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City Politics: Community Organizer And Activist Is Leading The Way For LGBT Affairs

October 5, 2017Caitlyn Heter and

Amber Hikes started her career in Philadelphia in social work, and became a well-known community organizer and an advocate for LGBT youth through her work at The Attic Youth Center, William Way Community Center and other

Kingsessing: Returning Home To Bring The Block Together

October 4, 2017Jasmine Sanders and

On a Saturday afternoon in mid-September, a block in Kingsessing thrived. Music blasted from speakers as neighbors danced, played cards and delved into home-cooked food. It’s not the first time that Gregory Benjamin— the block

Spruce Hill: Uhuru’s Flea Market Coordinator Inspires Young Africans To Make Change

October 3, 2017Alexa Monteleone

Tiffany Murphy, a native of West Philadelphia, fell in love with community organization and civic engagement during her childhood. Years later, she is now the coordinator for the Uhuru Flea Market and the upcoming One

Powelton Village: Connecting West Philly’s Community Leaders

October 2, 2017Lian Parsons and

Ryan Draving’s goal is to seek out leaders in West Philadelphia and bring them together. He was part of a group which helped more than two dozen organizations in West Philly put on the West Philadelphia

Bridesburg: Plan For Refurbishing Brownfields Awaits Next Step

October 2, 2017Colton Shaw

Much of the area in North Philadelphia that abuts the Delaware River has been in a decades-long transition stage from manufacturing hub as factories in the neighborhoods move, leaving behind their industrial footprint. The possibility

Germantown: How One Woman and One Foundation Are Working Towards “One Less”

September 29, 2017Kayla Solomon and

The U.S. Census Bureau recently released 2016 data that placed Philadelphia at the top of the list as the poorest big city in the nation. With a poverty level close to 26 percent, the city seems

Bridesburg: Residents Suggest Isolation And Community Create Its Neighborhood’s Safe Streets

September 29, 2017Kevin Hayes

From May 26 to June 25, the Bridesburg section of Philadelphia reported zero violent crimes, making it the only neighborhood in the city that can stake such a claim, according to a live-tracking data set compiled

Northeast Philadelphia: Philadelphia’s Out-of-School Time Initiative Enters Phase One

September 29, 2017Kristof Phillips

Philadelphia’s Out-of-School Time (OST) Initiative continues to build on past programs and improve the quality of OST for children by increasing participation from non-city funded programs. Mayor Jim Kenney’s administration sees improving OST programing as a

Fox Chase: CORA Services Arrives At Loesche Elementary School

September 28, 2017Kristof Phillips

CORA Services recently expanded its out-of-school-time (OST) network in Northeast Philadelphia, bringing additional services to schools like Loesche Elementary School. Located in Fox Chase, CORA provides children with academic support, psychological services, speech and language

Mayfair: Donny Smith, Mayfair’s Go-To Guy

September 28, 2017Rob DiRienzo

Donnie Smith shuffles his papers atop a folding table in the white cinderblock-walled multipurpose room at the Mayfair Community Center. The clock reads just after 7 o’clock. The room is about half-full of chattering residents