Photographer: A Walker for the Health of Philadelphia Photo-Documentation Project.
About The Photograph
Residents adapt to the dearth of neighborhood resources. The lack of jobs is answered by the call of the streets. And fear of the streets drives residents into the tenuous shelter of their own homes, dissolving the bonds between neighbors and leaving the residents—especially children—vulnerable.
Unfortunately, there's a lot of children gangs nowadays. Children now are entering gangs as early as nine years old. The Blood and Crips has made it to Philadelphia. I found that out by accident. My nephew told me that a neighbor, a grown neighbor, told him, 'If anybody bothers you, let me know. I'm a Crip. I'll help you out.' 
-Health of Philadelphia Participant
