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From YouTube: Committee on Children and Youth 6-15-2022
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The Committee on Children and Youth of the Council of the City of Philadelphia held a Public Hearing on Tuesday, June 21, 2022 to hear testimony on the following items:
220239
An Ordinance amending Chapter 21-1800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Foster Care,” to add new provisions related to screening and application for benefits for foster youth; limiting the use of Social Security, Supplemental Security Income, Veterans or other various benefits; and providing notice to the foster child for certain actions taken with respect to Social Security and other benefits; all under certain terms and conditions.
B
Due
to
the
current
public
health
emergency
city,
council
committees
are
currently
meeting
remotely,
we
are
using
microsoft
teams
to
make
these
remote
hearings
possible
instructions
for
how
the
public
may
view
and
offer
public
testimony
at
public
hearings
of
council
committees
are
included
in
the
public
hearing,
notices
that
are
published
in
the
daily
news,
philadelphia,
inquirer
and
legal
intelligence
are
prior
to
the
hearings
and
can
also
be
found
on
phl
counsel,
dot
com.
I
now
note
that
the
hour
has
come.
Mr
forrester,
will
you
please
call
the
roll
to
take
attendance
members
who
are
in
attendance?
B
B
I
am
present.
Thank
you.
A
quorum
of
the
committee
is
present
and
this
hearing
is
now
called
to
order.
This
is
the
public
hearing
of
the
committee
on
children
and
youth
regarding
bill
number
two:
two:
zero.
Two,
three
nine
and
resolution
number
two:
two:
zero:
four,
three:
six
prior
to
the
clerk
reading
the
titles
of
the
legislation.
I
would
like
to
note
for
the
record
that
bill
number
220239
is
being
held.
Mr
forster,
will
you
please
read
the
title
of
the
legislation
being
considered
today.
C
B
Thank
you
before
we
begin
to
hear
testimony
from
the
witnesses
we
have
for
today.
Everyone
who
has
been
invited
to
the
meeting
to
testify
should
be
aware
that
this
is
a
public
hearing.
It
is
being
recorded
and
because
the
hearing
is
public,
participants
and
viewers
have
no
reasonable
expectation
of
privacy.
B
F
Mr
clerk,
this
is
a
vice
chair,
thomas
did
our
chair
lose
internet
up
there?
She
is
never
mind.
B
A
little
bit
of
a
technical
collection,
my
apologies
to
everybody.
Before
we
begin,
I
would
like
to
invite
our
council
sponsor
to
make
some
opening
remarks
and
to
welcome
our
guests,
especially
the
young
people
who
are
present
today.
F
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
and
I
can
completely
relate
to
the
technical
issues.
Yesterday.
Technology
defeated
me,
so
I
understand
good
morning,
everyone
good
morning,
colleagues
and
most
importantly
good
morning
to
the
young
people
who
decided
to
join
us
today.
Madam
chair,
I
appreciate
the
opportunity
to
just
frame
our
conversation.
F
I
don't
want
to
be
too
long-winded
now,
because
I
know
we're
going
to
go
in
debt,
but
the
young
people
across
the
city
of
philadelphia
thought
it
was
necessary
for
their
voices
to
be
heard
and
for
their
perspective,
to
be
communicated,
as
it
relates
to
the
gun,
violence
crisis
that
we're
dealing
with
in
the
city
of
philadelphia
and
honestly,
all
across
the
country,
the
perspective
that
young
people
have
their
lived
experiences
and
the
things
that
they're
going
through
it's
something
that
none
of
us
can
relate
to.
F
F
The
way
it
is
as
well
as
a
number
of
other
ills
as
it
relates
to
the
society
we
live
in
over
the
past
week,
I've
been
privileged
enough
to
attend
four
different
graduations
high
school,
as
well
as
middle
school,
and
out
of
the
four
graduations
I
was
able
to
attend,
not
even
including
my
own
sons.
Three
out
of
the
four
had
gun
violence
as
a
part
of
the
the
the
remarks
as
it
relates
to
graduation.
I
remember
graduating
from
high
school
20
years
ago.
F
This
year
makes
20
years
since
I
graduated
from
high
school
and
at
my
high
school
graduation
gun
violence,
wasn't
a
topic
and
I'm
pretty
sure
most
of
the
adults
on
this
call.
Right
now
can
relate
to
the
perspective
that
I
had,
whereas,
though
gun
violence
was
not
something
we
discussed
on
the
podium
as
it
relates
to
accomplishing
one
of
the
most
important
things
that
you
can
accomplish
before
the
age
of
18..
So
what.
F
People
are
going
through
today
is
unprecedented.
It's
important
that
we
give
them
platforms
like
this
to
be
able
to
communicate
their
perspective
and
their
opinion,
and
I'm
excited
to
listen
to
not
just
the
data
and
the
findings
from
their
research
and
their
survey,
but,
more
importantly,
recommendations
as
it
relates
to
what
we
can
do
to
improve
the
quality
of
life
for
them.
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
F
B
B
See
none
I'll
just
welcome
many
of
the
guests
who
are
on
here
today.
Thank
you
so
much
for
being
part
of
this
committee
hearing
I
want
to
thank
vice
chair
thomas
for
his
tremendous
work
in
shining
a
light
on
youth
voices.
B
He's
done
much
more
than
make
sure
that
he
listens,
he's
brought
young
people's
voices
to
the
highest
levels
of
government
and
he
is
bringing
it
home.
This
is
why
local
government
has
been
created
to
make
sure
that
we
are
responsive
to
listening
to
shaped
by
and
meeting
the
needs
of
the
of
the
constituents
whom
we
serve
right
on
the
ground,
we're
not
far
away
in
some
other
city.
Doing
our
work,
we're
right
here.
Alongside
all
of
you,
I
want
to
thank
especially
the
young
people
who
are
on
today
vice
chair
thomas.
B
I
also
did
a
number
of
graduations.
We
did
seven
graduations
this
year
and
I
will
concur
that
many
young
people
spoke
about
a
year
that
was
filled
with
enormous
pride
in
their
accomplishments,
but
also
real
concerns
about
you
know.
B
The
future
and
part
of
what
we
are
doing
today
is
to
make
sure
that
we
open
up
space
for
young
people
to
let
them
know
to
let
all
of
us
remind
all
of
us
actually
that
their
voices
right
now,
whether
they're,
eight
years
old
or
18
years
old,
is
the
most
important
time
for
them.
B
You're,
never
going
to
walk
through
the
city
again
at
age,
at
age,
16
and
how
you
feel
and
move
through
the
city
right
now
is
of
the
utmost
importance:
ensuring
that
the
city
is
a
place
of
opportunity
as
place
of
security,
a
place
of
joy.
It's
childhood!
It's
youth!
You
know
that
is
our
primary
primary
reason
for
many
of
us
on
this
city
council
committee,
our
primary
reason
for
even
being
in
office,
so
we
look
forward
to
the
testimony
ahead
and
just
honor
everybody
who
came
forward
and
again.
Thank
you.
B
C
C
Governor
wolf
is
unable
to
attend
today's
hearing,
but
wanted
to
share
the
following
remarks:
I'm
proud
to
join
with
students
from
all
across
philadelphia
to
call
for
an
end
to
gun
violence,
but
enough
is
enough.
Students
against
gun
violence
campaign
pull
together
the
voices
of
the
city's
youth
to
call
for
change,
and
I
want
you
to
know
that
I
hear
you
I
hear
you
and
I
will
continue
to
fight
for
your
right
to
live,
play
and
learn
in
peace.
C
You
shouldn't
have
to
beg
your
legislators
to
keep
you
safe
at
school.
We
must
close
background
check,
loopholes,
enact
red
flag
laws,
add
safe
storage
requirements
and
strengthen
mandatory
reporting
of
lost
guns,
I'm
proud
of
each
and
every
one
of
you
for
standing
up
and
raising
your
voices
to
call
for
change,
and
I
vow
to
keep
standing
with
you.
Thank
you.
F
I'm
sorry,
I'm
just
struggling
a
little
bit
with
the
chat
feature,
so
I'm
gonna
go
ahead
and
apologize
for
that.
That's
my
little
technical
issue
and
I'll
get
it
together.
F
I
just
wanted
to
say
thank
you
to
legia
who's
here
on
behalf
of
our
governor
tom
wolf,
and
I
was
just
also
hoping
that
ledicia
would
be
willing
to
make
a
few
brief
remarks
about
the
surplus
that
the
state
is
sitting
on
and
some
of
the
things
that
you
know
the
governor
might
be
doing
to
try
to
advocate
for
those
dollars
to
be
released.
We
know
that
the
state
has
a
multi-billion
dollar
subplus
right
now.
F
We
know
that
there
are
legislators
in
harrisburg
who
don't
want
that
money
released
for
political
reasons,
while
in
the
city
of
philadelphia
we're
dealing
with
a
number
of
different
crises.
So
before
we
let
ledecia
from
governor
wolf's
office.
Go
again,
I
wanted
to
say
thank
you
and
I
was
hoping
you
can
give
a
few
remarks
about
the
surplus
of
dollars
and
what
we
can
anticipate
here
in
philadelphia.
C
Thank
you,
councilmember,
thomas
for
the
question.
I
am
unable
to
talk
about
the
surplus
because
I
am
unsure,
but
I
know
that
we
are
working
on
a
to
release
a
gun,
violence
package
of
about
35
million
dollars
and
I
think
a
little
bit
more
I'll
have
the
numbers
to.
I
can
definitely
get
the
numbers
over
to
your
office
but
yeah.
I
I
can't
discuss
that.
F
No
problem,
no
problem.
I
just
think
it's
important.
First
of
all
again,
thank
you
for
being
here,
but
I
think
it's
important
to
put
that
information
on
the
record.
While
we
in
philadelphia
are
spread
thin
with
a
5.6
billion
dollar
budget,
the
the
commonwealth
of
pennsylvania
has
more
than
doubled
that
in
a
fund
that
they're
essentially
not
using
that
we
are
obligated
to
use
based
on
the
requirements
of
federal
stimulus
dollars.
F
C
B
You
very
much
thank
you
very
much
vice
chair,
thomas
and
all
echo
vice
chair
thomas's
remarks.
Thank
you
very
much,
ms
maxwell
for
being
here
today
to
deliver
the
governor's
message
and
then,
of
course,
as
you
know,
you
can
feel
our
city
and
its
needs
and
we've.
We
firmly
believe
that
handling
gun
violence
is
not
only
an
urgent
public
safety
issue.
It's
an
economic
security
issue.
It
is
a
health
issue.
It
is
a
children
and
youth
issues.
So
it's
a
school's
an
education
issue.
B
There's
no
question,
so
we
appreciate
a
concentration
of
effort
around
this.
If
the
state
won't
enact,
if
our
state
legislature
won't
enact
common
sense
gun
laws,
then
they
should
be
directing
money
towards
the
municipalities
that
are
working
hard
to
heal.
Our
young
people
on
the
ground
meeting
needs
and
ensuring
that
they
are
kept
safe
from
harm,
but
we
appreciate
so
much
your
work
on
that.
B
Thank
you
so
much
and
mr
ford
are
there
any
other
questions
before
we
close
out?
Are
there
any
other
questions
for
ms
maxwell
for
panel
number?
One.
B
C
B
Good
morning,
miss
jones:
are
you
connected
you're
connected
and
ready
to
proceed?
It
appears.
So
if
you
could,
please
state
your
name
for
the
record,
and
then
you
may
proceed
with
your
testimony.
H
Good
morning,
everyone,
my
name,
is
ostia
jones.
I
am
a
recent
graduate
from
los
ala
university
in
which
I
receive
both
my
bachelor's
and
master's
in
public
health
and
I'm
currently
the
youth
leadership
and
advocacy
projects
coordinator
at
care
of
philadelphia.
