A community outreach effort aimed at preventing violence is bringing employment opportunities, wellness services and other resources directly to some of North Philadelphia’s most troubled corners.
Late at night, between 9 p.m. and 11 p.m., faith-based leaders and volunteers with the “Corners to Connection” initiative visit neighborhood streets to connect residents with services designed to create long-term change.
“If there is someone who says, ‘I want to get off this corner, but I need sustainable employment,’ we have hiring. If there is someone who is dealing with food insecurity and needs support in that way, that’s Harmony. Or someone who says, ‘I need harmony,’ we have those resources,” the Rev. G. Lamar Stewart Sr., founder of Taylor Made Opportunities, said…