Month: June 2009

Philadelphia Neighborhoods has created a special report on police and communities, involving stories about crime, drug rehabilitation, innovative policing programs and cooperation between communities and police. Philadelphia Neighborhoods would like to express its gratitude to

This Vimeo content is blocked because marketing cookies are disabled. Manage preferencesOpen on Vimeo Syed Alam opens his Germantown store Rahman Body Oils, Beads and Variety every morning just as he has for the past

This Vimeo content is blocked because marketing cookies are disabled. Manage preferencesOpen on Vimeo They come in broken and addicted. Twelve months later, they leave as happy, productive members of society.  Teen Challenge, a faith-based

By 5 p.m. the sun was still scorching the kids wearing their uniforms in the playoff game between the two co-ed teams: the Little B.I.s and the Big Legends. The first pitch bounced slightly in

This Vimeo content is blocked because marketing cookies are disabled. Manage preferencesOpen on Vimeo Feltonville was never a neighborhood in Philadelphia that was well known to many people outside of those who call it home

Derrick Ford is the self-proclaimed “mayor” of North Philadelphia and he is known as “Rick” in Strawberry Mansion. Not only does he work for the Philadelphia Department of Behavioral Health, a funding source for substance abuse treatment, but he is also a licensed therapist and a spokesperson for the Philadelphia Police Department’s “Heads Up” program, where he speaks out on the danger and reality of drugs.

This Vimeo content is blocked because marketing cookies are disabled. Manage preferencesOpen on Vimeo In Hunting Park, a neighborhood known for drugs, police officers Matt Dydak and John Teetz claim the majority of the people