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Featured Stories

Immigration: Saida Harpi Uses ESL Classes To Find Common Ground And Unite Communities

August 28, 2018 Grace Shallow

In Saida Harpi’s English language classroom, immigrants from any country are welcome. The blanket offering means the students in Harpi and her coworkers’ classes often come from a variety of countries — including Vietnam, Russia

Education

South Philadelphia: Family Empowerment Services Brings Families Together

October 21, 2015 Kathryn A Stellato

Lauren Fein works to bring the community together one family at a time. Though she grew up in Massachusetts, the 32-year-old has roots in South Philadelphia. Fein found her calling in social work and after completing

Featured Stories

South Philadelphia: Five Promising Impacts To The Community

February 24, 2015

Given the diverse culture and even more diverse community, South Philadelphia doesn’t fall short to supply all of Philadelphia with people and places that are changing the city for the better. Barbara Chaguaceda Barbara Chaguaceda,

Housing

South Philadelphia: Home Repair Crisis Looms Large in Neighborhoods

June 25, 2011

https://vimeo.com/25467108] Blocks of row homes with broken windows, chipped paint and an abundance of visible safety hazards. This sight is all too familiar in the Southeast district of Philadelphia. In the working class neighborhood, many

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