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Mantua: Through City Year, New College Graduate Gives Back to Younger Students

February 26, 2015 0

On the 600 block of North 35th Street lives a young college graduate trying to make a difference in the City of Brotherly Love. Twenty-three-year-old Ivan Vivar is a recent graduate of the University of [continue reading…]

Hunting Park

Hunting Park: Lenfest Center Coordinator Recruits Youth to Safe Space

February 6, 2015 0

Lights were out and a sign on the door read “closed,” but a few tiny fists still came knocking on the Lenfest Center’s doors during after-school hours on Jan. 27. Kevin Oberst, the youth center’s [continue reading…]

Arts and Entertainment

Overbrook: Four People Making a Difference

May 6, 2014 0

Overbrook is small geographically, but it’s booming with organizations and facilities that help promote progress and positive vibes throughout the neighborhood. Here are four people who want to make a difference in Overbrook. 1. Coach Bob Miller (above) [continue reading…]

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Featured Stories

Point Breeze: G.W. Childs Elementary School Adjusts to Series of Transitions

December 11, 2013 0

As an education institution for city children through the past century, George W. Childs Community School has served as a staple in the Philadelphia School District.  The school has a proud history of successful, diligent [continue reading…]

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Hunting Park: City Year and Neighborhood Teens Participate in Community Service

March 2, 2011 0

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 [continue reading…]

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