Mayor Cherelle L. Parker on Wednesday rolled out a new Homicide Victim Funeral Assistance Program that will cover up to $2,000 in funeral and burial costs for families of people killed in Philadelphia. The benefit applies to deaths ruled homicides on or after March 1 and is meant to help survivors handle immediate, unavoidable bills while they are planning services and mourning.
The announcement was livestreamed and posted by the City of Philadelphia, and the full news conference video is available from City of Philadelphia Government. City officials said the new fund is designed to move…..