A call for solutions to break the cycle of violent crime across Philadelphia and the message comes from dozens of crime survivors in a vigil to honor the victims.
Inside of Salt and Light Church on Chester Avenue in Philadelphia , a crowd of people came together to share, heal and grow in honor of National Crime Victims’ Rights Week."It’s an amazing thing when we come together and we can love on each other and lift each other and we can support one another," says Yolanda Jennings, the Philadelphia chapter coordinator for Crime Survivors for Safety and Justice.
And it’s here, in the presence of fellow survivors, that Jennings feels her strongest."That’s why I’m standing here - because of all the support that I have. Because I know I’m not alone."Leroy West is a pastor and the Director of Central Philadelphia Parents of Murdered Children. West says his 19-year-old daughter was murdered nearly eight years ago and events like this one help immensely."This is a family I never knew I had," says West.
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