HPF attended DA Seth WIlliams' Violence Prevention Workshop on Saturday October 19th. On Saturday, October 19th HPF had the opportunity to attend Philadelphia District Attorney Seth William's Inaugural Violence Prevention Workshop.  The workshops covered a variety of topics including Domestic Abuse, Self-Defense Techniques and Identifying and Preventing Sexual Abuse.   Did you know that 8,000 women were turned away from the only shelter for women? Rhett Hackett and Miss Vicki from the Philadelphia Children's Alliance hosted two lectures.  Included were tips to protect children and an opportunity for Q&A along with story sharing. It was clear that when [...]

Last Thursday, the 26th, our co-founders Rhett Hackett and Charles Custer had the privilege of attending the Fall Open House for the Philadelphia Children's Alliance (PCA).   The visit comes with mixed feelings. One look and you can see that you are in a newly created facility!  The fresh smell of new carpet and clean walls of new paint gives a feeling of crispness and as told, this is an expanded facility compared to their previous home on 15th Street.  You can also see how they are now connected with the Special Victims Unit (SVU) of Philadelphia along with the Department of Human [...]