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Featured Stories

Immigration: As Flow Of Refugees Slows, Those Already In Philadelphia Settle In

July 23, 2018 Roberts Jennifer

Amnah Ahmad is the associate director of the Arab American Community Development Corp. at Al-Aqsa Islamic Society in North Philadelphia. Ahmad, along with a handful of other volunteers, works with refugees and immigrants from Middle

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Immigration: Philadelphia Embraces Refugee Resettlement

January 13, 2017 Elly Perlowitz

In response to President-elect Donald Trump’s promise to end the country’s refugee resettlement program shortly after taking office, Philadelphia mayor Jim Kenney signed an open letter requesting President Barack Obama and his administration to continue to protect

Chestnut Hill

Chestnut Hill: Organization Gives Veterans the Help They Need

April 23, 2013

The Soldiers Project is a volunteer organization that facilitates free emotional-wellness services for returning veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts. It was launched in 2004 by Dr. Judith Broder in Los Angeles. In 2010,

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