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.

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 Name Website Link Category
Action Wellness Visit Website Substance Use Support, Reentry Support, Trauma Informed Services
Adults Can Learn To Read Visit Website Literacy/Adult Ed
Apple Tree Family Center Visit Website Housing Support
Ardella's House Visit Website Parenting Skills, Life Skills, Mentor, Literacy/ Adult Ed, Restorative Justice/ Mediation, Substance Use Support, Community Service, Reentry Support
Baker Industries Visit Website Life Skills, Mentor, Workforce, Job Readiness, Entrepreneurial Support
Beyond Literacy Visit Website Life Skills, Workforce, Literacy/Adult Ed, Job Readiness
Broad Street Ministry Visit Website Life Skills, Restorative Justice, Reentry Support, Trauma Services, Job Readiness,
Community Legal Services Visit Website Restorative Justice, Housing Support
Educational Data Systems, Inc. Visit Website Life Skills, Mentor, Workforce, Literacy/Adult Ed, Job Readiness, Entrepreneurial Support
EducationWorks Visit Website Life Skills, Mentor, Workforce, Literacy/Adult Ed, Substance Use Support, Trauma Services, Job Readiness,
Entrepreneur Works Fund Visit Website Entrepreneurial Support
First Step Staffing Visit Website Life Skills, Workforce, Reentry Support, Job Readiness
Friends Rehabilitation Program Visit Website Life Skills, Reentry Support, Job Readiness, Housing Support
Fruits of the Family Table Visit Website Life Skills, Workforce, Reentry Support, Job Readiness, Housing Support
Goodwill Southern New Jersey & Philadelphia  Visit Website Life Skills, Workforce, Literacy/Adult Ed, Reentry Support, Job Readiness
Helping & Teaching Together, LLC  Visit Website Life Skills, Mentor, Reentry Support, Job Readiness, Entrepreneurial Support
Huruma Inc. 215-420-9549 Parenting Skills, Life Skills, Mentor, Workforce, Job Readiness, Entrepreneurial Support
I'm FREE Visit Website Life Skills, Reentry Support, Trauma Services
Impact Services Visit Website Life Skills, Mentor, Workforce, Reentry Support, Job Readiness, Housing Support
Innovative Treatment Alternatives, Inc. 215-225-8960 Parenting Skills, Life Skills, Mentor, Workforce, Literacy/Adult Ed, Substance Use Support, Reentry Support, Job Readiness, Entrepreneurial Support
JEVS Human Services Visit Website Parenting Skills, Life Skills, Mentor, Workforce, Literacy/Adult Ed, Reentry Support, Job Readiness, Entrepreneurial Support
Maternity Care Coalition Visit Website Parenting Skills, Mentor, Substance Use Support, Reentry Support, Job Readiness
Menzfit Visit Website Life Skills, Mentor, Workforce, Trauma Services, Job Readiness, Entrepreneurial Support
Mother's in Charge Visit Website Parenting Skills, Reentry Support, Job Readiness
Mural Arts Visit Website Life Skills, Mentor, Workforce, Restorative Justice, Community Service, Reentry Support, Trauma Services, Entrepreneurial Support
New Leash on Life Visit Website Life Skills, Mentor, Workforce, Reentry Support, Trauma Services, Job Readiness
NOMO (New Options More Opportunities) Visit Website Life Skills, Mentor, Workforce, Restorative Justice, Community Service, Trauma Services, Job Readiness
PA CareerLink Visit Website Life Skills, Workforce, Reentry Support, Job Readiness, Entrepreneurial Support
Pathway Forward Visit Website Life Skills, Mentor, Workforce, Literacy/Adult Ed, Job Readiness
Petey Greene Program Visit Website Literacy/Adult Ed
Philabundance Visit Website Life Skills, Workforce, Job Readiness
Philadelphia FIGHT Visit Website Life Skills, Mentor, Workforce, Literacy/Adult Ed, Substance Use Support, Reentry Support, Trauma Services, Job Readiness, Entrepreneurial Support
Philadelphia OIC Visit Website Life Skills, Workforce, Literacy/Adult Ed, Reentry Support, Job Readiness
PowerCorps Visit Website Life Skills, Mentor, Workforce, Literacy/Adult Ed, Reentry Support, Job Readiness
ODAAT (One Day At A Time) Visit Website Parenting Skills, Life Skills, Mentor, Workforce, Literacy/Adult Ed, Substance Use Support, Community Service, Trauma Services, Job Readiness
OHS Prevention Unit Visit Website Mentor, Housing Support
Office of Addiction Services & Community Behavioral Health's Recovery House Initiative Visit Website Substance Use Support, Trauma Services, Housing Support
Roosevelt Darby Center Visit Website Housing Support
Sankofa Healing Studio Visit Website Reentry Support, Trauma Services
Sisters Returning Home Visit Website Parenting Skills, Life Skills, Mentor, Reentry Support, Job Readiness, Housing Support
Sunday Breakfast Rescue Mission Visit Website Housing Support
Temple Visit Website Life Skills, Workforce, Literacy/Adult Ed, Substance Use Support, Trauma Services, Job Readiness, Entrepreneurial Support
The Center for Returning Citizens Visit Website Life Skills, Mentor, Workforce, Reentry Support, Job Readiness
Why Not Prosper, Inc. Visit Website Parenting Skills, Life Skills, Mentor, Workforce, Reentry Support, Trauma Services, Job Readiness, Housing Support
YouthBuild Philly Charter School Visit Website Parenting 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.