During
my
last
year
graduate
school,
I
had
the
pleasure
of
interning
for
council
member
isaiah
thomas
to
complete
my
practicum
course.
Prior
to
this
internship,
I
had
taken
an
advocacy
class
in
which
I
decided
to
focus
on
youth
violence
prevention,
which
ended
up
being
a
topic
that
I
quickly
noticed.
H
I
was
very
passionate
about.
The
news
continuously
showed
young
people
being
affected
by
gun
violence,
both
as
victims
and
perpetrators.
Then,
outside
of
the
news.
Unfortunately,
I
began
to
attend
funerals
both
of
family
and
friends
around
my
age,
who
had
lost
their
lives
because
of
gun
violence
in
our
city
when
it
was
time
to
search
for
a
practicum
site.
H
I
wanted
to
do
everything
do
something
related
to
gun,
violence
prevention,
but
struggled
to
find
a
space
in
which
I
wouldn't
just
be
an
intern
who
filed
papers
away
but
really
would
be
able
to
implement
a
project
that
could
have
an
influence
through
my
education,
I
began
to
notice
how
impactful
the
advocacy
policy
world
was
and
decided
to
stop
looking
for
sites
with
just
a
health
view
but
realized
how
much
of
real
politics
played
in
public
health
and
yet
public
as
a
public
health.
Major
finding
a
place
in
the
more
political
side.
I
H
This
made
me
remember
that
councilman
thomas's
chief
of
staff
has
given
me
her
card,
and
before
reaching
out,
I
decided
to
do
some
research
to
make
sure
that
councilman
thomas's
office
will
be
adjusted
and
quickly
notice.
The
agendas
on
both
specifically
and
the
youth
agenda
posted
on
his
website.
H
I
then
reached
out
to
don
miller
the
chief
of
staff
for
councilman
thomas
to
see
how
I
could
complete
my
practicum
with
them
and
ensure
that
my
project
idea
was
a
great
shift
for
the
office
they're
very
supportive
and
willing
to
help.
So
in
august
of
2021
my
internship,
I
began
my
internship
and
started
to
develop
my
practicum
project
plan.
H
My
original
practicum
project
plan
was
to
host
a
listening
session
with
philadelphia,
high
school
students
and
city
council
around
gun
violence
and
then
provide
a
space
to
teach
students
skills
to
advocate
for
themselves
an
issue.
They
are
passionate
about
a
couple
months
into
my
practicum
sister
erica
reached
out
to
council
member
isaiah
thomas's
office
in
regards
to
a
collab
with
starting
the
enough.
H
It's
enough
campaign
isaiah's
office
immediately
put
me
in
contact
with
his
erica,
since
my
project
idea
was
very
similar
and
we
they
thought
that
collaboration
with
the
office
would
be
a
great
idea.
H
The
collaboration
was
something
important
to
myself
in
the
office
because
we
often
see
so
many
organizations
doing
similar
things
or
working
separately
instead
of
combining
forces
for
a
stronger
outcome
with
the
resources
of
the
office
and
the
team
that
could
focus
solely
on
this
project.
The
results
ended
up
being
better
than
we
could
have
imagined
to
officially
begin.
We
made
the
steering
committee,
so
we
began
to
contact
philadelphia,
high
schools
to
request
that
they
have.
Two
students
represent
their
schools
and
enough
is
enough
campaign.
H
During
this
time,
adam
garber,
the
executive
director
for
ceasefire
pa
invited
enough
is
enough
participants
or
students
to
participate
in
their
advocacy
day,
in
which
I
was
able
to
bring
three
students
along
with
me,
to
come
and
speak
with
philadelphia
representatives
and
exp
about
their
experiences
as
a
young
person
in
the
city
and
their
recommendations
for
change.
H
After
bringing
back
what
we
learned
to
the
rest
of
the
steering
committee,
the
visit
with
the
represent
the
rest
of
the
steering
committee.
It
was
great
to
brainstorm,
effective
recommendations
for
when
we
officially
for
when
eie
finally
closed
the
survey
launch
for
the
survey.
The
students
for
each
school
had
sentenced
a
question
that
they
thought
would
be
go
for
the
survey
when
they
went
through
those
questions,
as
we
went
through
those
questions
as
a
larger
group
and
edited
them
edited
them
and
made
sure
they
were
best
and
effective
and
ready
to
send
out.
H
H
I
then
brought
back
those
results
to
councilman
thomas
and
his
staff,
and
they
were
amazed
by
the
results
and
suggested
that
we
introduce
the
resolution
instead
of
just
having
legislative
legislative
meetings,
which
was
the
original
plan.
I
never
in
order
to
ensure
that
this
was
done
in
the
best
way.
H
But
it
was
quickly
resolved
by
the
help
of
the
thomas
team
by
the
end,
with
the
help
of
help
all
around
of
the
enough
is
enough
campaign
committee,
along
with
the
help
of
of
the
office
of
council
member
thomas,
the
survey
received
over
1
300
respondents,
seeing
how
many
students
took
the
time
to
fill
out.
That
survey
has
shown
me
how
much
young
people
do
care
and
the
results
show
that
the
impact
that
shows
the
impact
of
this
issue
has
on
so
many
lives.
H
Although
the
policies
and
practices
put
into
place
to
keep
students
safe
are
made
with
good
intention,
I
learned
from
these
students
that
just
simply
asking
them
what
they
will
want
to
do
and
including
them
can
make
a
huge,
including
them
in
the
decisions
to
make
a
huge,
huge
dis
difference
rather
than
those
older
than
the
making
decisions
based
on
what
they
think
will
be
best.
H
Throughout
my
time
in
councilman
thomas's
office,
I
was
able
to
gain
experience
with
edit
reviewing
and
editing
resolutions
with
all
which
ultimately
allowed
me
to
work
with
councilman
thomas's
staff
to
write
the
resolution
for
enough
enough,
in
which
we
were
so
grateful
for
the
co-sponsors
who
took
the
time
to
review
this,
and
hopefully
will
continue
to
help
us
make
a
change
in
the
city.
After
the
introduction
of
the
resolution,
the
councilman
staff
helped
us
to
prepare
for
a
rally
at
city
hall.
H
H
I
even
earned
the
honorable
mention
practicum
award
for
my
degree
having
such
an
impact
on
different
people
in
the
city.
Isaiah
and
his
staff
continuously
allow
young
people
to
have
a
voice
and
his
office
does
everything
in
their
power
to
provide
you
with
the
resources
they
need
to
be
successful,
and
we
are.
I
hope
that
the
work
done
between
us,
young
people
and
city
council
doesn't
stop
here.
Thank
you.
B
Thank
you
so
much
ms
jones,
for
your
incredible
amount
of
work.
Your
dedication.
I
know
how
fortunate
councilmember
thomas
was
to
have
you
in
the
office
and
and
for
what
you've
been
able
to
do.
I
had
a
few
questions
and
then
I'll
I
will
pass
it
on
to
other
members
of
the
committee
we
are
currently
in
budget
session
and
in
reading
about
some
of
the
things
that
the
enough
is
enough
coalition
has
been
talking
about.
B
There
was
a
lot
of
discussion
about
how
little
there
is
for
young
people
to
find
things
to
do,
and
you
know
one
of
our
questions
is
that
we
don't
we
don't
have
any
rec,
centers
or
libraries
open
on
weekends,
for
example,
and
we're
pushing
for
that.
So
could
you
maybe
talk
a
little
bit
about
what
you
think
it
would
mean
to
have
more
community
spaces
for
you
to
go
to,
especially
on
the
weekends,
to
help
address
some
of
the
concerns
that
you've
raised.
H
Yeah,
I
think
the
like
opening
rec
centers
is
like
one
great
step,
but
also
we
have
to
think
about
the
children
that
may
not
be
into
sports
the
people,
these
children
that
may
not
be
necessarily
or
like
figuring
out
things
to
do
in
the
rec
centers
that
aren't
necessarily
just
sports,
but
sports
are
great.
I
noticed
that
one
of
the
questions
like
way
back
when
we
had
our
first
call,
someone
mentioned
like
there's
nothing
to
do
for
fun
here,
like
they
can't
really
go
outside,
especially
if
your
parents
are
protective.
H
So
really,
I
think
it's
just
a
matter
of
us,
maybe
speaking
with
the
children,
to
find
something
to
do
and
like
from
my
side,
I
know
of
a
lot
of
organizations
and
things
that
do
things
for
the
youth,
but
then,
when
we
bring
it
back
to
the
steering
committee
of
high
schoolers
they're,
like
we
never
heard
of
these
things,
so
whether
it
be
advertisement,
the
way
things
are
advertised,
whether
it's
working
with
the
school
district
more.
H
I
think
there
needs
to
be
more
conversation
and
collaboration
from
like
all
parties
that
are
trying
to
do
something
for
the
youth,
because
on
the
one
side
we
all
know
that
we
think
that
there's
so
much
for
them,
but
from
their
perspective,
I
don't
think
that
was
like
shown
as
much.
B
I
think
you
touch
on
a
really
important
point,
which
is
that
you
know
the
city
is
putting
a
lot
of
money
towards
anti-violence
programs
and
resources,
whether
they
come
through
non-profits
or
through
the
city
of
philadelphia's
government.
But
I
think
you're
saying
that,
do
you
feel
like
students,
you
know
are
hearing
about
them
enough.
I
think
you
said
no
is
the
answer
that
we're
we're
not
feeling
it
on
the
ground,
and
I
think
you
mentioned
that
they
don't
really
know.
B
H
Yeah,
I'm
not
100
sure
I
just
know
from
like
when
we
had
talked
it
was
like
I
from
my
work
and
like
research.
I
had
known
of
a
lot
of
programs
and
even
just
the
two
organizations
that
we
brought
back
that
were
doing
something
for
gun
violence
and
wanted
the
youth
involved.
It
was
we
brought
them
back
and
it
was
two
organizations
that
are
pretty
well
known
in
philadelphia,
but
not
well
known
in
the
high
school
aspect.
H
So
I
think
just
trying
to
like
open
that
communication,
and
even
I
think
the
reason
they
may
not
know
is
the
where,
where
the
things
are
advertised,
so
most
students
are
in
school,
so
we
can
get
a
way
to
make
sure
that
we
are
relaying
those
messages
to
schools
and
really
like
some
schools,
do
provide
students
with
way
more
resources
than
others,
and
we
know
that
the
issue
so
really
making
sure
that
that
is
fair
across
the
board.
B
Great.
Thank
you
so
much
vice
chair,
thomas.
F
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
I'm
going
to
be
very
brief.
I
just
want
to
say
thank
you
to
ms
jones
for
her
phenomenal
work
as
an
intern
in
my
office.
Her
testimony
today
was
moving
and
just
thinking
about
her
journey
from
the
time
that
she
joined
us
to
where
she
is
now
is
a
testament
to
not
just
what
she
was
able
to
accomplish,
but
the
importance
of
interning
being
an
intern
is
a
sometimes
an
often
a
thankless
job,
but
also
one
of
the
most
rewarding
jobs.
F
I
had
the
opportunity
to
speak
at
a
graduation
earlier
this
week
and
one
of
the
things
I
told
young
people
is
that
a
job
leads
to
a
check
that
an
internship
leads
to
a
career,
and
so
I'm
so
proud
of
ms
jones
and
the
work
that
she's
doing,
and
I
know
that
in
her
next
phase
of
life,
she's
going
to
continue
to
have
a
huge
impact
and
put
a
debt
in
some
of
the
issues
that
we
know
our
children
face
across
the
city
of
philadelphia.
So
thank
you,
sis.
F
H
B
B
Good
morning
everybody
we
are
thrilled
to
have
you
join
our
city
council
hearing.
