Source: US State of Pennsylvania
August 01, 2025 – Philadelphia, PA
ADVISORY – PHILADELPHIA – Governor Shapiro to Highlight Impact of His Administration’s Violence Intervention and Prevention Program, Work to Make Pennsylvania Communities Safer
Governor Josh Shapiro will join Representative Amen Brown and local community leaders to visit Philadelphia’s Community Education Center where he will meet with young people and teachers participating in Beyond the Bars, a student-driven and community-based initiative that uses music education to interrupt cycles of violence. Thanks to the Governor’s work to increase funding for the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD)’s Violence Intervention and Prevention (VIP) program, Beyond the Bars has been able to expand its reach and positively impact more young Pennsylvanians.
Grants through the VIP program contributed to Philadelphia’s significant reductions in gun violence last year, among the largest decreases https://www.americanprogress.org/article/early-2024-data-show-promising-signs-of-another-historic-decline-in-gun-violence/in major U.S. cities in 2024.
WHO:
Governor Josh Shapiro
Representative Amen Brown, 10th Legislative District
Matt Kerr, Executive Director, Beyond the Bars
Isaiah Robinson, Student Teacher Lead & Lead Facilitator, Beyond the Bars
WHEN:
Friday, August 1, 2025 at 11:00 AM
WHERE:
Community Education Center
3500 Lancaster Ave,
Philadelphia, PA 19104
LIVE STREAM:
pacast.com/live/gov
governor.pa.gov/live/
RSVP:
Press who are interested in attending must RSVP with the names and phone numbers for each member of their team to ra-gvgovpress@pa.gov.