Philadelphia Eagles | End Philly Gun Violence

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In an effort to inspire hope within the community and drive traffic and engagement to the nonprofits chosen, the Eagles also launched 'A Fan of Change', a digital media campaign designed to play off of the tremendous passion of Eagles fans and serve as an important call to action to end gun violence once and for all.

NATIONAL GUN VIOLENCE SURVIVORS WEEK

According to Everytown for Gun Safety, more than 110 Americans are killed by guns every day. In Philadelphia, gun violence continues to be a major concern and has disproportionately affected underserved communities of color. Philadelphia experienced 514 homicides in 2022, surpassing a city record for annual homicides for the second year in a row dating back to at least 1960, according to the City Controller’s Office.

Two key contributors that fuel gun violence are poverty and unemployment.

As part of the Eagles' ongoing efforts to help combat the gun violence crisis in Philadelphia, in January 2023 the team launched a multi-faceted campaign focused on breaking these cycles of poverty and violence.

The Eagles Social Justice Fund awarded $410,350 in grants to the nine local nonprofits featured below that provide financial education and support for violence prevention. In just five years, the Fund has provided area-based organizations with more than $2 million in funding.

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PLAYER SUPPORTED ORGANIZATIONS

AchieveAbility

AchieveAbility

ACHIEVEability provides individuals and families with a "hand up" to build a strong foundation for success. We provide support and resources to transform their lives, provide better opportunities for their families and create positive change in their communities.

Bridges to Wealth

Bridges to Wealth

Bridges to Wealth's goal is to leverage education and opportunity to increase wealth in all communities. They have a proven successful track record of innovative educational programs and community empowerment in Philadelphia.

CHOP – Center for Violence Prevention

CHOP – Center for Violence Prevention

The mission of the Center for Violence Prevention (CVP) at CHOP is to reduce the exposure to and impact of violence among children, teens, and families. They conduct community-focused research and design innovative, evidence-based programs that are implemented, disseminated, and sustained across clinical, school and neighborhood settings.

Collective Climb

Collective Climb

Collective Climb is a community-based nonprofit empowering primarily BIPOC teenagers in West Philadelphia through four programs: 1) The Restorative Community Project, 2) a Youth Advisory Board, 3) Collective Kickbacks, and 4) a Restorative Justice Diversion Program. They are committed to Black joy, security, and freedom.

Drexel Center for Nonviolence and Social Justice

Drexel Center for Nonviolence and Social Justice

The Center for Nonviolence and Social Justice (CNSJ) at Drexel University's Dornsife School of Public Health promotes health equity and a racially just world through healing-centered interventions to survivors of violence, training for community health worker peers as a pipeline to sustaining careers, and through research and advocacy.

Mothers In Charge

Mothers In Charge

Mothers In Charge is a violence prevention, education, and intervention-based organization that advocates and supports youth, young adults, families, and communities affected by violence.

One Day at a Time

One Day at a Time

One Day at a Time provides youth with Hope, Support and Opportunity by building meaningful connections and relationships. Their hope is to create a world where youth are safe, connected, SELF-empowered, inspired and heard.

VestedIn

VestedIn

The mission of VestedIn is to facilitate empowerment and wealth building through investment in communities. VestedIn takes the moving parts of our community and converts that power into tangible actions that propels motion that lasts for generations.

Youth Empowerment for Advancement Hangout (YEAH Philly)

Youth Empowerment for Advancement Hangout (YEAH Philly)

YEAH works to create safe and authentic hangout spaces by providing culturally relevant engagement and implementing teen led interventions to address the root causes of violence. YEAH works to interrupt the cycle of youth community violence in West and Southwest Philadelphia neighborhoods through peer led mediation and conflict resolution, community engagement, and economic opportunities.

RESOURCE MAP

The City of Philadelphia, Office of Policy and Strategic Initiatives for Criminal Justice & Public Safety has many resources to help you and the people you love step out of the violence. The map provides resources available to support creating safe neighborhoods.

Click toggle on the top left of the map to filter by resource or visit our resource list by scrolling down.

