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MISSION Story Slam Podcast - Roz Pichardo MISSION Story Slam 12: The Time Is Now

Roz Pichardo: “When I survived the attempted homicide by X who then murdered by boyfriend and then being intimidated by family members and community members at age 16 and had to testify. So I learned early on not shut the fuck up and to speak up.”

ROZ PICHADO

Roz Pichardo founded Operation Save Our City to provide care, skills, education, and basic necessities to people who have experienced grief, addiction, or secondary trauma from violence. She has personally administered over 2,400 doses of Narcan to help save her Philadelphia community.

PODCAST TRANSCRIPT

Kensington Philadelphia Activist Roz Pichardo won the $250 Judges’ Award for Operation Save Our City, a volunteer organization that supports homicide victims’ families in their time of greatest need.

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