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COVID-19

COVID-19: How Philadelphia Nonprofits are Adjusting Operations to Offer Services Safely

July 17, 2020 Nicolette White 0

As food insecurity and financial precarity increase, demand for services are needed now more than ever. Several non-profit organizations have changed their operations so that clients, volunteers, and staff can operate safely and, when it matters, in person. […]

History

Manayunk-Roxborough: Residents Confront Perennial Problems With Parking And Traffic

September 16, 2019 Jared Johnson and Salvatore Mazzone 7

On any given morning in Manayunk, traffic snakes up Green Lane, sometimes reaching 10 or more blocks from Main Street up to Manayunk Avenue and beyond. Commuters may spend a half hour or more waiting […]

Manayunk

Manayunk: North Light Community Center Staff Offers Support Programs For Local Families

November 2, 2018 Jared Johnson 1

North Light Community Center, located at 175 Green Lane, just off Main Street, has been a consistent presence in the neighborhood for more than 80 years, offering child care, raising money for scholarships for local […]

Business

Roxborough/Manayunk: Shifting Demographic Impacts Housing Market

October 22, 2018 Jared Johnson and Salvatore Mazzone 0

Manayunk and Roxborough are changing as their populations continue to get younger. Both sections of the city have proved to be destinations for young people to live after they finish school, and more of them […]

Featured Stories

Manayunk: Thanks4Giving Clothing Drive Provides Local and City-Wide Benefits

December 21, 2016 Veronica L Dekett 0

North Light Community Center has been serving families in Manayunk and nearby Roxborough for 80 years, and the Thanks4Giving Clothing Drive, which runs until December 31st,  is one of the ways North Light is able […]

Featured Stories

Northwest: Teens 4 Good Program Empowers Youth Through An Urban Farm

July 7, 2014  0

Teenagers have taken the lead of a half-acre urban farm at the Schuylkill Center, in Northwest Philadelphia, to provide the community with fresh food. Teens 4 Good is an Environmental Education program empowering youth and […]

Economy

Manayunk: North Light Helps Those in Need

June 7, 2011  0

https://vimeo.com/24759811] Several years ago, John Kerwood was struck with a chemical imbalance that stripped him of his job as a mailman and left him battling clinical depression. But now, with the help of the North […]

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  • West Philadelphia: Councilmembers and Citizens Call on Wealthy Nonprofit Institutions to Pay Fair Share of Taxes
    April 20, 2021 Jesse Bunch 0
  • Kensington: Developer Seeks to Build Multiuse Property on American Street
    April 19, 2021 Thomas Nemec 0
  • Amateur Sports: In the Midst of the Pandemic, One Sport Thrived
    April 16, 2021 Dylan J. Fritz 1
  • Northeast: Nonprofit Expands Services as Pandemic Continues
    April 15, 2021 Philadelphia Neighborhoods 0
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    Environment: How One Organization is Working Toward Building a Greener City
    April 14, 2021 Abigail Margaret Newham 0
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