Housing

[vimeo 75169677] A mix of irate, frustrated and desperate Frankford residents gathered at a recent Town Hall Meeting to discuss with State Representative James Clay, Jr. the status of legislation for illegal recovery houses in the [continue reading…]

https://vimeo.com/78315473] Plans are underway for the empty lot at the corner of 43rd Street and Baltimore Avenue. What began as a basic residential complex has expanded to 7,300 square feet of retail space, 108 residential units, [continue reading…]

[vimeo 73042086] The World Bank’s development indicators say South Africa has one of the highest levels of income inequality in the world. A small ten percent of the population control the majority of the nation’s income.  [continue reading…]

  The homeless population in Philadelphia is not just made up of people that have encountered hardships from not having a job, but many of them are veterans of the armed forces whom haven’t been [continue reading…]

[vimeo 69132791] Poverty, unemployment and homelessness are prevalent issues in Philadelphia and often wholly connected. In Mantua, the 23 percent unemployment rate among adults is the most direct contributor to poverty for households and individuals who [continue reading…]

https://vimeo.com/69314980] Tucked in the center of a community that has been battling drugs and violence for generations shines a block filled with hope and love. As of March 23 of this year, the Kensington section [continue reading…]

https://vimeo.com/69127210] America’s geriatric population is set to explode over the next decade as the Baby Boom generation begins to retire. Medical advances have pushed life expectancy such that many women and men will live a [continue reading…]

[vimeo 69105462] The houses of the Bethesda Project, a non-profit shelter for the homeless, house the people of Philadelphia who desperately need help. Most of the Bethesda Project’s house are somewhat discreet, noticeable only by the [continue reading…]