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
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.
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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.)
Without ever pulling the trigger, women play a hidden, but significant, role in gun violence in Philadelphia and across the country. (Read more.)
Mothers in Charge was a key partner in an event informing best practices for journalists covering gun violence. (Read more.)
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.)
What do you do when life gives you lemons? (Read more.)
This week Monday Mom is Sandra Larios listen to Sandra talk about her experience with Mothers In Charge and the loss she experienced. (Read more.)
This week Monday Mom is Antoinette Hart listen to Antoinette talk about her experience with Mothers In Charge and the loss of her Son and Daughter. (Read more.)
This week Monday Mom is Rosalyn Adkins listen to Rosalyn talk about her experience with Mothers In Charge and the loss of her Son. (Read more.)
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