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Latinx: Udini La Voz Embraces Unity Through Music

June 11, 2018Freixys Casado and

His name is Odin Palacio, but the community knows him by his artistic name, Udini La Voz. Originally from Panama, Palacio is a young local talent whose mission is to create a bicultural movement with

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Walnut Hill: Community Rebuilds Park From The Ground Up

October 6, 2017Alexa Monteleone

Community members in Walnut Hill gathered in a collaborative effort with the Wells Fargo Regional Foundation and the Enterprise Center to rebuild the Walnut Hill Park creating a safe and relaxing space for children and

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Feltonville: Handball is uniting communities and keeping kids out of trouble

June 12, 2017Dominic Barone and Dominic Barone

In a city where drugs and violence are easy to get wrapped up in, there’s a constant need to get the youth involved in safe outlets that keeps them off the streets. Wally Amaro, 38,

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West Oak Lane: Simons Recreation Center Director Offers “Safe Haven for the Kids”

March 3, 2016Chelsea Ann Rovnan and

For Amenah Claiborne, her role as center director at Simons Recreation Center doesn’t feel like work. Instead, her job reminds her of a family, one that is helping to provide a safe haven for kids

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