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Black FUTURE Month features Dr. Dorothy Johnson-Speight

February 27, 2020 Mothers in Charge

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14XghvDch7U&feature=youtu.be

This episode features women who are leaders and social innovators, including Mothers in Charge Executive Director Dr. Dorothy Johnson-Speight. (Read more.)

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Have you lost a loved one to homicide? VOCA can help!

November 27, 2019 Mothers in Charge

Mothers in Charge and the Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) provide a peer support specialist, victim advocate and intake specialist.

We offer assistance to survivors left behind by homicide victims with:

• VCAP (Victims Compensation Assistance)
• Healing/Grief Support (individual and group)
• Anger Management
• Court Accompagnement
• Victim Advocacy

(Read more.)

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We love our children. We need your help.

November 26, 2019 Mothers in Charge

From mentoring students and teaching anger management to providing grief support, public education programming and more, we are doing all that we can at Mothers in Charge to keep our children safe and healthy.
(Read more.)

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Mothers in Charge members address national journalism conference. Slide show:

November 16, 2019 Mothers in Charge

Several members of Mothers in Charge took the stage with local journalists at the inaugural Better Gun Violence Reporting Summit. The national journalism convention focused on news coverage of community gun violence and convened at WHYY on November 8th. (Read more.)

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Pa. initiative targets the biggest pipeline for illegal guns — women

September 16, 2019 Mothers in Charge

Without ever pulling the trigger, women play a hidden, but significant, role in gun violence in Philadelphia and across the country. (Read more.)

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Mothers in Charge partners on journalism and community event

September 9, 2019 Mothers in Charge

Mothers in Charge was a key partner in an event informing best practices for journalists covering gun violence. (Read more.)

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Slide show: Mothers in Charge hosts Comprehensive Community Healing at Lincoln University

June 29, 2019 Mothers in Charge

In recognition of Reentry Month, Mothers in Charge hosted a Comprehensive Community Healing event on June 21st and 22nd at Lincoln University in Philadelphia. (Read more.)

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Listen: ‘What’s Going On’ checks in with Mothers in Charge

March 3, 2019 Mothers in Charge

Mothers in Charge Founder and Executive Director Dr. Dorothy Johnson-Speight was interviewed by Loraine Ballard Morrill. (Read more.)

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Community meeting focused on solutions to homicide

March 1, 2019 Mothers in Charge

We hosted our first community meeting of 2019 Thursday night with special guest speaker Lt. Norman Davenport of the Philadelphia Police Homicide Unit. (Read more.)

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Monday Moms: Valerie Todd

February 4, 2019 Mothers in Charge

Valerie Todd of Mothers in Charge discusses her experience. This is the first installment of a new series called Monday Moms, which will share the stories of Mother in Charge members here on our web site. (Read more.)

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