Crime
Crime: Heal The Hurt and Value Young Lives
Heal The Hurt and Value Young Lives [continue reading…]
North Philadelphia
Crime
Crime: Without Targeted Support, Youth are Left Behind
Without Targeted Support, Youth are Left Behind [continue reading…]
Crime
Hartranft: A Neighborhood in Transition
Hartranft: A Neighborhood in Transition [continue reading…]
Crime
Crime: What Can Local Organizations Do to Help Stem the Tide of Violence?
What Can Local Organizations Do to Help Stem the Tide of Violence? [continue reading…]
Featured Stories
North Philadelphia: Can the Next Crimes be Prevented?
November 28 marks the one-year anniversary of the death of Temple student Samuel Collington. [continue reading…]
Hunting Park
Hunting Park: Lenfest Center Deepens Commitment to Neighborhood With New Strategic Plan
The Lenfest Center, also known as North10, has released a new strategic plan centered on the organization’s commitment to the surrounding community. [continue reading…]
North Philadelphia
Strawberry Mansion: Organizations Reach Out to Community at Gun Violence Prevention and Resources Fair
The Philadelphia Probation office hosted a gun violence prevention and resources fair that was held at the Joseph E. Mander Playground located in North Philadelphia on April 11, 2022. [continue reading…]
Arts and Entertainment
Callowhill: Trans Art Market Raised Money for Social Justice Organizations
The Trans Art Market was held outside Love City Brewing in support of.Cars 4 Philly and Housing Reparations for Philadelphia, both organizations that focused on economic justice for black and brown communities. [continue reading…]
Housing
Podcast: New Program is Designed to Help Seniors Age in Place
Bobby McCurdy, at 77 years old, lives by himself in a four bedroom home in the Sharswood neighborhood. Although McCurdy lives alone, he enjoys the freedom of independent living. What McCurdy doesn’t like is the [continue reading…]
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 [continue reading…]