Creators Of Philly Truce App Hoping To Help Prevent Violent Interactions As Gun Violence Surges Across Philadelphia

By Alecia Reid, CBS Philadelphia

May 3, 2021

Creators of a new smartphone app are hoping Philadelphians put down their guns and start using their cell phones to settle disputes instead. CBS3’s Alecia Reid explains how this is just one more tool attempting to help quell the surge of gun violence on the city’s streets.

The Philly Truce app aims to connect people to the help they need. Mediators will be readily available once you click for help. It was invented in an effort to prevent violent interactions in the city.

“The resources are here but the problem is they’re not visible and sometimes they’re not accessible,” Co-Creator Steven Pickens said.

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