There
are
a
number
of
views,
so
we
are
going
to
go
in
the
order
in
which
mr
forster
called
so
in
the
order
in
which
they
called
could
you
unmute
and
if
the
rest
of
you
could
just
stay
muted
until
the
next
person
is
finished,
so
with
our
first
witness?
Are
you
unmuted
and
able
to
testify?
B
Yes,
I
am
great.
Thank
you
so
much
good
morning.
If
you
could
please
state
your
name
for
the
record,
you
may
proceed
with
your
testimony
and
then,
when
you
are
completed,
the
next
person
can
testify
after
you.
Thank
you
so
much.
A
So
before
I
even
begin
testifying,
I
just
want
to
quickly
say
that
the
enough
is
enough.
Members
are
in
a
range
of
places.
Some
of
them
are
here
with
me
in
the
background
you
see
their
their
faces.
A
Some
of
them
are
joining
us
on
camera,
so
we
will
do
our
best
to
move
smoothly
and
graciously
from
one
person
to
the
other,
but
we
do
ask
for
your
patience
as
we
transition
from
speaker
to
speaker.
Okay
with
that
out
of
the
way
good
morning
again,
council,
members
and
other
distinguished
guests,
my
name
is
erica
woods.
Asaque,
and
I
am
the
coordinator
of
the
enough-
is
enough
students
against
gun
violence
campaign.
A
A
We
are
located
in
a
school
and
so
there's
some
professional
development
and
some
announcements
going.
So
I
do
apologize
for
that.
The
point
I
was
just
making
is
to
the
degree
that
any
of
this
is
a
little
repetitive
with
some
of
the
facts
that
we
are
repeating.
A
A
A
There
are
adults
that
that
have
supported
each
of
these
young
people,
so
we
consider
them
members
and
and
they've
lost
students.
They
have
lost
colleagues,
others
have
lost
loved
ones.
So
there's
not
one
person
who
you
will
hear
from
today
untouched.
In
some
way
we
have
shared
the
results
of
our
of
a
survey
of
our
survey
created
and
distributed
to
students
in
grades
7
through
12..
A
A
We
hope
that
you
will
engage
them
in
conversation
and
ask
them
questions
so
that
they
can
continue
to
have
a
place
to
express
their
thoughts.
You
will
hear
about
how
the
student
respondents
have
been
impacted.
You
will
get
a
sense
of
where
they
think
there
has
been
a
lack
of
leadership
where
they
think
there
has
been
a
gap
in
resources,
and
you
will
also
hear
them
articulate
their
expectations
of
you.
The
elected
and
appointed
leaders
they
are
relying
on
to
bring
about
change.
A
Finally,
you
will
also
hear
them
describe
their
understanding
of
published
reports
like
the
100
shooting
review
committee
report
and
how
some
of
the
recommendations
from
that
report
connect
with
some
of
the
findings
from
our
survey
before
you
hear
from
them.
I
would
like
to
take
just
a
few
more
minutes
to
highlight
a
few
additional
points.
A
As
a
25-year
educator,
I've
had
the
pleasure
of
working
in
traditional
public
and
charter
school
settings
in
an
alternative
education
environment
as
a
leader
for
summer
and
after
school
programs
and
as
an
educational
researcher,
very
first
job
in
oakland.
California,
then
here
in
philadelphia
and
finally,
in
the
district
of
columbia
and
in
the
city
of
baltimore
working
with
the
eie
students
has
reinforced
what
I
already
knew.
A
Our
group
is
small,
but
they
are
representative.
They
are
hard-working,
but
they
are
not
special.
They
are
among.
There
are
many
sorry.
There
are
many
other
young
people
across
the
city
who,
if
asked
and
supported
and
trained,
could
significantly
contribute
to
the
conversation
had
by
those
of
you
here
today.
A
A
A
I
hope
that
each
of
you
has
had
a
chance
to
review
the
survey
and
if
you
have
I'm
sure
you
have
questions
and
recommendations
about
what
should
happen
next,
just
as
we
do,
I
will
spend
just
a
few
minutes
adding
to
those
ideas
by
bringing
your
attention
to
three
questions
that
stood
out
to
me
really
two
answers,
as
I
mentioned,
and
as
others
have
mentioned,
we
surveyed
young
people
in
grades,
seven
through
twelve,
and
it's
worth
mentioning
that
young
people
ages,
14
and
15
combined
made
up
40
40
of
the
respondents.
A
Let
me
say
that
again,
although
we
we
gave
the
survey
to
students
in
grades,
seven
through
12.,
most
of
our
students
when
combined
rather
there
were
20
percent
respondents
that
were
14
years
old
and
about
21
of
respondents
that
were
15.
so
together
they
made
up
40
of
the
respondents.
A
A
The
age
group
should
be
the
target
audience
for
trauma-informed
care
and
programming
going
forward
ages,
14
and
15..
If
we
believe
in
the
research
of
child
development
theorists
like
maslow,
who
created
maslow's
hierarchy
of
needs,
a
theory
that
describes
human
development
and
says
that
people
are
motivated
by
five
basic
needs,
the
first
being
physiological
as
a
human.
I
must
have
things
like
air
and
light,
and
food
and
shelter
and
the
second
one
being
as
a
human.
A
We
must,
we
must
overwhelm
those
communities
with
the
resources
that
will
be
required
to
help
our
young
people
get
what
should
be
considered.
A
very
basic
need
met
and
those
resources
need
to
work
at
both
ends
of
the
spectrum,
as
so
that
there
are
a
menu
of
prevention,
services
and
intervention
services
available.
A
B
A
Okay,
thank
you
so
much
so
kayla
waddington
is
the
next
person
from
our
committee
that
will
testify,
and
then
I
may
change
the
order
slightly.
But
many
of
those
young
people
are
here
in
the
room
with
me
great.
K
Good
morning
my
name
is
kayla
waddington,
I'm
a
10th
grader
at
the
mathematics,
civics
and
sciences
charter
school
and
I'm
15
years
old.
I
have
been
an
advocate
to
end
gun
violence
in
our
city.
For
over
a
year
now,
I've
spoken
at
present
conferences
with
district
attorney.
Krasner
I've
been
a
part
of
the
da's
office.
Listening
sessions,
I've
traveled
to
harrisburg
to
talk
about
gun,
violence,
solutions
with
our
state
legislators
and
this
summer
I'm
going
to
be
an
intern
with
with
councilman
isaiah
thomas
most
recently,
I've
been
a
member
of
the
student-led
enough
is
enough.
K
I
surveyed
over
200
teenagers
out
of
the
more
than
1300
and
one
conclusion
I've
reached
is
that
limited
spaces
available
for
talking
about
the
problems
in
our
world
breed
a
sense
of
hopelessness.
In
response
to
being
asked
to
take
the
survey,
some
people
said
why
not
like
anything
is
going
to
change.
K
When
I
think
about
what
I've
learned
about
the
difference
between
the
teenage
mind
and
the
adult
mind,
this
dial
point
becomes
even
more
alarming.
You
see
our
brains,
lack
the
ability
to
reason
or
make
good
judgments,
because
the
free
prefrontal
cortex,
the
part
of
the
brain
that
makes
decisions,
isn't
fully
developed
until
age
25.
K
This
means
teenagers
act
more
on
feelings
and
emotions
than
rational
logic.
Our
brains,
don't
perceive
the
concept
that
there
is
a
future
or
that
our
actions
have
consequences
it's
hard
to
care
about
school
or
doing
well
on
the
keystones
when
we're
worried
about
our
own
safety
or
when
you
don't
even
believe,
you'll
live
past
20.
K
to
account
for
the
developing
minds
of
teenagers.
Schools
need
to
teach
us
conflict
resolution
skills,
so
people
don't
get
hurt
how
many
shootings
and
deaths
could
have
been
avoided
if
teenagers
were
just
taught
to
problem,
solve,
resolve
conflicts
and
think
before
they
act.
Take
the
south
street
shooting,
for
example,
11
people
were
injured
and
three
people
were
killed
because
an
18
year
old
and
a
17
year
old,
heard
gunshots
and
figured
they
should
start
shooting
too.
K
K
Many
of
our
schools
have
more
police
and
security
guards
than
they
do
school,
counselors
or
psychologists.
According
to
the
american
school
counselor
association,
there
should
be
one
counselor
for
every
250
students
to
help
students
plan
and
prepare
for
their
futures,
whether
that
be
college,
the
military,
trade
school
or
joining
the
workforce.
K
If
this
is
the
suggested
required
number
of
professionals
under
normal
circumstances,
what
should
the
ratio
be
after
a
global
pandemic?
In
a
city
with
gun
violence
rates
like
ours,
many
states
and
school
districts
across
the
country
do
not
meet
these
standards.
Philadelphia
is
one
of
them.
If
our
city
can
allocate
resources
to
schools
in
the
form
of
more
therapists
and
counselors.
That
kids
can
talk
to
about
what
is
happening
beyond
the
school
walls.
K
We
won't
have
to
hold
everything
inside
anymore.
There's
a
well-known
quote
that
is
scientifically
proven.
Hurt
people
hurt
people
when
kids
don't
have
a
place
to
let
out
their
anger
and
aggression
towards
the
world
in
positive
ways.
They
do
so
in
violent
ones.
Providing
students
with
a
space
to
talk
about
things
like
gun
violence
can
prevent
them
from
becoming
perpetrators
of
violence
themselves.
K
I
understand
that
you
all
have
implemented
measures
to
deter
gun
violence
across
philadelphia
and
to
catch
perpetrators,
such
as
installing
security
cameras
outside
of
schools.
But
the
truth
is
the
people
who
are
shooting,
aren't
thinking
far
enough
ahead
to
consider
the
consequences
of
their
actions.
K
K
J
B
J
B
Yes,
if
you
could,
please
state
your
name
for
the
record,
you
may
proceed
with
your
testimony.
J
J
J
J
J
I
am
proud
to
be
a
member
of
the
enough
is
enough
movement
and
would
like
to
share
more
deeply
from
the
results
of
our
city
while
serving
the
data
I
would
like
to
highlight
from
our
study
focuses
on
a
limited
awareness
of
our
city
leaders.
More
than
80
86
percent
of
the
1300
students
surveyed
were
unaware
of
anyone
that
makes
decisions
for
their
own
community,
such
as
world
leaders,
block
cabinets
or
city
council
members.
J
In
addition,
95
percent
of
students
cannot
name
a
neighbor
of
research
to
go
to
for
help
with
impact
about
gun
violence
based
on
the
conversations
eia
has
been
engaged
in.
We
have
become
aware
of
some
of
the
organizations
and
programs
on
place
for
prevention,
of
incidents
relating
to
gun,
violence
and
also
for
people
who
are
affected.
J
J
Leaders
need
to
feel
obligated
to
connect
with
us.
We
are
the
ones
you
are
making
choices
for
as
city
officials.
You
should
not
feel
comfortable
with
seeing
how
many
young
people
are
unaware
of
who
you
are
or
what
you
have
implemented
in
our
communities.
Communication
is
necessary
in
order
for
this
to
be
solved.
Advertising
programs
you
all
have
advocated
for
and
created,
should
be
a
focus
of
your
offices.
J
J
This
year,
council
members
shall
form
a
committee
of
youth
leaders
with
whom
they
meet
monthly
from
the
high
schools
and
their
districts.
These
meetings
can
be
opportunities
for
youth,
to
become
informed
of
our
resources
and
be
live
stream
uploaded
to
all
social
media
platforms
so
that
other
students
in
school
can
see.
J
Lastly,
I
want
you
all
to
hold
each
other
accountable
to
interact
with
us
more
and
to
be
committed
to
conquering
this
not
epidemic
with
the
same
energy
and
attention
that
was
given
to
kogi.
We
need
action,
we
need
change.
We
owe
it
to
victims.
Like
my
brother
and
families
like
my
family
enough
is
surely
enough.
Thank
you
for
listening
to
us
again.
