Dawkins announces more than $6 million in PCCD crime prevention grants in Philadelphia
Rep. Jason Dawkins September 8, 2021 | 4:25 PM
HARRISBURG, Sept. 8 – State Rep. Jason Dawkins, D-Phila., announced more than $6 million in crime prevention grants, largely gun violence prevention grants, across Philadelphia have been awarded through the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency.
The statewide grant program is dedicated to breaking cycles of violence and substance abuse in communities across the commonwealth.
“This grant program will help organizations and applicants working hard to help stop gun violence and crime in our communities, and who are always looking for resources and funding to help in the fight,” said Dawkins, who is chairman of the House Philadelphia Delegation.
“These groups put forth every effort into making a difference in their communities and at a time when gun violence is plaguing the city. Without them, I don’t know where the city would be. We need to support their work at every possible turn to help finally eradicate the rise in all forms of violence we are witnessing every day.”
In Dawkins’ 179th Legislative District, the Anti-Violence Partnership of Philadelphia was awarded a $150,000 grant through PCCD’s Violence and Delinquency Prevention Program. The funding will be used to address gun and other violence, school safety and transportation safety as well as good paying jobs, job training, family resources and high school graduation rates.
More information about the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency is available at www.pccd.pa.gov.