Victim/Witness Services of South Philadelphia

04/08/2025

Over the weekend, our victim advocates Lisa and Coco celebrated with the Cambodian Association of Greater Philadelphia as the 46th Cambodian New Year commenced!

03/31/2025

Last week we convened two Restorative Justice introductory trainings for Asian American youth in Philadelphia in coalition with AAU and the Healing Futures team at YASP. We were excited to offer the trainings in both English and Mandarin as part of the ongoing Violence Intervention Project to be able to share and build with more youth around the city!

01/07/2025

Our Victim Advocate, Caitlin, attended the Point Breeze Holiday celebration hosted by the Point Breeze Community Network. Also in attendance were members of Vietlead, South Philly neighbors, and other community groups!

12/16/2024

Beautiful night with dear friends and allies celebrating Asian Americans United and their nearly 40 years of community building.

12/13/2024

The Violence Intervention and Prevention Project (VIP) completed our final Restorative Justice 101 training for the year, facilitated by the fantastic Healing Futures team for members of the Vietlead community. We had deeply insightful conversations and activities focused on re-imagining justice and healing from the community level up. As always, we are grateful for our community partners at YASP, Vietlead, Juntos, and AAU for continuing this collaborative work to center community healing and safety.

05/11/2024

04/22/2024

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04/22/2024

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04/17/2024

PCVA is hosting their Annual Candle Lighting Ceremony on 4/24/24 at 5:30pm. Please consider going to honor and remember victims of crime and violence in Philadelphia.

04/05/2024

Stephen Girard Elementary School’s Family Resource Day on 4/4/24! Advocates Wanda and Caitlin introduced our agency to the community, explained our services and shared our brochure. They also connected with the school’s staff so that they may refer those who may need our assistance. The school hosted a resource day where families and other community members can get free food and other essentials they may need. Family based organizations and agencies were invited as well to introduce and share their services.

04/05/2024

Last night at the Public Safety Listening Session, VWSSP advocate Tanes’ja spoke about our services and answered questions from the community!
It was a community event to share safe places for kids. The event was focused on crime and public safety and solutions as the goal. Police and elected officials spoke about preserving the neighborhoods, funding for community organizations and spaces for youth.

02/27/2024

VWSSP Project Coordinator Lisa Klinman in partnership with attorneys from HIAS PA led a citywide training for members of the Philadelphia Police Department about services for immigrant crime victims. We were delighted to see some of our South Philly Victim Assistance Officers there as well!