Daily News | ‘We must have presence on our streets’: Community Peace Patrols are walking through the city to prevent violence
, the Safe City Boys will also lead trainings for patrol volunteers about mediation and how traumatic experiences affect the brain.
“I’m the OG most of the time that I’m out there,” said Leroy Muhammad, 67, another Peace Patrol regular and gun violence prevention activist. Muhammad grew up in West Philly’s Haddington neighborhood, and remembers how close everyone on his block was with each other. But things have changed since then, he said.He’s encouraged to see younger adults and teenagers like the Safe City Boys taking initiative to prevent violence in their communities.
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