Marisol Maldonado considers Tierra Colombiana the “clothespin” of the Latino community. The 44-year-old Latina remembers going to North Philly’s Hallahan High School and telling her friends, “Meet me at the clothespin.” “It’s our hub and [continue reading…]
It slipped out of someone’s mouth. There are consequences when that four-letter word gets uttered. Not the bar-of-soap “Christmas Story” consequences. There was no swear-jar on-hand storing allowance money. No time-out corner to get exiled [continue reading…]
Absent parents. Incarcerated fathers. Children of violence. For parents and children in underserved parts of the city, the narrative far too often reads the same. Headlines tell of kids losing their lives too soon, a [continue reading…]
Lights were out and a sign on the door read “closed,” but a few tiny fists still came knocking on the Lenfest Center’s doors during after-school hours on Jan. 27. Kevin Oberst, the youth center’s [continue reading…]
Daivin Rivera was a victim of bullying for seven months before his parents found out. A truancy letter stating he had missed eight days of school arrived in the mail, driving his parents to ask [continue reading…]
A line of children stood stiff as boards as Tony Gonzalez carefully examined their stances. Students who did not listen to instructions did pushups. Students who arrived late did pushups. No, this was not a [continue reading…]
The Allegheny West Foundation has a huge influence on the community today. From housing and commercial development plans to orchestrating youth programs, the organization has a hand in everything. The foundation has teamed up with many organizations throughout [continue reading…]
“Welcome to the center of gold” as the mural reads, or in this case the heart of Philadelphia’s Fairhill section, located at the intersection of 5th Street and Lehigh Avenue. Fairhill has the highest concentration [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/65078597] On a walk through Hunting Park, it’s not unusual to see corner stores, abandoned homes and unuse swing sets. However, turn the corner on 10th Street and the grand structure of the Lenfest Center [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/65017953] At one time not too long ago the 87-acre plot of land known as Hunting Park was plagued by drug dealing and prostitution. But area residents have organized to remove these problems. Today, the [continue reading…]
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