VIDEO – WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH, SISTERS ROCK –
Feb. 6, 2023 – At the hub in Kensington, volunteers provide food, clothing, and especially trauma care to people who enter from the streets.
“These wounds that we got right now is, like, real bad,” said Gene Gallo. “The tranquilizer that they’re putting into drugs, it’s from that.”
Gallo is referring to Xylazine, which is colloquially called, ‘Tranq.’ The animal tranquilizer has infiltrated much of the drug supply in Philadelphia over the last three years. It can cause life-threatening necrotic wounds on the body.
Gallo received wound care and a new bandage following his visit with the Savage Sisters.
“It’s the little things like this that makes us happy,” he said. “Getting our wounds taken care of. It’s a happy day.”
In addition to the care hub, Savage Sisters offers 9 sober housing locations for men and women in recovery. Residents like José Castillo pay rent, work jobs, and sometimes even volunteer to give back.
