A.R.E. Foundation, explained.Rashad Wyatt, also with K.A.R.E. Foundation, remarked, "The kids don’t see the alternatives they got. They come outside, they see the negative. So, we think if we put some alternatives in place, maybe it will change their mind.
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