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Featured Stories

Poverty Beat: A Community Defying the Odds on Jefferson Street

July 7, 2014 0

It is summer in Brewerytown and the sound of children playing coalesces with the screeches of police sirens from the 2400 block of Jefferson Street. Home to more than a thousand residents life on this [continue reading…]

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Poverty Beat: Income Insecurity for Philadelphia’s Oldest Residents

June 19, 2014 0

Philadelphia’s elderly population, proportionally second largest of the nation’s ten most-populated cities, is facing a quiet and pervasive epidemic. According to the Census Bureau, there were more than 60,000 impoverished Philadelphians over the age of [continue reading…]

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Poverty Beat: A Community Caring for Itself

June 18, 2014 0

Times are tough in North Philadelphia as rampant poverty and unemployment continue holding neighborhoods hostage. In an effort to alleviate the socio-economic and mental hindrances systemic poverty and urban blight can cause, the Church of [continue reading…]

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Poverty: Five Free Meal Volunteer Opportunities

June 5, 2014 0

Around 50 million Americans are living in food-insecure households. With recent cuts in SNAP, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, food pantries and free meal programs are feeling the burden of Philly’s growing population living in [continue reading…]

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Northwest Philadelphia: Five Things To Indulge In This Spring

May 31, 2014 1

Philadelphia may be known as the City of Brotherly Love, but a little spring-time wandering through neighborhoods and you might think of it more as “the city of hidden gems.” The spring season certainly brings [continue reading…]

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Fairhill: Five Things You Didn’t Know

May 13, 2014 0

Media coverage in Fairhill tends to be of a negative nature, usually focusing on crime. In order to provide a better understanding of this unique and culturally diverse community, here are five things you might not [continue reading…]

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Al Dia: Five Places You Should Know

February 24, 2014 0

“Welcome to the center of gold” as the mural reads, or in this case the heart of Philadelphia’s Fairhill section, located at the intersection of 5th Street and Lehigh Avenue. Fairhill has the highest concentration [continue reading…]

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Kensington: A Block of Love Along Kensington Avenue

July 1, 2013 0

https://vimeo.com/69314980] Tucked in the center of a community that has been battling drugs and violence for generations shines a block filled with hope and love. As of March 23 of this year, the Kensington section [continue reading…]

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West Poplar: Helping Hand Rescue Mission Transforms the Lives of Those in Need

July 1, 2013 0

https://vimeo.com/69121007] Helping Hand Rescue Mission has given homeless and impoverished people within its community a chance to revitalize their lives through religion and its services. Located at 610 N. 6th St., the mission offers Thursday [continue reading…]

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West Poplar: Children Find Hope for a Better Life at Helping Hand Rescue Mission

July 1, 2013 0

[vimeo 69121881] Founded in 1905, Helping Hand Rescue Mission is a place where those in the community can come together as one. Originally created to help the homeless, it has also become a way for children [continue reading…]

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