From CeaseFirePA (http://www.ceasefirepa.org): If you can’t prevent a gun suicide before it happens, it almost always ends in death. But, family members whose loved one is in crisis lack a critical tool to remove the firearm while the individual gets … Continued
From CeaseFirePA (http://www.ceasefirepa.org): Classrooms across Pennsylvania are reopening this fall. Along with mask mandates and worries about infection, our children return to active shooter drills and fears of the next school shooting. The United States saw a record 14 school … Continued
From CeaseFirePA (http://www.ceasefirepa.org): Last Friday, participants on a Zoom call watched in horror as a Florida woman was killed on camera, shot in the head by her own toddler. The child had found a loaded gun, kept in the apartment … Continued
From CeaseFirePA (http://www.ceasefirepa.org): With your help, we can restore the services that gun crime victims need to heal. After Latrice Felix’s son was shot and killed, she had to wait six months for grief counseling. “People think you bury your … Continued
CeaseFirePA is hiring for two critical positions as we continue to address gun violence. Development Director will be a mission-focused, results-driven, collaborative and creative individual with experience in growing and diversifying fundraising streams through major donor outreach, sponsorships and small-donor engagement. … Continued
From Oxfam America (http://www.oxfamamerica.org): Lamar Johnson Jr. saves lives and stops gun violence. As a Violence Prevention Coordinator with B.R.A.V.E Youth Leaders in Chicago, he teaches teens how to advocate for peace and seek a life beyond the cycle of … Continued
From CeaseFirePA (http://www.ceasefirepa.org): HARRISBURG — Yesterday evening, the Pennsylvania General Assembly approved a state budget that includes $30 million in new funding for violence prevention programs through the PA Commission Crime & Delinquency’s School Safety & Security Program. These grants … Continued
From CeaseFirePA (http://www.ceasefirepa.org): Pennsylvania Senators are gunning to turn the Keystone State into the Wild West. The Judiciary Committee has passed a bill to allow people to carry concealed, loaded firearms without a permit. Someone at the grocery store, movie … Continued
