The NOMO Foundation is expanding its anti-violence program with a newly acquired apartment building, available to kids who come from unstable homes.
FOX 29's Shawnette Wilson is talking with the founder of NOMO about a new program that aims to set kids up for a successful future.A Philadelphia anti-violence program is expanding to create 23 apartments for young people, ages 18 to 24. is an anti-violence program that offers youth the necessary education, life skills, and career development to keep them off the streets and prepare them for a productive future.
The three-story building is the new ‘Tom Reid Village NOMO West Site,’ and it will be available to kids living in unstable homes or living on the streets. Rickey Duncan, the founder of NOMO, says he named the new site after his mentor, who he refers to as the "Godfather" of Philadelphia violence prevention. He says he wants kids to have a safe place to go where they can gain valuable financial literacy skills.
"A lot of times, a lot of kids’ homes are not home. So, we want to be able to create that space because we also see the violence in Philadelphia. It’s a lot of hurt people, hurting people and there’s a lot of young people living on the streets and doing whatever they got to do to get off the streets," Duncan explained.
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