Philadelphia CeaseFire
A campaign to stop gun violence in our community
http://www.philaceasefire.com
Get In Touch
Contact: Marla Davis-Bellamy
Pronouns: she/her
Title: Director
Email: marla.davis.bellamy@temple.edu
Phone: (215) 806-8493
How Can You Help?
Identify community organizations, programs, activists, and leaders who are working to address gun violence in Philadelphia and add their information to the city-wide directory.
Attend the HUB monthly virtual meetings to stay in the know of what’s happening and various efforts where you can volunteer.
Have a service, program, or idea that can aid Philadelphia CeaseFire in achieving its mission? Contact Marla Davis-Bellamy with the contact information listed above.
Philadelphia CeaseFire has partnered with We The People Stage and the District Attorney’s Office to address criticism raised by community activists that the effort to end gun violence lacks coordination at a city-level by deepening the exchange of information. The result: a centralized database of resources, programs, community and faith leaders who are committed to ending gun violence in Philadelphia.
WHAT IS CEASEFIRE?
Additional Resource- HUB Project Brief
CeaseFire is a structured, deliberate and disciplined violence intervention that was developed in Chicago based on the premise that violence is a public health issue and can be prevented. The program in Philadelphia is one of the national replication sites of Cure Violence (formerly known as Chicago Ceasefire) public health model and focuses its efforts to stop shootings and killings in hot spots in the 22nd and 39th Police Districts in North Philadelphia. The approach includes efforts to heighten community awareness about gun violence and encourage area residents, community, business and faith based leaders to work together and get involved.
THE CHALLENGE
No American city better epitomizes the epidemic of youth violence than Philadelphia. Nationally, homicide represents the second leading cause of death among individuals ages 15 to 19 and the leading cause of death for young Philadelphians within this same demographic.
IS IT WORKING?
In 2011, the year the Phila. Ceasefire program began, there were 188 shooting victims and 47 homicides in the 22nd Police District.. In 2013 there were 126 shooting victims and 26 homicides in the 22nd Police District. A formal evaluation to measure the impact of the program within its targeted neighborhoods is underway.