Lt. Gov. Austin Davis joins Mayor Kenney to announce grant to bring trauma-informed mental health services to Philadelphia recreation centers

Lt. Gov. Austin Davis and Mayor Jim Kenney announced that the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) awarded the Center for Families and Relationships a $999,000 violence reduction grant to bring its Together Through Trauma program to six recreation centers and 12 Parks & Rec summer camps.

“When we talk about young people who have been impacted by gun violence – I was one of those young people, a 16-year-old who was living with my family in McKeesport when a man was shot, not 50 feet from our house,” said Lt. Gov. Davis, who also serves as PCCD chairman. “That event changed my life and motivated me to pursue public service.

“The Governor and I know that every Pennsylvanian deserves to be safe and feel safe in their community. Programs like ‘Together Through Trauma’ are critical ingredients to building safer neighborhoods and communities. That’s why Governor Shapiro and I are calling for continued investments in community-led initiatives, including $105 million in state funding for this grant program in our recent budget proposal.”

In partnership with Parks & Rec, the Center for Families and Relationships will expand its ‘Together Through Trauma’ programming to provide evidence-based trauma counseling and trauma education to residents impacted by violence at six recreation centers. All services are delivered by trauma therapists and will be available at the following sites:

Feltonville Recreation Center, 231-37 East Wyoming Avenue, 19120

Mallery Recreation Center, 100-70 East Johnson Street, 19144

Tustin Recreation Center, 5901-29 West Columbia Avenue, 19151

Cecil B. Moore Recreation Center, 2551 N 22nd St., Philadelphia, PA, 19132

Mander Playground, 2140 N. 33rd St., Philadelphia, PA, 19121