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Two South Philly residents: At its core, Safehouse is a commitment to the humanity of all of us, addicted or not.

From left, clockwise, Catalyst Twomey, Jamaal Henderson, Noble Henderson, and Billy Boyer lay down roses, which represent people in Philadelphia who died of drug overdose in 2018, outside the Federal Courthouse in Center City, Philadelphia on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2019. According to news reports, a supervised injection site, the nation's first, will open in South Philadelphia next week.
From left, clockwise, Catalyst Twomey, Jamaal Henderson, Noble Henderson, and Billy Boyer lay down roses, which represent people in Philadelphia who died of drug overdose in 2018, outside the Federal Courthouse in Center City, Philadelphia on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2019. According to news reports, a supervised injection site, the nation's first, will open in South Philadelphia next week.Read moreHEATHER KHALIFA / Staff Photographer