B
The
next
witness
is
the
next
witness
ready
to
testify
all
right.
Can
you
hear
me?
Yes,
we
can
good
morning
and
thank
you
so
much
if
you
could,
if
you
could
state
your
name
for
the
record
and
then
you
may
proceed
with
your
testimony.
E
Good
morning,
members
of
city
council,
my
name-
is
egypt
payton.
I
am
a
member
of
national
honor
society.
Vice
president
of
coyo
student
government
and
a
member
of
maya's
matter,
a
temple
university
pre-college
program
in
this
summer
I'll
be
attending
boston
university
for
a
summer
enrichment
program
through
mines
matter.
E
E
E
Are
you
using
your
powers
for
good
to
affect
change?
Recently,
emeralds
have
participated
in
an
anti-gun
violence
demonstration
called
enough
snuff
in
the
survey.
Roughly
46.2
percent
of
students
participating
in
enough
snow
survey
indicated
that
gun
violence
should
be
discussed
at
schools
more.
I
am
part
of
that
46.2
percent.
E
Schools
should
also
be
where
students
learn
about
gun
laws,
gun
violence,
statistics
and
what
young
people
can
do
about
it,
except
kids,
going
into
trauma
blindly
without
solutions,
for
instance,
at
mltub,
we
practice
pillars
of
peace.
If
any
student
or
staff
member
has
an
issue,
they
can
request
mediation
other
times
they
are
referred
to
mediation,
to
prevent
incidents
from
occurring.
E
E
C
Good
morning,
could
you
please
just
state
your
name
and
then
begin
your
testimony?
Thank
you.
M
Good
morning,
members
of
city
council,
my
name
is
davion
jackson.
I
am
a
rising
senior
at
motep
institute
charter
high
school.
As
an
immotep
scholar,
I
serve
as
a
stem
ambassador,
a
scholar
athlete,
and
I
am
currently
an
active
member
of
the
announcing
up
steering
committee.
I
want
to
discuss
data
points
that
are
of
concern
to
me.
Our
enough
is
enough.
Survey
indicated
that
out
of
1300
students
surveyed
455
of
those
students
responded
no
when
asked
if
they
had
something
fun
to
do
in
their
neighborhoods.
Apparently
there's
a
disconnect
there.
M
Many
young
people
are
proud
to
be
from
philadelphia,
so
we
need
to
promote
positive
ways
for
them
to
interact
in
the
city.
I
believe
the
philadelphia
city
council
and
the
mayor
should
put
more
funds
into
activities
at
our
recreation.
Centers,
maybe
even
think,
outside
of
the
box
advertise
effectively
and
help
students
find
a
passion
instead
of
a
gun.
If
students
are
given
positivity
and
more
opportunities
to
try
new
things,
they
might
stick
with
it.
Instead
of
finding
negativity,
can
you
help
our
city
youth
and
find
a
safer
philadelphia?
C
Thank
you
very
much
for
your
testimony.
Could
we
have
the
next
person.
A
Sorry,
just
jumping
in
really
quickly
we
have
two
more
young,
two
more
young
people
that
will
testify
today.
One
of
them
is
present
and
ready
to
go
and
the
other
one
is
just
getting
settled
walking
into
the
building.
So
we're
gonna
switch
the
order
slightly
so
miss
merritt.
You
can
go
ahead
from
strawberry
mansion
and
then
lastly,
we
will
hear
from
hajja
donza
from
iron
reed.
Thank
you.
C
All
right,
thank
you.
Could
you
please
state
your
name
for
the
record
and
then
you
can
begin
your
testimony
thanks.
N
Good
morning
my
name
is
shahada
merritt
and
I
am
a
rising
senior
at
strawberry
mansion
high
school,
as
you
have
heard
today
from
the
enough
is
enough
group.
The
young
people
in
the
city
of
philadelphia
have
concerns
and
recommendations
as
it
pertains
to
gun
violence
at
strawberry
mansion.
We
also
conducted
a
survey
of
our
school
because
strawberry
mansion
has
one
of
the
highest
gun
violence
rates
in
the
city
when
surveyed
about
gun
violence,
the
students
of
strawberry
mansion
reported,
the
following:
58.2
of
the
students
have
seen
students
in
their
neighborhood.
N
42
percent
of
the
students
have
a
family
member
that
is
in
jail
because
of
gun
violence.
54
percent
of
the
students
have
a
friend
that
was
injured
because
of
gun
violence.
43.2
percent
of
the
students
believe
that
gun
violence
is
necessary.
Sometimes
52
percent
of
the
students
have
a
friend
that
has
died
as
a
result
of
gun
violence.
N
66
percent
of
the
students
have
a
family
member
who
has
died
because
of
gun
violence.
65
percent
of
the
students
worry
about
getting
hit
by
straight
bullets
when
they
are
outside
for
the
past
few
months.
The
11th
grade
at
strawberry
mansion
have
studied
the
100
student
review
commission
by
councilman,
curtis
jones
and
studying
this
document
and
examining
how
other
cities
have
handled
gun
violence.
N
We
were
most
impressed
with
how
gun
violence
was
handled
in
oakland
california,
and
felt
that
the
100
shooting
review
document
was
somewhat
aligned
with
what
david
muhammad
from
the
national
institute
for
communal
justice
reform
did
in
oakland
in
2012
to
cut
gun
violence
by
50
percent.
Added
on
to
what
my
fellow
group
member
george,
said,
this
gun
epidemic
is
listed
the
same
as
a
health
crisis
by
many
leaders
in
power.
N
This
same
idea
is
also
stated
in
the
100
shoot
and
review
which
states
that
gun
violence
in
philadelphia
is
both
a
public
health
crisis
and
a
racial
justice
crisis.
If
we
can
all
agree
that
gun
violence
is
a
public
health
crisis,
then
would
you
agree
that
we
should
treat
it
like?
We
did
any
other
public
health
crisis
we
have
dealt
with
in
the
past
or
more
more
recently
like
we
are
dealing
with
covet
right
now.
N
The
actions
in
oakland
california,
where
actions
that
align
with
dealing
with
a
public
health
crisis
using
the
gun,
violence
reduction
strategy,
ceasefire
oakland
instituted
a
first
step
approach,
one
data-driven
identification
of
the
people
who
are
the
highest
risk
for
being
a
victim
of
gun,
violence
or
for
perpetrating
gun
violence,
to
direct
directly
communicate
and
with
these
targeted
groups
of
people,
informing
them
of
their
risk
and
their
risk
factors.
That
will
have
you
more
likely
to
be
involved
in
gun
violence.
N
The
100
shoot
and
review
addresses
some
of
these
approaches
under
the
recommendation
categories
of
enforcement
prevention
and
intervention,
but
not
all
of
the
approaches
used
in
oakland
and
not
in
a
coordinated
way.
If
the
gun
violence
issue
in
philadelphia
was
handled
like
a
public
health
issue,
then
we
would
see
public
service
announcements,
discussing
the
risk
factors
and
the
people
who
are
most
of
most
at
risk
for
becoming
involved.
N
Those
people
would
know
where
to
go
and
what
to
do
there
would
be
coronations
of
services
and
the
city
suspected
specifically
for
people
who
fall
into
these
risk
areas
and
those
services
will
also
reach
out
to
these
groups.
The
people
most
at
risk
for
gun
violence
will
be
given
resources
and
opportunities
that
will
assist
them
in
getting
out
of
the
risk
category
or
prevent
them
from
getting
caught
up
in
a
risk
factor.
N
The
police
department
and
the
d.a
office
will
work
together
better
to
focus
on
government's
arrests.
When
studying
the
100
shooting
review,
it
seemed
like
they
were
both
blaming
each
other.
How
can
we
solve
this
issue
if
we
are
blaming
each
other?
Another
area
where
the
100
shoot
and
review
fell
short
was
with
youth
involvement.
N
N
Our
testimony
here
today
should
be
just
a
first
step.
The
youth
should
be
involved
and
planted
and
supported
in
organizing
in
a
city
around
this
area.
The
100
shoot
and
review
document
is
a
great
start
because
of
the
identify
because
it
identifies
issues
and
makes
recombination
yeah
involving
gun
violence,
but
we
can
only
make
it
work
if
we
all
work
together.
Thank
you
for
listening
today,
madam
chair,
may
I
ask
a
question.
B
C
G
My
name
is
santa
danzo,
I'm
17
years
years
old
I
attended
universal
auditory
charter
high
school.
I
live
in
southwest
philly,
I'm
also
a
part
of
nothing
enough
is
enough.
I
participate
in
harrisburg
gun
violence
campaign
and
I'm
a
former
member
of
the
student
youth
court.
My
opinion
on
gun
violence
is
that
the
majority
of
my
peers
in
our
community
don't
have
the
support
from
their
parents
and
families,
so
they
depend
on
their
schools
for
things
like
food
safety
and
activities.
For
example,
in
our
survey.
G
Students
to
name
a
place
they
could
go
in
their
neighborhood
to
talk
about
the
impact
of
gun
violence
and
for
support.
95
percent
of
the
students
cannot
name
a
neighborhood
resource.
Therefore,
my
recommendations
is
that
more
researchers
should
go
to
our
schools,
because
that's
the
only
place
that
is
mandatory
for
students
to
go,
and
if
you
don't
make
school,
safe
and
fun,
it
will
motivate
kids
to
want
to
attend.
G
Another
point
I
would
like
to
make
is
that
students
are
unaware
of
who
their
city
leaders
are.
We
ask
students
if
they
can
name
someone
responsible
for
making
decisions
for
their
neighborhood
87
percent
of
the
students
cannot,
they
should
start
off
by
knowing
who
their
city,
councilman
or
woman
is
because
a
lot
of
the
changes
and
differences
are
made
by
those
people.
My
recommendations
is
that
council
members
should
make
it
a
priority
to
visit
all
philadelphia
schools
and
sometimes
take
part
in
school
activities,
so
young
people
will
get
to
know
who
they
are.
G
One
final
point
I
want
to
address
is
that,
although
we
definitely
don't
overlook
the
good,
the
city
has
to
offer
the
tremendous
increase
in
gun.
Violence
causes
us
to
not
acknowledge
the
good
that
can
be
found
in
our
city,
our
survey
ex
students,
if
they
have
been
impacted
by
gun
violence,
46
of
respondents
said
they
have
loved
ones
who
has
been
shot.
We
don't
want
to.
We
don't
want
to
have
to
live
every
day
like
there's
a
war
going
on.
G
We
don't
want
to
worry
that
our
lives
will
be
taken
on
our
way
to
schools
or
to
work
when
we
when
we
are
out
with
our
families
and
friends.
Lastly,
we
don't
want
to
see
so
many
seats
in
our
graduating
class
empty
because
they
did
not
live
to
see
their
senior
year.
In
closing,
I
think
a
stronger
support
system
in
schools
will
help
philadelphia,
youth
feel
more
motivated
and
safe.
By
doing
this,
I
guarantee
gun
violence
will
increase
and
we
will
see
a
change
in
our
city.
Thank
you,
everyone
again,
and
my
name
is
confess.
B
That
was
the
last
speaker
great.
Thank
you
so
much.
First
of
all,
I
want
to
thank
all
the
young
people
who
spoke
today.
Your
testimonies
are
incredibly
powerful.
We
were
talking
a
little
bit
about
how
impactful
they
were
for
for
our
entire
committee
and
just
want
to
thank
you
for
the
dedication
and
the
thought
that
you
put
in
to
all
of
this
effort-
and
I
also
especially
want
to
thank
ms
osakoye
for
your
tremendous
work
on
the
enough.
B
It's
enough
coalition
focusing
extensively
on
the
needs
of
young
people
in
a
targeted
way.
I
think
you
are
speaking
our
love
language.
We
have
been
very
clear
that
we
have
a
very
specific
agenda
around
gun
violence.
