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Bending the Curve: Homicides are Down in Philadelphia Though gun violence continues to dominate media coverage, Philadelphia has actually achieved a significant reduction in gun violence this year. And while […]

Learn about Chantay Love, Co-founder of Every Murder is Real

Gun Violence Intervention Coordination Center Operational; ChauWing Lam joins to lead operations. Working with city partners, The Civic Coalition to Save Lives has established the Gun Violence Intervention Coordination Center […]

The Coalition continues to make significant strides towards our shared goals with the City to: Each month, this newsletter will provide updates on those goals, share examples of work and […]

Learn about Pastor Carl Day’s “Beat the Block” Program

Coalition Executive Director and now Senior Adviser to the Managing Director on Gun Violence gets to work with city partners. Immediate areas of focus include:  Civic Coalition participates in Stoneleigh Foundation problem-solving symposium. […]

Civic Coalition to Save Lives Executive Director, Estelle Richman appointed by Mayor Kenney as the Managing Director’s Senior Advisor for Gun Violence Initiatives Why it Matters:  Continued widespread gun violence, […]

Executive Director Named We wanted to let you know first that Estelle Richman has been named Executive Director of the Civic Coalition to Save Lives (see attached press release, which […]