NEWS & EVENTS
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HEALed Summit 2025:
Healed From the Inside Out
Sept 18 - 20
Three-day faith-based trauma-healing summit (holistic mental health, recovery, resilience).
Gun Violence Prevention Reporting Conference
Oct 1 - 3
National convening/certification focused on reporting that advances violence prevention
ENOUGH! Plays to End Gun Violence (Stonecrest, GA)
Oct 4
Youth-driven staged readings confronting gun violence
Grady Rozycki/Feliciano Trauma Symposium
Nov 5 - 6
Two days of trauma-care education
Health Systems in Action: Our Role in Gun Violence Response & Prevention
Nov 14
In-person event aimed at health professionals' roles in gun-violence response/prevention
“Cure Violence Kensington”
Awareness Cookout
June 20
3 - 5pm
Tusculum Gateway Garden
2715 Kensington Ave
Gun Violence Awareness Series
June 20
TBD
Tusculum Gateway Garden
2715 Kensington Ave
Gun Violence Awareness Month
Panel Discussion
June 18
11am - 12:30pm
New Hope AME Church
3012 Arden Rd NW
Reclaiming Love: Self,
Brotherhood & Community
June 17
7 - 9pm
Fringe Arts
140 N Columbus Blvd
Check out community
events at Mural Arts
May 7
Mural Arts is dedicated to public art that empowers. See what they’re planning, their latest outreach efforts, and opportunities to network and meet neighbors.
It’s a Summer Thing!
May 7
The City of Philadelphia has released a line-up of free or low-cost programs and activities available to children, youth, teens, and families all summer long.
May is National Mental Health Awareness Month
May 1
Join a coalition of providers and advocates as they seek to normalize conversations around mental health, hoping to nurture a more compassionate society where individuals feel empowered to improve their wellbeing.
City Council President convenes a Peace Not Guns Roundtable
April 30
Kenyatta Johnson brought together elected officials, frontline advocates, grassroots leaders, and criminal justice partners to coordinate urgent strategies for protecting children and teens from gun violence.
DA Larry Krasner Announces $1.1 Million in Grant Awards to Dozens of Community-Based Nonprofits Assisting People Returning from Incarceration
April 24
District Attorney Larry Krasner and the Philadelphia Foundation awarded over $1 million in violence prevention microgrants to 29 community-based 501(c)(3) organizations on Thursday.