We
have
talked
about
on
our
children
and
youth
committee
last
year,
delivering
an
anti-gun
violence,
effort
that
focused
youth,
anti-gun
violence,
effort
that
focused
in
on
the
areas
in
which
young
people
are
most
directly
impacted.
It
talked
about
guaranteed
employment
for
young
people,
employment,
programming
and
mentorship
programs.
B
It
talked
specifically
about
opening
up
rec,
centers
libraries,
multiple
spaces
for
young
people,
and
it
talked
about
expediting
mental
health
services
directly
to
young
people,
reducing
barriers
to
entry,
ensuring
that
there
would
be
social
workers
in
our
public
schools,
an
expansion
of
counseling,
and
you
know
like
safe
spaces
within
school
communities.
So
not
everything
is
just
about
reading
writing
and
an
academic
work.
B
B
The
second
thing
I
wanted
to
add
you
know
just
for
the
young
people
and
to
the
enough
is
enough
coalition.
Is
that
we're
also
focused
on
councilmember
gautier
has
talked
a
lot
about
a
just
services
campaign,
which
means
that
we
look
at
delivery
of
city
services
based
on
outcome
and
not
just
on
delivery
in
some
neighborhoods
once
a
week,
trash
deliver
once
a
week.
Trash
pickup
may
be
enough,
but
in
other
neighborhoods
once
a
week,
trash
pickup
is
simply
not
enough,
and
so
we
are
looking
at
expanded.
B
Addressing
of
the
cleanliness
of
communities
of
lighting,
of
making
sure
that
there
is
greening
and
sealing
the
vacant,
lots,
greening
of
particular
spaces
and
just
an
all-out
effort
around
that
and
then
finally,
our
committee
has
been
really
aggressive
about
mental
health
resources
on
the
ground.
It's
why
we've
been
pushing
for
mobile
health
crisis
units
to
instead
of
having
the
police
respond
to
a
mental
health
emergency,
seeing
if
we
can
have
a
non-police
mental
health
response
unit
that
goes
out
supports
families
and
communities.
B
We've
been
very
aggressive
about
young
people,
getting
them
the
services
they
need
at
the
juvenile
justice
services
center,
but
I
think,
most
importantly,
other
than
what
we
do
and
what
we're
we've
been
talking
about.
I
think
the
testimony
today
just
reaffirms
the
need
for
young
people
to
be
able
to
see
this
to
be
for
it
to
be
visible
in
their
lives,
and
so
we
have
a
lot
of
work
to
do
on
that
front.
B
B
I
know
vice
chair
thomas
has
a
question
for
this
panel,
so
I
will
recognize
vice
chair
thomas
and
then
we
can
continue
on
with
other
questions.
F
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
I
before
I
begin
with
my
questions,
I
know
that
there
was
one
of
the
panelists
who
had
a
question
for
us,
so
I'll,
allow
that
panelist
to
ask
their
question
first
and
then,
after
that
I'll
go
into
my
questions.
N
F
Thank
you
for
your
question.
I
appreciate
it.
I
think
it's
a
a
great
question
and
if
I
knew
the
answer,
I
could
assure
you
that
I
would
tell
you,
but
I
honestly
don't
know
the
answer
to
that,
but
my
staff
and
I
will
make
sure
that
we
do
our
due
diligence
and
if
we
can
get
an
answer
before
that
before
this
hearing
is
over
we'll
try
to
deliver
that
information.
So
I
appreciate
that
question.
Just
a
few
questions.
F
First
of
all,
young
people
did
a
phenomenal
job
with
your
testimony.
It
was.
It
was
amazing.
Some
of
the
information
broken
down
from
a
data
perspective
from
a
scientific
perspective
to
me
makes
100
sense.
I
think
that
if
we're
going
to
be
serious
and
intentional
about
allowing
young
people
to
be
a
part
of
the
conversation,
it's
imperative
that
we
make
sure
that
we
get
information
right.
F
So
if
somebody
can
just
take
a
moment
to
list
very
quickly
all
of
the
demands
that
have
been
communicated
so
far,
so
we
can
make
sure
that
we
got
every
single
request
and
recommendation
that
was
communicated
today,
even
if
each
person
just
takes
about
15
seconds,
because
we
are
pressed
for
time,
because
I
know
we
never
have
another
hearing,
even
if
each
in
another
resolution,
so
each
person
could
just
take
maybe
like
15
seconds
or
so
or
if
one
person
can
deliver
all
of
the
recommendations.
F
I
definitely
heard
the
recommendation
around
counselors
and
supports
in
school.
I
heard
the
recommendation
specifically
related
to
committees
and
some
type
of
I
guess
you
could
say
new
platform
that
you
recommended
that
we
create
where
council
members
work
collaboratively
with
the
young
people
and
meet
on
a
monthly
basis.
We
heard
more
transparency
as
it
relates
to
information
and
resources
for
free
programs
and
services,
but
I'm
sure
I
missed
something,
because
you
had
a
number
of
different
recommendations.
So
I'll
stop
right
there
and
hope
somebody
can
jump
in
and
help
complete.
A
So,
thank
you
councilmember,
thomas
to
if
you
did
not
hear
the
recommendation
that
you
named
then
I
will
ask
you
to
speak,
but
he
just
ran
through
quite
a
few
of
them.
I
did
not
hear
one
that
I
mentioned,
which
is
to
make
sure
that
organizations
who
are
receiving
funding
for
anti-gun
violence
work
are
required
to
include
at
least
two
high
school
students.
Maybe
it's
not
two,
but
some
number
of
high
school
students
in
a
decision
making
capacity.
That
was
one
recommendation.
N
J
Another
recommendation
that
we
both
had
that
was
similar
is
how
we
don't
who,
like
who
council
members
accountable
for
interacting
with
us,
are
also
advertising
those
programs
that
are
already
intact
from
us
being
members
of
the
scaring
committee.
We
have
knowledge
of
what
the
programs
are,
but
our
parents
and
just
regular
youth
people,
don't
aren't
aware
of
their
stuff
that
are
already
attacked
and
implemented
in
our
communities,
and
I
feel,
like
that's
a
big
communication
again.
K
And
the
recommendation
I
made,
which
kind
of
falls
into
line
with
what
george
was
saying
about,
how
there's
a
gap
in
the
advertisement
and
that
young
people
don't
know
about
all
of
these.
K
All
of
you,
programs
that
are
available
is
having
more
counselors
or
psychologists
in
schools
like
those
counselors
could
be.
The
ones
could
be
the
channel,
the
bridge
between
the
adult
world
and
us,
and
our
and
our
teenage
world
or
the
counselor
could
tell
us
about
all
these
different
all
these
different
programs
that
could
help
us.
F
Thank
you.
We
just
wanted
to
make
sure
that
we
had
that
list
of
recommendations.
I
I
I
see
that
other
I'd
see
that
I
see
that
there
are
a
lot
of
young
people
from
across
the
city
of
philadelphia.
A
So
we
could
make
some
inferences,
but
we
really
asked
young
people
to
give
their
zip
codes
because
we
wanted
to
know
more
about
where
they
lived
and
less
about
where
they
went
to
school.
But
we
later
learned
that
that
was
kind
of
a
tricky
question,
because
a
lot
of
young
people
were
unaware
of
their
zip
code.
So
it's
we're
not
even
we're
not
totally
sure
or
confident
in
our
sort
of
zip
code
data.
A
So
that's
that's
one
answer,
but
I
know
that
strawberry
mansion
also
did
their
own
survey
with
some
more
specific
questions
given
sort
of
what
that
community
has
seen.
So
I
think
they
should
also
jump
in
and
answer.
N
58.2
of
the
students
have
seen
students
in
their
neighborhood
42
of
the
students
have
a
family
member
that
was
in
jail
because
of
gun
violence.
52
percent
of
the
students
have
a
friend
that
died
because
of
gun
violence.
65
percent
of
the
students
worry
about
getting
hit
by
stray
bullets
going
outside
66
of
the
students
have
a
family
member
who
has
died
because
of
gun
violence,
and
this
is
from
our
area.
F
D
I
want
to
begin
by
saying
thank
you
guys
so
much
for
taking
the
time
and
just
doing
the
work
of
looking
through
the
100
shooting
report
and
taking
the
time
to
prepare
for
this
hearing
to
the
young
man's
point.
This
is
not
something
you
guys
often
have
opportunity
to
do,
or
folks
that
are
from
where
you're
from
even
know
that
they
should.
I
want
to
thank
the
teacher
or
the
organizer
of
this
as
well
for
the
efforts
and
hard
work.
D
As
a
former
educator,
I
know
what
it
means
and
the
importance
of
bringing
young
people
into
the
space
for
them
to
begin
to
access
their
power.
My
question
is:
we
talked
about
communication
and
the
best
way
to
get
this
information
out
to
young
people.
I
would
like
to
know
what
are
some
of
the
recommendations,
because,
from
my
experiences
in
schools,
they're,
usually
roadblocks
strawberry
mansion
might
have
a
wonderful
program
where
the
counselor
gets
all
the
information
out,
but
we
send
information
out
through
the
school
district
methods
to
individual
schools.
D
I've
tried
to
get
information
into
schools
and
get
roadblocks
and
communicate
whether
someone
drops
the
ball
or
whatever
the
situation.
I
would
like
to
know
what
is
the
best
way
to
get
this
information
into
your
hands
directly,
so
you
can
be
the
advocate
for
yourself
and
your
peers.
N
D
I
have
children
that
are
older
than
you
guys
and
you're
same
age,
and
I
just
want
to
make
sure
as
we're
talk
about
talking
about
getting
this
information
and
a
communication,
style
and
delivery
is
important.
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that
you
know
we're
aligning
with
you
know
this
request
in
a
way,
if
possible,.
K
I'm
sure
social
media
could
like
take
a
play,
a
part
in
it,
but
I
feel
like
it
also
might
just
be
an
echo
chamber,
because
I
know
on
platforms
like
instagram
and
tick
tock
and
facebook
things
like
that.
You
only
get.
You
only
get
the
information
from
people
who
you
already
follow,
or
from
people
who
you
follow
that
are
like
that,
like
if
somebody
follows,
like
ballet
they're
not
going
to
just
ultimate
they're,
not
just
going
to
randomly
get
the
don't
shoot
people
advertisements
on
there
on
their
page.
K
So
I
really
do
think
that
the
most
viable
way
to
get
this
to
get
this
all
out
to
our
teenagers
is
through
the
is
through
our
schools.
I
know
you
said
talked
about
the
roadblocks,
but
just
I
think
we
just
have
to
figure
out
a
way
to
steamroll
over
those
roblox,
because
if,
if
this
is
where
kids
are
we're
at
school,
that's
like
that's
just
where
we
are
so
that's
like
the
most.
That's
the
most
the
way
to
get
the
most
reach.
D
And
is
it
in
paper
form?
Is
it
robo
calls,
I
I
know
I'm
getting
into
the
weeds
with
it,
but
as
a
parent,
I
I
know
that
these
chains
of
communication
will
go
to
the
parent
if
we
send
it
to
the
school,
and
I
don't
know
if
we're
still
in
the
age
where
people
give
out
paper
to
put
in
a
book
bag
to
get
those
communications
out
to
young
people.
G
I
was
going
to
say
I
feel
like
school
is
the
right
option,
because
if
you
host
like
classroom
classes
or
you
guys,
come
to
the
school
and
speak
and
pass
them
out
or
so
we'll
have
to
like
we'll
actually
have
to
do
it
or
if
they
make
it
mandatory
for
us
to
do
it.
If
you
go
on
social
media,
we
can
just
go
past
it
and
like
and
just
look
at
it
like
it's
a
regular
post
or
we
don't
it's.
