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Mill Creek: Groups Collaborate To Build A Stronger Community

October 8, 2018 Taylor Allen

Pastor Derrick Long (pictured above), leader of the faith-based nonprofit organization Men of Mill Creek, wants community activism in Philadelphia to live on after he is gone. Young people are the way to do it, he

Education

Tioga: Mercy Neighborhood Ministries Gives Students an Educational Head Start

March 29, 2017 Hannah McComsey

Bright lights shine on the beaming green and orange painted walls as the next group of children happily walked into the Mercy Neighborhood Ministries building located on W. Venango Street in Tioga. The inviting staff

Featured Stories

Mantua: “My Parents and Grandparents Trained Me to Survive.”

February 19, 2016 Thomas D Reifsnyder

Nine years ago, De’Wayne Drummond nearly lost it all. A lifelong resident of the Mantua section of West Philadelphia, Drummond had unknowingly fallen asleep in nearly six pints of his own blood at his home

Bella Vista

South Philadelphia: CityLife Church Focuses On Giving Back To The Community

June 18, 2014

With its successful service initiatives, especially the ones that benefit the neighborhood public school and the less fortunate, CityLife Church in South Philadelphia is a becoming a part of the local Christian community. Founders Brad and Leah Leach established CityLife in 2011 as

Bridesburg

Bridesburg: Boys And Girls Club Adds To Spring Clean Up

April 21, 2014

Since 1941, the Bridesburg Boys and Girls Club has given children and teens in the community a place away from the streets to learn and grow as young adults. “They’re basically like a second home,”

Education

Northwest Philadelphia: 6 People Paving Paths To A Better Life

April 11, 2014

Passion is an essential element in the development of communities in Northwest Philadelphia. Each of these individuals brings their own skill set in an effort to build a stronger community. They strive to improve their

Featured Stories

Kensington: Affordable Artist Collective Seeks to Change Community

September 21, 2012

https://vimeo.com/50108729] Papermill Community of Artists provides dozens of artists with affordable and community-based studio and performance space. Karyn Vetter, 44, is the owner and property manager of the Papermill Community of Artists, located at 2825 Ormes

Brewerytown

Brewerytown: Community Center’s Computer Lab Goes Underused

February 14, 2012

In November the Greater Brewerytown Community Development Corp. (GBCDC) reopened its technology center for the public, but employees at the community center said it still feels like an underused resource. “I think people are a

Arts and Entertainment

Strawberry Mansion: Rick Ford Creates More Than Just Ballplayers

November 9, 2011

https://vimeo.com/31749668] A lifelong resident of Strawberry Mansion reminisced about some of the struggles he endured as a child. Rick Ford acknowledged how his own downfall began. It was in the sixth grade when Ford began

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