Mayor Cherelle L. Parker’s Wednesday was all about bolstering support for the city’s youth and curbing violence as she had her hands full with two major events dedicated to these causes. The day kicked off with Parker addressing the Summer Meals program, an initiative ensuring that Philadelphia’s children would not go without nutritious meals during the school break, according to the City of Philadelphia. The kickoff event, held at Vare Recreation Center, underscored the importance of partnerships between the Office of Children and Families, Parks & Recreation, and the American Dairy Association North East in feeding the city’s youth.
Transitioning from efforts on nutrition to tackling the pervasive specter of violence, by the afternoon, Mayor Parker was in the City Hall’s hallowed chambers helping to herald the 2025 Anti-Violence Community Partnership Grantees; alongside Chief Public Safety Director, Adam Geer, the Office of Public Safety exclaimed the winning of the program grantees, and the crested hope that these new partnerships can stitch up the tattered fray of the city’s public safety net, additional details of which were shared in a separate media advisory…