G
K
Exactly
like
kaijo
is
saying
when
we
have
at
school,
we
have
like
our
our
assemblies
in
the
lunchroom,
everybody
just
comes
in
the
lunchroom,
and
somebody
comes
to
talk
to
us
like
when
that
happens.
We
at
least
we're
hearing
at
least
we
know
like
it
can
like.
If
it
it
applies,
if
it
doesn't
apply
like
fly
right,
but
to
those
people
who
it
does
apply
to
you'll
at
least
have
it
as
an
option
and.
D
So
if
we
were
to
reach
back
out
again
and
ask
you
guys
to
help
us
get
this
information
out
via
social
media
and
be
a
part
of
creating
a
social
media
campaign,
is
this
something
that
would
interest
you?
Because
we
need
you?
Like
I'm
gonna,
be
honest,
I'm
old,
my
kids
have
to
handle
my
tick,
tock
and
instagram,
and
all
that
kind
of
stuff.
D
But
if
that
is
a
method,
I
would
love
to
be
able
to
work
directly
with
this
group
of
young
people,
because
you
still
have
some
years
in
high
school
to
help
us
get
this
messaging
out
and
focusing
on
schools
that
were
most
affected
by
this
work.
I'm
a
north
philadelphia
girl
too.
So
I
have
an
infinity
for
strawberry
mansion
and
you
know
schools
in
north
philly,
even
though
I'm
an
at-large
council
person.
D
I
understand
it
in
a
very
different
way
and
I
want
to
make
sure
that
I
am
offering
every
opportunity
for
you
guys
to
be
a
part
of
the
solution.
So
I'll
make
sure
someone
on
my
team
reaches
out
to
the
coordinator,
and
we
can
get
some
of
this
work
done
together,
because
I
need
your
help.
I
can't
you
know
we
can't,
as
elected
officials.
D
C
M
Our
email,
our
emails,
you
guys,
can
send
us
emails
about
these
things.
Also,
like
that's
one
way
to
advertise,
send
it
to
us
a
good
two
or
three
times
we're
going
to
get
annoyed
by
it.
So
we're
eventually
going
to
read
it.
I'm
telling
you
from
experience.
I
just
got
something
sent
from
my
principal
senator
good
four
times.
I
got
annoyed
by
it,
so
I
read
it,
but
that's
just
one
way
you
can
get
it
to
us.
B
Thank
you.
Thank
you
very
much.
Councilmember
thomas
did
you
have
a
question
or
councilmember
brooks.
Are.
N
G
E
I
also
wanted
to
add
in
my
one
of
my
recommendations,
was
a
monthly
meeting
with
city
council
members
and
former
committee
with
student
representatives.
E
I
also
think
we
should
have
that
as
well,
because
me
personally
growing
up,
I
never
took
gun
violence
seriously
until
I
had
a
one-on-one
conversation
with,
like
others,
about
who
faced
and
stuff
and
actually
was
like
recognizing
it,
instead
of
seeing
it
like
on
social
media,
just
like,
oh
whatever
it's
just
social
media,
it
could
be
true
or
it
could
be
not
like.
You
never
know.
B
We
appreciate
that,
thank
you
so
much.
I
know
that
council
member
thomas
had
his
hand
up
so
vice
chair
thomas.
Did
you
have
a
question.
F
Yeah,
madam
chair
and
I
actually
in
the
same
spirit
as
my
sister
kali
councilmember,
brooks
I'm
gonna
go
ahead
and
take
the
young
people
in,
and
you
know
this
is
the
first
time
here
in
most
of
their
recommendations,
but
I'm
gonna
go
ahead
and
take
them
up
on
that
offer,
as
it
relates
to
forming
some
type
of
committee
with
the
youth
that
meets
with
city
council
on
a
monthly
basis.
F
Clearly,
you
have
three
at-large
members
here
right
now,
so
we
might
not
be
able
to
nail
it
down
by
district
that
that
might
be
maybe
another
phase
for
another
time,
but
I
think
at
least
that
recommendation
I'm
committed
to
that
and
just
knowing
the
spirit
of
the
other
members
of
the
of
this
particular
committee
I'll
bet
that
they
would
also
be
committed
to
honoring
the
recommendation,
as
it
relates
to
meeting
with
the
young
people
on
a
monthly
basis
to
make
sure
that
we're
moving
in
the
right
direction.
F
So
I
I
appreciate
you,
council,
member,
brooks
for
your
line
of
questioning
because
it
led
to
you
know
something
that
I
think
we
can
move
on
as
it
relates
to
action
items.
Not
just
going
into
the
schools
and
delivering
more
information,
especially
jobs.
I
think
you
know,
as
I'm
listening,
you
know.
F
One
thing
that
we
get
is
we
get
a
ton
of
folks
who
are
looking
to
hire
and
and
far
too
often
more
job
openings
than
people
willing
to
fulfill
them,
and
it
is
always
challenging
to
us,
because
we
know
that
25
of
our
city
is
living
in
poverty
and
we
know
that
a
large
percentage
of
those
folks
are
actually
working
poor.
So
we
know
that
a
job
and
a
quality
wage
is
a
big
part
of
addressing
some
of
these
issues,
but
I
do
agree
with
the
young
people
as
it
relates
to
the
line
of
communication.
F
One
thing
I
will
say
you
know
for
us:
on
the
city
council
side:
we
we
don't
have
the
biggest
staff
there's
only
about
seven
of
us.
So
when
we
do-
and
I
think
seven
is
generous-
it's
probably
not
even
the
right
number-
that's
probably
including
us-
the
council
members,
so
when
it
comes
time
to
being
able
to
plan
these
things
and
make
sure
that
we
have
these
conversations.
F
You
know
I
just
want
to
emphasize
what
council
member
brooks
said.
It's
going
to
be
important
that
we
lean
on
you
guys
it's
going
to
be
important,
that
we
put
ourselves
in
a
position
to
make
sure
that
we're
maximizing
our
time
we're
using
our
platforms
and
our
resources
to
come
with
real,
tangible
solutions
and
things
that
we
feel
like
we
can
make
a
difference
with.
So
I
appreciate
the
list
that's
been
communicated
today.
F
I
appreciate
the
testimony
from
everybody,
but
in
the
spirit
of
doing
which
I
appreciate
from
you
council
member
books,
I'm
committed
to
that,
as
well
as
exploring
the
other
recommendations
and
figuring
out
what
we
can
do
and
how
we
can
move
on
some
of
those
things.
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
I
appreciate
your
patience
and
I
appreciate
your
leadership
and
allowing
us
to
have
this
platform
for
our
young
people.
B
No,
absolutely,
mr
thomas,
and
we
have
frequently
had
we
frequently
had
youth
advisories,
I'm
you
know
most
of
our
work
around
foster
youth.
Most
of
our
work
around
youth
returning
from
residential
placement
have
been
directed
in
partnership
with
other
youth
leaders.
I
think
we
would
be
honored
to
have
this
group.
You
know
meet
with
our
city
council
committee
on
children
and
youth
on
a
regular
basis
and
we're.
I
think
that
enough
is
enough.
B
Coalition
has
more
than
demonstrated
their
capacity
to
not
only
be
you
know,
a
sounding
board,
but
actually
a
driver
of
ideas
for
us,
and
I
think
we
are
in
alignment,
because
this
committee
has
been
so
aggressive
about
the
focused
attention
on
areas
most
impacted
on
the
youth
employment
programming,
outreach.
B
We've
been
focused
on
mental
health
resources
and
support
networks
within
schools,
and
we've
been
focused
in
on
your
neighborhoods
in
a
just
services
campaign
to
make
sure
that
they
are
as
clean
as
well
lit
as
green
and
vibrant
as
any
other
neighborhood
or
the
wealthiest
neighborhood
in
philadelphia.
To
be
clear.
So
I
think
we
can
make
that
commitment.
Vice
chair,
thomas,
we
will
stay
in
close
touch
on
all
of
this
council
member
brooks
and
other
members
of
this
committee
we'd
be
honored.
B
To
do
that,
you
know
we
have
a
hard
deadline
at
11
a.m
and
we
have
one
more
panel
of
really
wonderful
testifiers,
but
but
before
we
close
this
out,
are
there
any
other?
Last
questions
from
members
of
this
committee
for
this
panel.
B
See
none.
I
want
to
thank
these
young
people,
so
very
much
I
want
to
thank
the
enough.
Is
enough
coalition
and
your
fantastic
leader,
ms
asako,
a
sequoia.
I
hope
I
pronounced
that
correctly
for
your
amazing
work.
I
think
when
young
people
shine,
it
speaks
a
lot
to
the
leadership
that
supports
them
and
just
honor
all
the
work
that
went
into
it.
So,
thank
you
everybody
for
this,
mr
forester.
Could
you
please
call
the
next
panel
of
witnesses
to
testify.
B
Good
morning,
everybody,
thank
you
so
much,
mr
garber.
If
you
are
ready
to
go
you
if
you
could
just
please
state
your
name
for
the
record,
even
though
we
all
know
your
your
work
and
then
you
may
proceed
with
your
testimony.
I
Thank
you
chair
again,
and
thank
you
vice
chair,
thomas
for
organizing
today's
hearing.
My
name
is
adam
garber,
I'm
the
executive
director
at
ceasefire,
pa
education
fund,
the
state's
gun,
violence
prevention,
advocacy
organization,
and
it's
an
honor
to
be
here
with
you
and
with
the
enough
is
enough
coalition.
I
I've
gotten
to
know
some
of
these
amazing
youth
through
the
work
that
they
mentioned,
advocating
for
solutions
locally
and
statewide
and
helping
them
understand
the
nature
of
the
policies
and
the
gun,
violence
issues
and
how
they
can
have
an
impact,
and
I
would
say
that
they
give
me
and
I'm
sure,
each
of
you
hope
that
we
will
get
to
a
place
where
everyone
feels
and
is
actually
safe,
but
also
the
recognition
that
we
can't
wait
for
their
sake
and
for
the
sake
of
the
rest
of
people
in
philadelphia.
I
I
will
take
a
slight
detour
to
go
for
my
prepared
remarks
to
go
back
to
one
thing
that
vice
chair,
thomas
asked
at
the
beginning
about
what
was
going
on
in
harrisburg
and
I'm
going
to
start
with
my
bad
news
piece
for
a
second,
which
I
think
is
important
to
be
on
the
record
for
a
variety
of
reasons.
But
earlier
this
week
and
late
last
week,
there
was
an
attempt
to
force
votes
on
life-saving
laws
in
harrisburg.
I
That
would
reduce
gun
violence
here
in
philadelphia
from
safe
storage,
to
an
assault
weapons
ban
to
allowing
local
control
over
gun,
violence
laws.
And
unfortunately,
not
only
did
we
not
get
a
vote.
We
didn't
get
a
debate
because
the
majority
decided
to
play
games
with
honestly
the
lives
of
our
children
and
our
youth
and
make
maneuvers
that
are
procedural
rather
than
substantive,
and
so
the
reality
is
that
in
many
ways
we
are
fighting
this
a
crisis
with
a
hand
tied
behind
our
back.
I
But
I'm
also
confident
with
the
leadership
here
in
the
council
and
the
leadership
of
our
youth
in
the
city
that
we
can
still
rise
to
this
occasion
and
hope
for
the
day
that
harrisburg
will
do
more
to
help
us
address
it
in
terms
of
funding.
We
are
in
the
midst
of
a
budget
fight
right
now
and
hope
that
the
state
will
and
the
governor
will
continue
to
invest,
resources
and
violence,
intervention
programs,
these
programs
range,
but
I
want
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
the
specificity,
that's
important
in
them,
along
with
two
other
solutions.
I
Last
year
the
state
put
45
million
dollars
in
violence,
intervention
programs
across
the
commonwealth
through
the
pa
commission
on
crime
and
delinquency,
and
that
was
a
start.
