By Christopher Oluwole, Ciara Sheerin, & Betsey Carroll We Embrace Fatherhood is a nonprofit, community led organization that aims to promote and facilitate intentional transformation of families. The organization was founded in 2020 and hosts services and programming with a focus on...
By Christopher Oluwole, Ciara Sheerin, & Betsey Carroll Philly Truce was founded in 2020 by childhood friends and schoolmates, Mazzie Casher and Steven Pickens. Mazzie and Steven were discouraged and highly concerned about the state of Black and brown communities in Philadelphia,...
Authors: Meaonka Agers, Ciara Sheerin, Betsey Carroll The Education Culture Opportunities (ECO) Foundation was founded in 2018 by Kyle Morris. Morris is a survivor of gun violence in Philadelphia and has known many others who have survived or been victim to gun violence. To combat this,...
By Jenine Pilla, Ciara Sheerin, & Betsey Carroll RAWTools Philly is a Kensington-based non-profit that aims to take guns off the street by destroying and repurposing them into art, jewelry, and gardening tools. Shane Claiborne founded the organization in 2011 at the same time...
By Jenine Pilla, Ciara Sheerin, & Betsey Carroll New Kensington Community Development Corporation (NKCDC) is a community-driven non-profit serving the Kensington, Port Richmond, and Fishtown neighborhoods of Philadelphia. Its focus areas include affordable real estate development, housing...
By Christina Hasaan, Ciara Sheerin, Betsey Carroll – DAO DATA CoLab Every Murder is Real: Hope in Action Every Murder is Real (EMIR) Healing Center was born from a mother’s determination to transform grief into strength. Victoria Greene founded EMIR following the murder of her son,...
By Christina Hasaan, Ciara Sheerin, Betsey Carroll – DAO DATA CoLab 5 Shorts: A Vision Transformed into Action The 5 Shorts Project is a Germantown-based organization that supports local filmmakers of all levels, bringing their vision all the way from pre-production to the screen. 5...
By Christopher Oluwole (he/him), DAO DATA Lab The 2024 Winter Fest, hosted by Philly Truce, signified the conclusion of the community organization’s youth program, SAFE CITY SOLUTIONS and their city-wide acknowledged Operation Hug the Block PEACE PATROL. The event brought together participants,...
Last Updated: September 12, 2025 By Vincent Liu and Oren Gur, District Attorney’s Transparency Analytics (DATA) Lab At the District Attorney’s Transparency Analytics (DATA) Lab, we strive to promote data transparency, expand data accessibility, and foster public awareness of available criminal...
By Vincent Liu (Data Analyst, DATA Lab) The District Attorney’s Transparency Analytics (DATA) Lab strives to iterate and improve our reporting on data about the criminal legal system in Philadelphia. For the past several years, we have published monthly Incident-Arrest-Charges (IAC) “Data...