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Featured Stories

Housing: How Ceiba Guides Immigrants Seeking A Home

August 29, 2018 Grace Shallow

As a product of collaboration between four other Latino-focused groups (Esperanza, Norris Square Community Alliance, Concilio de Organizaciones Hispanas de Filadelfia and Finanta), Ceiba is an organization which offers a range of services, including advocacy work

Housing

Kensington: First Time Home Buyer Workshop Proves Valuable Resource For Locals

September 11, 2017 Jared Phillips

For many, owning a first home is a big part of the American Dream. In Philadelphia, that dream is less of a reality than other cities in the country. According to public data sources gathered

Education

South Philadelphia: State Budget Impasse Keeps Schools ‘Frustrated’

March 31, 2016 Patricia N Madej

Deep in the basement of a four-story gothic-style building on 13th and Federal streets is the echo of small children beating against drums and strumming steel guitar strings. It’s an unlikely sound to come down

Cedar Park

Spruce Hill: Veterans House Gives Hope and Help to Homeless Heroes

January 13, 2015

The Philadelphia Veterans House, located on Baltimore Avenue, has been a place of refuge for those who served in the military since it opened in 1994. The temporary housing gives those who fought for the country

Featured Stories

University City: Ronald McDonald House Offers Homey Environment for Ailing Families

October 4, 2012

[vimeo 50548347] It would take a second glance through the gates of the building to recognize the familiar face of Ronald McDonald. Located at 3925 Chestnut St. in University City, the arch above this building’s gate

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