Daily News | Philly launches violence prevention hotline to connect residents with resources
Philadelphians looking for violence prevention-related social services — anything from conflict intervention to receiving job and mentorship programs — can now call 211 to be connected with resources through a new city program.
“This is a connection tool, it’s not replacing anyone or any group,” said city Managing Director Tumar Alexander. “It’s meant to connect each and every group all across the city in real time to what citizens need.”The program, run by United Way of Philadelphia and South Jersey, is funded by the city and has a $1.4 million budget, said Alexander. The goal is to hire 11 people to work in the call center.
“When you go through things in life, such as violence, there is always a time that you do seek help. Sometimes that help seems so far away,” said Eugene “Buddha” Thomas, president of Power Circle Mentors, which works with at-risk youth in the Frankford neighborhood. “Just on a capacity level, for me dealing with so many youth that I can’t interact with all the time, I feel like this will be a middle man,” he said.
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