Philly Truce - Peace Patrol
Eligibility
Hours
Application process
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Fees
Services provided free of charge
Service area
Philadelphia, PA
Description
Promotes community safety through volunteer-run neighborhood patrols. Works to decrease community-level violence by empowering community members to engage in cooperative conversations with their neighbors while on regular patrols during peak times for violence. Volunteers receive specialized mediation training where they learn simple de-escalation techniques. Philly Truce staff supports these volunteers as higher-level backup.
Providing organization
Philly Truce
Puts Philadelphians with knowledge of potentially violent conflicts in direct contact 24/7 with trained mediators.