As part of gun violence awareness weekend in Philadelphia , a youth expo was held at the Lonnie Young Recreation Center in Germantown on Saturday to help teens find opportunities to stay busy this summer.

More than 100 teens attended the event, which helped them get their IDs and work permits in order for a summer job and then introduced them to perspective employers.

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City leaders say the event sprung out from concerns community residents raised after a string of gun violence incidents that occurred at rec centers in the spring, including at Lonnie Young.

Sixteen-year-old Kahyel Mills Lynch attended the event with the hopes of finding a summer job and staying out of harm's way.

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