RESOURCE LIST

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Organization NameWebsite LinkCategory
Action WellnessVisit WebsiteSubstance Use Support, Reentry Support, Trauma Informed Services
Adults Can Learn To ReadVisit WebsiteLiteracy/Adult Ed
Apple Tree Family CenterVisit WebsiteHousing Support
Ardella's HouseVisit WebsiteParenting Skills, Life Skills, Mentor, Literacy/ Adult Ed, Restorative Justice/ Mediation, Substance Use Support, Community Service, Reentry Support
Baker IndustriesVisit WebsiteLife Skills, Mentor, Workforce, Job Readiness, Entrepreneurial Support
Beyond LiteracyVisit WebsiteLife Skills, Workforce, Literacy/Adult Ed, Job Readiness
Broad Street MinistryVisit WebsiteLife Skills, Restorative Justice, Reentry Support, Trauma Services, Job Readiness,
Community Legal ServicesVisit WebsiteRestorative Justice, Housing Support
Educational Data Systems, Inc.Visit WebsiteLife Skills, Mentor, Workforce, Literacy/Adult Ed, Job Readiness, Entrepreneurial Support
EducationWorksVisit WebsiteLife Skills, Mentor, Workforce, Literacy/Adult Ed, Substance Use Support, Trauma Services, Job Readiness,
Entrepreneur Works FundVisit WebsiteEntrepreneurial Support
First Step StaffingVisit WebsiteLife Skills, Workforce, Reentry Support, Job Readiness
Friends Rehabilitation ProgramVisit WebsiteLife Skills, Reentry Support, Job Readiness, Housing Support
Fruits of the Family TableVisit WebsiteLife Skills, Workforce, Reentry Support, Job Readiness, Housing Support
Goodwill Southern New Jersey & Philadelphia Visit WebsiteLife Skills, Workforce, Literacy/Adult Ed, Reentry Support, Job Readiness
Helping & Teaching Together, LLC Visit WebsiteLife Skills, Mentor, Reentry Support, Job Readiness, Entrepreneurial Support
Huruma Inc.215-420-9549Parenting Skills, Life Skills, Mentor, Workforce, Job Readiness, Entrepreneurial Support
I'm FREEVisit WebsiteLife Skills, Reentry Support, Trauma Services
Impact ServicesVisit WebsiteLife Skills, Mentor, Workforce, Reentry Support, Job Readiness, Housing Support
Innovative Treatment Alternatives, Inc.215-225-8960Parenting Skills, Life Skills, Mentor, Workforce, Literacy/Adult Ed, Substance Use Support, Reentry Support, Job Readiness, Entrepreneurial Support
JEVS Human ServicesVisit WebsiteParenting Skills, Life Skills, Mentor, Workforce, Literacy/Adult Ed, Reentry Support, Job Readiness, Entrepreneurial Support
Maternity Care CoalitionVisit WebsiteParenting Skills, Mentor, Substance Use Support, Reentry Support, Job Readiness
MenzfitVisit WebsiteLife Skills, Mentor, Workforce, Trauma Services, Job Readiness, Entrepreneurial Support
Mother's in ChargeVisit WebsiteParenting Skills, Reentry Support, Job Readiness
Mural ArtsVisit WebsiteLife Skills, Mentor, Workforce, Restorative Justice, Community Service, Reentry Support, Trauma Services, Entrepreneurial Support
New Leash on LifeVisit WebsiteLife Skills, Mentor, Workforce, Reentry Support, Trauma Services, Job Readiness
NOMO (New Options More Opportunities)Visit WebsiteLife Skills, Mentor, Workforce, Restorative Justice, Community Service, Trauma Services, Job Readiness
PA CareerLinkVisit WebsiteLife Skills, Workforce, Reentry Support, Job Readiness, Entrepreneurial Support
Pathway ForwardVisit WebsiteLife Skills, Mentor, Workforce, Literacy/Adult Ed, Job Readiness
Petey Greene ProgramVisit WebsiteLiteracy/Adult Ed
PhilabundanceVisit WebsiteLife Skills, Workforce, Job Readiness
Philadelphia FIGHTVisit WebsiteLife Skills, Mentor, Workforce, Literacy/Adult Ed, Substance Use Support, Reentry Support, Trauma Services, Job Readiness, Entrepreneurial Support
Philadelphia OICVisit WebsiteLife Skills, Workforce, Literacy/Adult Ed, Reentry Support, Job Readiness
PowerCorpsVisit WebsiteLife Skills, Mentor, Workforce, Literacy/Adult Ed, Reentry Support, Job Readiness
ODAAT (One Day At A Time)Visit WebsiteParenting Skills, Life Skills, Mentor, Workforce, Literacy/Adult Ed, Substance Use Support, Community Service, Trauma Services, Job Readiness
OHS Prevention UnitVisit WebsiteMentor, Housing Support
Office of Addiction Services & Community Behavioral Health's Recovery House InitiativeVisit WebsiteSubstance Use Support, Trauma Services, Housing Support
Roosevelt Darby CenterVisit WebsiteHousing Support
Sankofa Healing StudioVisit WebsiteReentry Support, Trauma Services
Sisters Returning HomeVisit WebsiteParenting Skills, Life Skills, Mentor, Reentry Support, Job Readiness, Housing Support
Sunday Breakfast Rescue MissionVisit WebsiteHousing Support
TempleVisit WebsiteLife Skills, Workforce, Literacy/Adult Ed, Substance Use Support, Trauma Services, Job Readiness, Entrepreneurial Support
The Center for Returning CitizensVisit WebsiteLife Skills, Mentor, Workforce, Reentry Support, Job Readiness
Why Not Prosper, Inc.Visit WebsiteParenting Skills, Life Skills, Mentor, Workforce, Reentry Support, Trauma Services, Job Readiness, Housing Support
YouthBuild Philly Charter SchoolVisit WebsiteParenting Skills, Life Skills, Mentor, Workforce, Literacy/Adult Ed, Restorative Justice, Community Service, Trauma Services, Job Readiness

Information provided by City of Philadelphia Office of Policy and Strategic Initiatives for Criminal Justice and Public Safety.