Social Issues

Sitting in the community room in St. Francis of Assisi Church, located at 4821 Greene St., were nearly 50 people from Germantown. The individuals differed widely in age, but remained seemingly equal in the amount

https://vimeo.com/21277305] Every Friday night the streets of Manayunk are littered with empty beer bottles and drunken college students stumbling back to their homes.  The locals are tired of it and are demanding a change. The

The CVS Pharmacy at Broad Street and Girard Avenue in Francisville is rarely empty. Dozens of customers stream in and out during the business day. Some walk out toting the usual – soaps, first aid

“We’re really cramped for space,” said Director of Investigations George Bengal as he sat behind his cluttered desk. His small office is on the ground floor of the Philadelphia headquarters of the Pennsylvania Society for

Abandoned houses are probably the biggest issue facing the community,  Melissa Dunbar, a lifelong resident of Fairhill, explained while sitting comfortably on her couch. “I consider myself lucky every day that I have a roof

Every Saturday morning, the doors of the Lenfest PAL Center are opened to the kids of Hunting Park for City Year’s Young Heroes program. The middle school students who participate in this weekend day of

Sam Hampton, a Vietnam War veteran, never took a moment for granted since his Marine Corps days. In June 1968, the then-18-year-old went to war and has since suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder. Sitting in

https://vimeo.com/20008672] With its large stonewalls and windows peering down upon the almost deserted street, Hannah House Inc. seems almost out of place. On a street some distance from the business district in Fairhill, the looming