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Change starts with you. Each of us has a role to play in making a positive impact in our city. Toll the Bell serves as your call to take action now. Learn about anti-violence initiatives, get involved in supporting these organizations or get help. These resources offer valuable information, guidance and support for everyone looking to contribute to creating safer, more compassionate communities in Philadelphia.

Community Resources

• Anti-Violence Partnership of Philadelphia
• CeaseFire PA: Take Action
• City of Philadelphia Office of Violence Prevention
• Civic Coalition to Save Lives
• EMIR Healing Center
• House of the Living
• Jewish Community Relations Council
• Network of Neighbors: A Trauma Response Network
• Norris Square Neighborhood Project
• Philadelphia Anti-Drug/Anti-Violence Network (PAAN)
• Philadelphia Violence Prevention Hotline - Dial 211
• Philly Truce
• POWER Interfaith - Live Free
• WHYY Resource List

Penn Resources

• Ortner Center for Violence and Abuse
• The Penn Injury Science Center:
  Community Violence Intervention Hub
  National Collaborative on Gun Violence Research (NCGVR) Firearm Injury Study
  Penn Community Violence Prevention
  
• Penn Medicine Violence Recovery Resource Guide
• Preventing Long-term Anger and Aggression in Youth (PLAAY)
• The Steven Cohen Military Family Clinic in Psychiatry

Learn More About This Issue

• Office of the Controller: Mapping Philadelphia's Gun Violence Crisis
• The New York Times (May 15, 2024): Mapping Gun Violence
• The New York Times (May 14, 2024): Interactive maps show the footprint of gun violence in the U.S.
• The New York Times (May 14, 2024): How the Pandemic Reshaped American Gun Violence
• NPR (Apr 15, 2024): Philadelphia gun violence victims find support through residents and nonprofits
• The Philadelphia Inquirer (Jan 18, 2024): How Philadelphia reduced gun violence in 2023
• Pew Research Center (Apr 26, 2023): What the data says about gun deaths in the U.S.
• The Philadelphia Inquirer (Mar 20, 2023): Gun violence can affect every part of Philly life