Tag: addiction

South Philadelphia: Ready, Willing & Able Director Knows The Power Of Second Chances

August 8, 2017Jonathan Ginsburg and Jonathan Ginsburg

Javier Rivera is the director of community improvement projects and operations at Ready, Willing & Able, a program that helps criminals, addicts and homeless individuals re-enter the workforce. A graduate of the program in 1997

Port Richmond: Woman in Critical Condition After Stabbing, Heroin Addiction Testimonials, and Tire Garden Beautification Project

July 14, 2017Jared Phillips

In case you missed it, we found a few places where people are talking about things happening in Port Richmond: Woman critical after stabbing in Port Richmond – Philadelphia police are on the hunt for

Grays Ferry: Priest Offers Faith-Based Alternatives For Recovering Addicts

November 3, 2016Brianna Spause

Father Douglas McKay buries too many bodies. He received a call after mass on an October morning. It was regarding a 52-year-old woman; she passed unexpectedly in her sleep. As a priest in his home parish, not all the

Strawberry Mansion: Drug and Alcohol Treatment Facility Helps Build Better Community

November 10, 2015pnadmin and

Rochelle Amos sat nervously at a desk in a conference room at Stop and Surrender Inc., a substance abuse treatment provider located at 2522 W. Huntingdon St. In a shaky voice, she talked about what

Fairhill: Efrain Diaz Has a Plan to Take on Drug Addiction

June 27, 2014

Efrain Diaz had a bad addiction, a heroin addiction. “I lost my family. I lost my wife,” said the 58-year-old. Yet for the past 30 years, Diaz has been helping people overcome their addictions. This

Casinos: Five People On The Front Lines

March 26, 2014tub10245

Given the size of most gaming operations, it’s often difficult to put a “face” to any particular organization (besides Donald Trump, and he’s largely famous for his other endeavors). Despite this, there’s still a fair number