There
was
a
start
in
investing
in
our
communities
and
helping
not
only
heal
the
trauma
but
prevent
the
trauma
in
the
first
place
by
having
some
of
those
solutions
that
you
heard
from
outreach
workers
to
victim
services
and
workforce
development
programs.
I
What
we
know
is
that
those
programs
are
most
successful
when
they
are
targeted
at
those
most
likely
to
be
involved
in
violence,
so
only
about
one
percent
of
a
city
is
actually
directly
involved
as
a
perpetrator
in
violence,
though,
obviously
the
ripple
effects,
as
you
heard,
are
much
larger
here
and
so
one
of
our
recommendations
and
the
city
has
put
its
own
money
about
20
million
dollars
into
such
programs.
Last
session,
I
know,
is
considering
what
is
appropriate
this
session,
I
think
for
ceasefire,
pa
and
many
of
our
partners.
I
One
of
our
recommendations
is
to
really
target
those
programs.
I
want
to
be
clear:
we
need
community
cleanup
and
community
investments,
we
need
libraries
and
rec
centers
and
opportunities
for
youth
and
everything
that
you
heard
from
the
enough
is
enough
coalition,
but
we
also
need
to
make
sure
we
are
providing
resources
and
connections
and
tools
and
outreach
to
those
most
likely
to
perpetrate
the
violence
that
is
causing
the
trauma
in
our
communities.
I
In
one
study
in
another
state
in
massachusetts,
they
found
about
eighty
thousand
000
per
a
homicide
dedicated
to
programs,
to
mostly,
in
their
cases
a
demographic
of
18
to
30
year
old
black
men,
who
are
most
likely
to
be
involved
in
violence,
were
able
to
reduce
aggravated
assault
and
homicide
by
30
over
five
years
now
we
have
to
go
far
beyond
30,
considering
what
we
are
experiencing
here
in
philadelphia.
I
But
I
think
the
key
point
here
to
take
away
is
that
having
a
set-aside
resources
for
individuals
most
likely
to
be
involved
in
violence,
in
addition
to
other
funding,
is
really
going
to
be
critical
to
preventing
the
shootings
before
they
happen
in
the
city
of
philadelphia,
based
on
our
current
homicide
rate,
that
would
mean
a
dedicated
program
of
about
40
million
dollars
a
year
that
would
slowly
decrease
over
time
as
we
get
the
homicides
under
control,
it
had
the
added
benefit
of
not
only
reducing
homicide
but
reducing
aggravated
assault.
I
That's
the
first
piece.
The
second
piece,
I
think,
is
much
more
clear
coordination.
I
think,
as
this
committee
and
others
have
heard,
we
are
investing
resources,
but
we
need
on-the-ground
strategic
programs
that
are
coordinating
the
multitude
of
efforts
from
workforce
development
to
community
improvement,
to
outreach
efforts
within
each
highly.
I
So
I
think
you
know.
Obviously
there
are
some
limitations
in
terms
of
what
city
council
can
do
within
that
regard,
but
I
think
thinking
about
how
do
we
set
up
programs
where
there
is
a
dedicated
quarterback?
Who
has
the
overview
of
the
community
needs
and
really
crafting
plans
that
are
filling
the
gap?
I
And
this
is
something
that
office
of
violence
prevention
and
the
mayor's
md
managing
director's
office
should
be
doing
as
part
of
those
grant
funded
programs
will
go
a
long
way
and
has
been
proven
to
be
effective
at
other
places
like
milwaukee
like
atlanta
and
dc
and
baltimore,
by
having
that
local
effect.
So
that's
the
second.
I
The
third
recommendation
I
want
to
make
is
the
other
side
of
the
coin.
Much
of
today's
conversation
has
focused
on
how
do
we
address
the
damage
and
the
hurt
to
our
communities
that
are
driving
this
violence,
help
people
heal
and
help
prevent
it,
and
that
could
not
be
more
important,
but
we
know
from
research
that
access
to
firearms
leads
to
more
violence
and
in
philadelphia.
I
That
is
a
huge
evidence
of
what
we
know
is
an
ongoing
problem,
with
stores
failing
to
enforce
existing
law
and
allowing
more
illegal
firearm
trafficking.
What
we
know
from
past
research
is
some
of
those
stores
have
never
been
inspected
and
when
they
have
been
by
atf
that
they
get
a
slap
on
the
wrist.
If
that
you
could
imagine
if
we
had
restaurants
that
every
week
were
giving
people
salmonella
and
e
coli,
everyone
would
be
calling
on
the
department
of
health
to
shut
them
down.
I
We
have
stores
that
are
fueling
a
crisis
that
are
taking
the
lives
and
causing
trauma
to
our
youth
in
philadelphia,
and
they
are
a
I'm
not
saying
that
we
shouldn't
sell
guns
in
the
city.
That's
not
our
position,
but
they
need
to
follow
the
laws
to
prevent
straw
purchases
to
prevent
the
diversion
of
firearms
underground
that
are
fueling.
These
shootings,
the
city
of
philadelphia,
has
more
opportunities,
and
I
think
city
council
can
be
a
partner
and
provide
resources
to
allow
enforcement
of
existing
law.
I
For
instance,
two
opportunities,
one
is
brady,
provides
a
code
of
conduct
for
goods,
gun
stores
that
goes
above
and
beyond
existing
law,
and
maybe
we
can
explore
ways
to
encourage
the
use
of
that
code
of
contact
as
good
neighbors
within
our
city
of
philadelphia.
I
If
they're
going
to
sell
firearms
here,
the
second
is
enforcement
capacity,
which
is
the
city
and
the
law
department
and
the
the
the
police
department
should
look
at
mechanisms
to
evaluate
and
investigate
those
stores
and
when
there
are
traceback
crime
guns
to
increase
enforcement,
increase
inspections
or
stop
buys
to
hopefully
hold
them,
because,
ultimately,
what
we
know
from
other
locations
is,
if
someone's
looking
over
your
shoulder,
sadly
you're
more
likely
to
follow
the
law.
I'm
sure
these
youth
know
it
from
their
teachers
and
parents.
I
We
could
say-
and
we
know
it
in
the
corporate
world-
that
having
someone
who
is
helping
you
enforce
the
existing
laws
will
save
lives.
I
think
these
three
recommendations
are
the
place.
I
would
start
in
terms
of
addressing
this
crisis
increased
targeted
funding
that
is
really
highly
targeted,
those
most
likely
to
be
involved
in
violence
to
deeper
coordination
at
a
neighborhood
level,
with
a
quarterback
and
three
enforcement
of
existing
laws
for
gun
stores.
I
The
last
piece,
I
would
just
say,
is
the
continued
advocacy
for
action
at
the
state
level.
We
have
a
state
level
crisis
and
we're
stuck
here
in
philadelphia
with
lamins,
but
I
think
what
you
heard
today
and
I
went
on
the
record
because
there's
a
court
case
going
hopefully
in
front
of
the
supreme
court-
is
that
fundamentally,
the
youth
you
heard
are
being
deprived
of
their
constitutional
right
to
life
and
liberty,
and
that
is
a
failure
of
our
government.
I
And
it
is
not
just
a
failure
for
lack
of
solutions,
but
a
failure
for
refusal
of
solutions
at
the
state
level.
And
it
is
time
for
our
court
system
to
recognize
that
failure.
And
I
know
the
city
and
many
of
y'all
are
involved
in
that
effort.
But
it
is
important
that
the
students
understand
that
they
have
that
right
to
life
in
liberty
and
that
they
understand
that
we
are
going
to
fight
for
it
and
that,
hopefully,
the
court
will
recognize
that
it
ultimately
outweighs
the
access
to
a
firearm.
B
O
O
O
These
programs
work
with
youth
ages,
8
to
18
years
old,
to
address
social
determinants
of
health,
specifically
around
youth's
exposure
to
community
violence
and
trauma.
The
violence.
Intervention
program
is
an
example
of
many
hospital-based
programs
around
the
country
that
are
dedicated
to
breaking
the
cycle
of
violence
for
children
and
young
adults.
Following
a
violent
injury,
the
growing
resilience
in
teens
program
works
with
violence,
exposed
youth
and
intervenes
early
to
provide
support
and
services
to
bolster
resilience
and
promote
healing,
because
we
know
that
violence
permeates
communities,
impacts
entire
families
and
can
lead
to
poor
outcomes.
O
I
appreciate
the
opportunity
to
speak
today
on
this
very
important
issue
of
gun
violence
in
the
city.
I
hope
to
provide
insight
based
on
my
work
that
can
improve
access,
resources
and
policies
that
amplify
youth
voices
and
support
families
while
working
towards
solutions
to
gun
violence
prevention
in
the
city
of
philadelphia.
O
One
child's
story
comes
to
mind.
A
14
year
old
african-american
male
entered
chop's
growing
resilience
in
teens
program,
which
we
call
grit
last
september
after
exposure
to
significant
gun
violence
in
his
community,
he
was
experiencing
post-traumatic
stress
and
anxiety
symptoms
such
as
trouble
sleeping
hyper
vigilance
and
fear
of
returning
home
from
school.
O
He
also
shared
that
a
bullet
had
recently
come
through
his
bedroom
window
shattering
the
glass
but
missing
him
and
his
brother.
While
they
slept
data
from
our
violence,
intervention
program
tells
us
that
almost
50
percent
of
the
youth
enrolled
in
the
program
have
heard
gunshots
in
their
neighborhood
at
least
several
times,
with
the
support
of
his
family
and
their
grit
case
manager.
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
We
need
to
come
together
to
prioritize
the
health
and
well-being
of
our
children.
We
must
find
ways
to
coordinate
efforts
and
services
across
systems.
Our
social
work
case
managers
spend
their
days
and
often
their
nights.
Helping
youth
and
families
obtain
medical
care,
mental
health
services
and
advocating
within
other
social
service
areas
where
representatives
speak
different
language
and
have
differing
goals.
O
I
have
learned
firsthand
the
importance
of
wrapping
support
and
services
around
the
whole
family
directly,
especially
after
gun
violence
by
providing
a
youth-centered
and
family-led
approach,
our
programs
at
the
center
for
violence
prevention,
prioritize
the
youth
and
family's
voice
and
choice.
We
work
together
with
families
to
identify
goals
and
work
toward
addressing
needs.
B
Ms
glavin,
I
apologize,
but
I
just
need
you
to
probably
wrap
up
your
testimony.
I
appreciate
so
much
what
it
is,
but
we
have
to
conclude
by
11
am,
and
so
we
are
really
against
it.
We
would
love
to
be
able
to
also,
you
know
just
invite
a
few
comments
from
our
members,
and
you
know.
I
know
that
council
member
kenyatta
johnson
has
joined
us
as
well
and
has
been
on
the
call
for
a
while.
B
So
my
apologies
for
not
recognizing
him
a
little
earlier,
but
if
we
could
just
wrap
up,
that
would
be
really
critical
right
now
for
us.
Thank
you.
Yes,.
O
There
is
significant
evidence
that
youth
benefit
from
feeling
like
they
are
contributing
to
their
community
and
their
storytelling
and
sharing's.
One
experience
can
be
beneficial.
We
must
work
together
to
create
a
larger,
more
robust
network
of
providers
so
that
every
child
in
philadelphia
and
their
loved
ones
have
access
to
the
care
they
need
and
deserve.
O
B
You
so
much
ms
lovin.
Thank
you
so
much,
mr
garber.
We
have
just
a
few
minutes.
Are
there
any
questions
from
any
members
of
the
committee?
I
do
want
to
note
for
both
of
you
that
your
testimony
has
been
circulated
to
all
members
of
the
committee
we
are
taking
them
in
close
consideration,
especially
mr
garper
will
probably
circle
back
to
you
on
question
number
three
or
recommendation
number
three,
which
I'm
very
much
interested
in
following
up
with
you
on.
