A preacher is standing on a street corner in a white jacket with a megaphone. He is wearing an “I Love Jesus” cap and spouting his message loudly to oblivious passersby on Rising Sun Avenue [continue reading…]
Chris Bartlett considers himself an active part of the technical community–or the geek community– as he affectionately calls it. But Bartlett is also an active member of the LGBTQ community, serving as the executive director [continue reading…]
The Meals on Wheels program at the Klein JCC in Northeast Philadelphia delivers nearly 50,000 meals a year, but expects that number to grow. “In a lot of cases it starts out where they need [continue reading…]
Leroy Fisher can’t help but smile when talking about Hunting Park, his boyish beam spreading across his cheeks that now glisten from the tears that fill his eyes. “Why [do I cry] in every interview?” [continue reading…]
Allison Wolf always had a corporate job. Until 10 years ago, when she came to work for Philadelphia FIGHT’s Critical Path Project. “I was lucky enough to be offered the job here at Philadelphia FIGHT [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/17930697] City and state officials gathered under a white canvas tent on the mud-covered corner of 31st and Diamond streets on Tuesday to celebrate the commencement of the Strawberry Mansion Townhomes project. The event featured [continue reading…]
In the basement of a Northeast Jewish Community Center, in an office no larger than a college student’s dorm room, six adult women operate a pantry aiding the effort to feed Philadelphia’s seniors. Meet Nina [continue reading…]
The mere mention of the name MOVE often unleashes intense emotions across Philadelphia. However, for an organization frequently dominating the attention of police, city officials and the news media during the past three decades, precious [continue reading…]
Around Kensington, McPherson Park carries another name — “Needle Park” — due to the abundance of discarded devices used by drug addicts scattered about this public space. Used syringes, discarded “dime bags” ($10 sale size [continue reading…]
What can an 80-year-old nun, a recovering drug addict, a recent college graduate and a handful of volunteers accomplish? The short answer is a lot. Gary Robbins is a recovering drug addict from Delaware. He [continue reading…]
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