Hunting Park: Casa Del Carmen Administrator Keeps Local Residents Connected And Informed
For the past two years, Christopher Gale has been serving as the administrator of Casa del Carmen, a branch of Catholic Social Services (CSS) which was founded to serve the Latino community in North Philadelphia. According to CSS records, Casa del Carmen impacted 21,387 people during the 2015-2016 fiscal year. If a client can’t come […]
Hunting Park: Community Programs Best Resource for Housing Projects
Hunting Park is a neighborhood of diversity and change. It is one of the few working poor communities in the city, which means many residents are living on the edge of their means. A drive down the residential streets of Hunting Park will show long blocks of row homes with identical porches, roofs and patched […]
Hunting Park: Supervisor at Aid Organization Helps Residents Survive
Arcides DeJesus is a master networker. For 15 years, he’s been helping communities in Philadelphia get housing, food, emergency care and the information they need to survive. With seven years working for foster care provider Southern Home Services in Germantown and eight years with Catholic Social Services under his belt, DeJesus has made a lot […]