Are
there
any
questions
from
any
members
of
our
committee.
L
L
I
just
have
a
question
my
name
councilman,
canada
johnson.
I
just
want
to
thank
you
for
your
testimony.
Thank
you
for
taking
time
out
of
your
schedule
and
making
a
choice
to
be
a
part
of
this
dialogue
which
ultimately
impacts
you
and
your
generation
a
lot
of
times
us
as
adults,
we're
looking
at
comprehensively
and
holistically.
L
We
talk
about
trauma.
We
talk
about
addressing
institutional
racism.
We
talk
about
the
issue
of
poverty,
which
all
of
those
things
play
a
role
in
addressing
the
issue
of
gun
violence.
But
can
you,
unlike
me,
regarding
the
issue
of
how
we
look
at
the
culture
of
violence
and
how
it
relates
to
some
of
the
things
around
music
and
things
that
are
totally
accepted,
or
I
don't
want
to
say
glorified,
but
at
the
end
of
the
day,
things
are
quote:
unquote,
cool,
so.
L
B
Culture
and
if
we
could
try
to
keep
this
somewhat
brief,
that
would
be
great.
You
don't
wanna.
We
wanna
keep
all
the
testimony.
So
please
proceed
if
any
young
person
would
like
to
respond
to
council
member
johnson,
if
you
could
just
state
your
name
for
the
record.
G
My
name
is
hija
and
I
was
going
to
say
it
is,
I
think,
the
kids
don't
really
look
at
the
music
videos
and
stuff
as
if
it's
like
a
big
problem,
because
it's
used
for
props,
like
you
know,
that's
how
they
make
their
videos
and
stuff
it'll
be
hard
for
you
to
get
in
contact
with
little
dirk
and
say,
like
oh
little
dirk,
if
you
can
stop
using
guns
and
get
videos
that'll
help
the
youth
little
dirk
is
always
in
chicago
and
then
like.
We
have
the
same
issues
in
philadelphia.
G
Some
people
don't
listen
to
little
dirk
and
they
still
shoot
guns.
So
I
don't
think
the
music
is
a
big
issue.
I
mean
they
do
say
like
bad
things
in
the
music
and
stuff,
but
anybody
that
knows
like
actually
uses
their
brain
actually,
like
you
know
like
I
don't
know
how
to
explain
it
but,
like
you,
shouldn't,
go
off
music
and
live
your
life
off
the
music.
Like
that's
what
I'm
trying
to
say.
L
Okay,
how
does
how
does
drill
music
play
a
role
in
some
of
the
things
that
we're
seeing
today
and
I'll
wrap
up
on
that.
L
Or
it
may
not
play
a
role,
but
I've
seen
a
lot
of
this.
I've
seen
a
lot
of
reasoning,
a
lot
of
this
videos
from
one
neighborhood
to
another
neighborhood
and
putting
people's
relatives
inside
of
these
videos
based
upon
the
various
things
that
happen
inside
the
neighborhood.
How
do
we
combat
that
aspect
from
a
youth
standpoint,
because
y'all
the
power
is
really
with
the
young
people.
M
Can
you
hear
me?
Yes,
my
name
is
davion
jackson
and
I
just
want
to
say
that
it
just
brings
what's
happening
in
these
cities.
These
different
cities
like
to
light
and
just
and
you
know
a
lot
of
young
people
such
as
ourselves,
watch
these
videos
and
hear
these
songs.
That's
talking
about
it
and
some
people
take
it.
As
you
know
what
they're
doing
this
to
their,
I
say
ops,
let
me
try
to
do
it.
Let
me
do
it
to
minds
and
see
how
this
goes,
so
they
want
to
make
songs
about
it.
M
Now
now
they're
dissing
their
ops,
dissing
their
opposite
dead
people,
and
then
it
becomes
a
whole
situation
towards
where
this
person
did
this.
I'm
gonna
get
back
at
them,
not
even
just
coming
back
at
him
a
song.
Now
I
want
this
person
dead,
so
they
found
out
so
there's
more
generational,
like
in
some
cases.
G
That's
what
I'm
saying
like
it's
it'll
be
harder
to
stop
it
with
us
like.
I
think
we
need
a
bigger
group,
because
these
things
happen
from
people
like
10
years
ago.
Sometimes
they
don't
even
know
the
history
who
died,
they'll
just
feed
off,
oh
their
dad
died,
so
they'll
go
get
back
to
somebody
else's
daughter
or
somebody
else's
son.
G
So
that's
what
I'm
saying
like
if
you
stop
it
in
the
in
the
shorter
run,
instead
of
wait
until
they
18
19,
then
all
of
a
sudden,
the
the
youth
programs
in
the
18,
like
you,
got
to
continue
with
all
to
20,
because
you
could
pick
up
a
gun
at
50
and
want
to
kill
somebody
because
they
killed
your
dad
like
I
feel
like
it
should
never
stop
at
no
age
range.
Everybody
should
be
like
be
a
part
of
the
situation
or
so
get
everybody
involved.
M
Personally,
I'm
sorry
and
personally,
we
have
to
be
as
older
as
we
are
all
the
way
down
to
the
younger
ones
that
that
is
happening
too.
We
have
to
be
smarter
about
it.
We
have
to
help
them
understand
that
this
is
just
that.
It's
just
drill,
music.
You
don't
have
to
go
out
and
do
it.
It's
not
something
for
you
to
go
out
and
do
it's
just
for
you
to
listen
to.
We
have
to
be.
We
have
to
have
some
type
of
acknowledgement
to
let
them
know.
This
is
not
something
for
them
to
do.
L
Well,
listen.
I
want
to
thank
all
three
of
you
all
to
thank
councilman,
isaiah,
thomas
for
really
hosting
the
most
important
people
that
need
to
be
at
the
table.
What
is
our
young
people?
Because
that's
the
only
way
we're
going
to
get
out
address
the
situation
from
a
realistic
perspective.
So
thank
you
all
for
your
testimony.
No
more
comments
on
madam
chair.
Thank
you
for
the
panelists
adam
and
everyone
else.
Thank.
B
You
thank
you
and
thank
you
to
our
young
people
for
answering
as
well,
and
thank
you
for
staying
and
listening.
This
is
really
important
council
member
johnson.
We
made
a
commitment
earlier
that
we
were
gonna
work.
B
The
this
committee
will
work
closely
with
the
enough
is
enough
coalition
on
a
regular
basis,
to
be
able
to
expand
on
the
recommendations
that
they
have
delivered
to
our
city
and
to
ensure
that
we're
reaching
young
people
a
little
bit
better
than
what
we've
been
doing
for
you
know,
certainly
better
than
what
we've
been
doing.
Are
there
any
other
questions
for
the
final
panel
from
any
other
members
of
the
committee.
B
See
none.
We
will
have
some
closing
comments
and
I'd
like
to
turn
it
over
to
vice
chair,
thomas
councilmember,
thomas
I'm
going
to
be.
F
Very
I'm
going
to
be
very
brief.
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
I
appreciate
it.
I
want
to
say
thank
you
to
that
last
panel
of
experts
who
do
this
work
on
a
consistent
basis
as
well.
I
wish
we
could
have
engaged
a
little
bit
more
in
dialogue,
but
we
did
run
out
of
time,
so
I
do
want
to
say
thank
you
to
that
last
panel.
But,
more
importantly,
thank
you
to
the
young
people,
I'm
at
the
end
of
the
day.
F
We
are
involved
in
a
lot
of
conversations
and
there
are
a
lot
of
recommendations
and
things
that
are
suggested
that
we
can
do
about
gun
violence,
but
at
the
end
of
the
day,
often
those
things
are
out
of
our
jurisdiction.
The
young
people
who
came
today
with
deliverables
that
we
can
actually
do
that
we
can
control
and
impact
ourselves
and
I'm
excited
for
their
recommendations,
and
I
think,
more
importantly,
I'm
optimistic
for
the
future.
F
They
are
the
future
of
our
city.
They
are
the
future
of
our
country.
They
are
the
future
of
our
world
and,
at
the
end
of
the
day,
they're
able
to
identify
these
problems
and
are
able
to
offer
recommendations
for
us
now,
which
I'm
optimistic
will
turn
into
permanent
solutions
as
they
grow
into
the
same
seats
that
we
currently
hold
right
now.
So
thank
you,
madam
chair.
F
I
appreciate
the
leverage
and
the
opportunity
to
have
this
important
conversation
and
I
look
forward
to
continuing
to
work
with
the
entire
collective
to
make
sure
that
we
are
fighting
for
the
citizens
of
philadelphia.
One
of
the
things
I
always
say.
We
never
know
how
many
lives
we'll
see
when
we
do
this
work,
and
one
of
the
things
that
young
people
are
asking
for
is
prevention-based
initiatives.
F
We
do
a
lot
of
intervention
and
you
know
we
want
to
put
up
a
lot
of
different
initiatives
to
catch
people
when
they
do
something
wrong
and
I
think
what
the
young
people
are
are
putting.
The
emphasis
on
is
not
necessarily
catching
somebody
when
they
do
something
wrong,
but
preventing
them
from
doing
something
wrong
in
the
first
place.
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
I
appreciate
you.
B
Yes,
that's
right
and
if
we
could
just
put
an
amen
on
that,
also
just
a
reminder
that
it's
not
just
about
the
future
for
these
young
people,
and
I
think
we
we
all
know
that
you're
more
than
our
future.
You
are
right
now
you
are
the
leaders.
We
need
right
this
moment
and
I've
frequently
said
it's
different.
You
know
five
years
from
now
for,
for
all
of
you,
it'll
be
a
different
city,
a
different
feeling,
and
so
we
need
you
right
now.
We
need
you
in
your
sophomore
year.
B
We
need
you
in
your
junior
year
in
your
senior
years
to
be
guiding
us
through
this,
because
there
isn't
any
other
time
that
it
feels
like
this
for
you,
and
so
we
are
committed.
I
think
you
heard
that
we've
been
pushing
on
our
own.
I
think
we're
in
alignment.
I
want
to
thank
vice
chair
thomas
for
his
tremendous
resolution
and
reminding
us
that
this
city
council
body
was
built
for
exactly
moments
like
this,
and
this
committee
dedicated
to
children.
B
The
youth
in
particular,
is
is
built
for
uplifting
the
voices
of
our
young
people.
I
want
to
thank
all
of
our
committee
members.
I
know
council
member
johnson
you're
up
next
with
yours,
so
I
would
like
to
ask,
be
there
be
no
further
questions
from
members
of
this
committee
and
no
other
witnesses
to
testify.
I
will
ask
if
there
is
anyone
else
present
in
this
hearing
whose
name
we
have
failed
to
call
upon,
and
that
wishes
to
offer
testimony
on
the
resolution
being
considered
today.
L
All
right,
but
I
want
to
give
you
your
props,
madam
chair,
for
always
you're
not
new
to
this
you've,
always
been
focusing
on
keeping
young
people
at
the
forefront
and
even
in
the
midst
of
the
work
that
I'm
doing
you
say,
hey
councilman,
that's
great!
The
work
that
you're
doing,
let's
partner,
to
make
sure
that
we're
addressing
supporting
our
young
people
in
a
proactive
way,
so
they
can
be
a
part
of
this
conversation.
So,
thank
you
and
again
I
thank
I'm.
The
sponsor
of
the
resolution.
L
B
Thank
you
very
much
councilmember
johnson
hearing
none.
I
want
to
thank
all
the
panelists
all
the
witnesses,
all
of
our
young
people
for
their
participation.
Today
we
value
your
opinions
and
we
will
take
them
to
heart
and
we
will
be
back
in
touch
with
you.
This
concludes
the
public
hearing
of
the
committee
on
children
and
youth.
We
will
now
recess
this
hearing
until
the
call
of
the
chair.
Thank
you,
everybody
for
your
attendance.