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Featured Stories

Strawberry Mansion: Drug and Alcohol Treatment Facility Helps Build Better Community

November 10, 2015 pnadmin

Rochelle Amos sat nervously at a desk in a conference room at Stop and Surrender Inc., a substance abuse treatment provider located at 2522 W. Huntingdon St. In a shaky voice, she talked about what

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Northwest Philadelphia: 6 People Paving Paths To A Better Life

April 11, 2014

Passion is an essential element in the development of communities in Northwest Philadelphia. Each of these individuals brings their own skill set in an effort to build a stronger community. They strive to improve their

Crime

Germantown: New Directions Offers a Way Out for Troubled Women

April 12, 2011

  https://vimeo.com/22319683] Nicole Mattis murdered her abusive boyfriend. Cindy Livingston, 46, has been a PCP user since the age of 13. Together they are starting over at New Directions for Women Inc., an alternative to

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