Education
Overbrook: Passion for Students Motivates One School For The Blind Teacher
A teacher shares her journey of educating students with visible impairments and other disibilities in the Overbrook School For The Blind. [Read More]
Education
COVID-19
Delaware County: Education groups call on Gov. Wolf to vaccinate school staff
Teachers and education advocates are increasing calls for Gov. Tom Wolf to prioritize vaccinating school staff throughout the state. A coalition of nine statewide education groups wrote a letter on Feb. 11 addressed to Wolf, Secretary of [Read More]
COVID-19
COVID-19: Teachers at Pottsgrove Middle School Try to Connect With Students During the Virtual School Year
When the Pottsgrove School District announced in August that the school year would start online, teachers adapted to new technologies and demands on their work/life balance. [Read More]
Brewerytown
Brewerytown: Black Men Engaging Neighborhoods Marches to Change Mindsets
Organization holds rallies on blocks around city that have seen their fair share of violence [Read More]
Manayunk
Roxborough: Schuylkill Center and NaturePHL Program Connect Residents to Local Green Spaces
On a chilly Saturday morning last December, parents and children gathered in the visitor center at the Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education, located at 8480 Hagys Mill Rd. While they waited, the children explored the [Read More]
Education
East Poplar: New City School Branch Unites Students, Community Residents
The school bell rings at 8:05 a.m. and 3:10 p.m. every day, but for Joel Gaines (above) there is no average day on the job. Working at a brand new school and building a new [Read More]
Manayunk
Roxborough: Schuylkill Center and NaturePHL Program Connect Residents to Local Green Spaces
On a chilly Saturday morning, Dec. 1, parents and children gathered in the visitor center at the Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education, located at 8480 Hagys Mill Road. While they waited, the children explored the [Read More]
Germantown
Germantown: Church Welcomes First Generation Haitian-American Youth Ministries Director
The First United Methodist Church of Germantown (FUMCOG) has sat on the corner of East High Street and Germantown Avenue since 1796. In September, the congregation welcomed 33-year-old Jeanna Murat (pictured above). Murat is first [Read More]
Business
North Philadelphia: Promoting Literacy To Parents And Children In Unlikely Places
A shave, a haircut … and a good book? A North Philadelphia barber shop is part of a program to help increase literacy and help strengthen the community. Jasmond Schoolfield, better known as “Jazz the [Read More]
Manayunk
Manayunk: North Light Community Center Staff Offers Support Programs For Local Families
North Light Community Center, located at 175 Green Lane, just off Main Street, has been a consistent presence in the neighborhood for more than 80 years, offering child care, raising money for scholarships for local [Read More]