Neighborhoods

Since the founding of the New Kensington Community Development Center in 1985, the Kensington community has seen many changes as a result of projects the organization was involved with. In recent years NKCDC has taken

https://vimeo.com/25190006] A historic building in Northeast Philadelphia is now continuing its purpose centuries later. The Lower Dublin Academy began as a one-room log cabin schoolhouse in 1723. The building developed from the will of Philadelphia’s

A group of Roxborough teens from the Salvation Army recently visited South Africa. Read about their trip on our partner’s website, www.newsworks.org at https://bit.ly/kZoTOg

The last thing anyone would expect to see in West Philadelphia would be a Fencing academy. But the unexpected is always possible. Located at 3519 Lancaster Avenue is the Fencing Academy of Philadelphia. Fencing isn’t

The New Start Foundation and Temple University TV (TUTV) are working on a project together that seeks to inspire city kids currently wrapped in a life of crime. This collaboration between these two entities puts

https://vimeo.com/25145585]   When one thinks of a dynasty, many names come to mind.  The Steelers of the ’70s and ’90s Cowboys and of course the Yankees at any given time immediately pop into the sports

https://vimeo.com/25177572] “There’s a public neighborhood partnership in that the fire training room will double as a community room and will have public access,” he said. “We will be able to have neighborhood meetings there.” It

https://vimeo.com/25109167] In the middle of Feltonville, there is a small part of peace and quiet tucked away on the side of the Free Library of Philadelphia’s Wyoming Branch. Nestled up against the towering walls, a