What we do
The Office of Public Safety (OPS) was established by executive order in 2024 by Mayor Cherelle L. Parker. We coordinate cross-departmental efforts to promote public safety and provide input to City agencies on matters like resource deployment, policy formulation, and stakeholder engagement.
OPS oversees the following offices:
- Division of Safe Neighborhoods
- Office of the Victim Advocate
- Division of Reentry
- Division of Criminal Justice
- Town Watch Integrated Services
- Division of Overdose Response
- Community Partnerships - Kensington
- Neighborhood Wellness Court and Quality of Life Initiatives
- Division of Community Grants
OPS partners closely with the Managing Director's Office. We also provide strategic coordination and support for the Philadelphia Police Department, Philadelphia Fire Department, the Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services, the Department of Public Health, and the Department of Prisons.
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Announcements
June is Philadelphia Reentry Awareness Month
Philadelphia City Council formally recognized June as Philadelphia Reentry Awareness Month in 2019, citing the intersections of reentry as a social, public safety, community and economic issue. Every year, hundreds of thousands of Philadelphians come home from federal, state, and local prisons and jails. They begin the process of returning to our communities, raising families, seeking employment, and trying to build stable lives. In June, we celebrate the returning citizens who show up daily with resilience and determination, we hold space and work to bring awareness, and we honor the providers, employers, advocates, and faith leaders doing this work alongside us.
REGISTER FOR REENTRY SERVICES HERE: Connect: Intake Form
CHECK OUT A FEW OF OUR UPCOMING EVENTS! Attend an event or volunteer to help returning citizens.
