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• Environment

  Growing up in an unsafe neighborhood can have a negative impact on a child’s physical and emotional health. Children who feel unsafe playing outside are forced to stay indoors and are unable to exercise and explore their worlds. The Witnesses suggest that there are so many negative factors in the environment, that they must protect their children at every turn—on the front stoop, at day care and school, on the way to football practice, and going to buy milk at the store.

  Food Access, Neighborhood Safety, Neighbors, Philadelphia, Places to Play, Recreation Centers, Sidewalks, Trash & Litter