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Community groups haven’t heard a word about the gun violence prevention money promised in Philly’s new budget | Opinion

A month after Mayor Kenney’s new budget announced unprecedented funding for gun violence prevention — to much fanfare — advocates and community groups are wondering why no next steps have been taken.

Police investigate a triple shooting that occurred at 56th and Vine Streets on Wednesday.
Police investigate a triple shooting that occurred at 56th and Vine Streets on Wednesday.Read moreJESSICA GRIFFIN / Staff Photographer