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Education

Strawberry Mansion: Learning Center a Safe Haven For Youth

April 15, 2013

[vimeo 63925918] Every day, shortly after 3 p.m., students from the nearby Strawberry Mansion High School, the Leslie P. Hill Elementary School, the Richard R. Wright Elementary School and other education facilities trickle into the Strawberry

Environment

Plan Philly: South Kensington Residents Volunteer for Philly Cleanup

April 14, 2013

https://vimeo.com/63975571] The streets in South Kensington were fairly busy this weekend. Residents were saying goodbye to trash and blight and hello to clean streets. Thanks to help from the South Kensington Community Partners and the

Featured Stories

Kensington: Vacant Lots Are Recycled Into Urban Farms

April 12, 2013

https://vimeo.com/63844581] Like many large and older cities, Philadelphia is stricken with a plethora of abandoned properties. More than 40,00 vacant lots exist  in the city, according to phila.gov. Prone to crime and the dumping of

Nicetown

Nicetown/Tioga: Community Center Works to End Hunger

April 12, 2013

A nonprofit that started out small in 1976 has grown to offer several different levels of assistance to neighbors in Nicetown-Tioga. The Nicetown-Tioga neighborhoods have increasingly grown, along with seeing an increase in the amount

Featured Stories

Hunting Park: Community Provides Resources for Better Fitness and Nutrition

April 11, 2013

[vimeo 63521922] Ten years ago, the Philadelphia School District decided to end the sale of carbonated drinks in school vending machines and cafeterias. Fruit juices, water and milk were installed as replacements. Skip ahead to December–the

Neighborhoods

Olney: Campaign Kicks Off to Build New Health Center

April 11, 2013

[vimeo 63679531]   On weekday mornings it is not uncommon for every waiting room seat in Health Center #10, Philadelphia’s northernmost city-run health clinic, to be filled or for a line to stretch beyond the building’s

Featured Stories

Hunting Park: Community Sees Future for Historic House

April 11, 2013

https://vimeo.com/63525940] Just off Old York Road in Hunting Park sits a vacant house. Like many in the neighborhood, its story is one of neglect and crime. But this house is different–it’s over 200 years old.

Elections

Hunting Park: Conversations with Councilwoman and Her Staff

April 10, 2013

[vimeo 63690989] Growing up on the 4100 block of North Reese Street in Hunting Park Maria Quiñones-Sánchez never dreamed that one day when she would serve as the top elected official in her community. She now holds

Olney

Olney: Church Joins School in Mission to Battle Local Hunger

April 10, 2013

https://vimeo.com/63693271] After receiving a large grant last year from Target as part of a library makeover giveaway, James Russell Lowell Elementary at 450 West Nedro St. was given the support of Philabundance to offer a

Environment

Kensington: Urban Farm Brings Community Together

April 10, 2013

In Kensington, subservience is becoming a part of everyday life for those involved with the Emerald Street Urban Farm, located on the 2300 block of Emerald St. With the help of local residents and out-of-towners

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