State Rep. Jared Solomon on Saturday partnered with the Philadelphia Police Department and the youth organization Leaders of Tomorrow for a second annual basketball tournament at Tarken Recreation Center.
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The event seeks to bring police and young people together and discourage gun violence.
Leaders of Tomorrow founder Juan Adames presented jerseys to Solomon, Chief Inspector Altovise Love-Craighead and Claudio Roman, chief operating officer of Citywide Community Counseling Services, an outpatient mental health clinic in Kensington.
The day featured a moonbounce, music, water ice, ice cream, pizza, cotton candy, mental health screenings, COVID testing and an appearance by the Barbera Bear. ••
