Community and Family – Page 15

In MLK’s honor, 15 little libraries will pop up in the spring, thanks to carpentry apprentices

January 21, 2022

A shop full of carpentry apprentices and experts came together Saturday morning in Northeast Philadelphia for the General Building Contractors Association’s annual MLK Day of Service project. The apprentices are part of the group’s free Carpenters’ Apprentice Ready Program, or CARP, a collaboration with the Carpenters Joint Apprentice Training Center of Philadelphia. | From: WHYY (Read more.)

Philly hits a ‘crossroads’ of environmental justice at ex-PES oil refinery

January 20, 2022

Billboards, web ads, and SEPTA banners tout a fresh start for the South Philly refinery site, one that’s green, sustainable, and good for neighbors. Meanwhile, the site’s new owner is seeking permits to continue to store and sell potentially hundreds of millions of gallons of petroleum — and surrounding communities feel betrayed. | From: PlanPhilly (Read more.)

Winter Fire Safety 101

January 20, 2022

In commemoration of the lives lost, and to prevent future tragedies, FunTimes Magazine offers these fire safety tips. | From: Fun Times (Read more.)

Philly community groups could get priority in sale of thousands of vacant city lots under new bill

January 20, 2022

For decades, community gardeners have tended to abandoned land in neighborhoods redlined by the insurance industry, neglected by government and ignored by developers. Yet as values rise across the city and builders see opportunity in long-overlooked lots, gardeners find themselves fighting to hold onto the spaces they’ve cultivated. | From: PlanPhilly (Read more.)

Help Keep Philadelphians Warm

January 19, 2022

As temperatures stay low, many Philadelphians will urgently need to find warmth over the next several weeks. Here, some simple, impactful ways you can support them. | From: The Citizen (Read more.)

Bebashi offering new support group to trans people of color

January 18, 2022

The team at Bebashi Transition to Hope continues to provide a safe spaces for transgender and gender nonbinary people of color through the support group The Healing Place, part of the organization’s Melanin Magic program. Melanin Magic offers a variety of services to trans and gender nonconforming folks, including access to Bebashi’s Trans Necessities Closet, HIV/STI testing and PrEP. | From: Philadelphia Gay News (Read more.)

Assessing the ways Chester’s Partnership for Safe Neighborhoods program has succeeded

January 17, 2022

The program uses a method called “focused deterrence” that targets individuals the Chester Police Department identify as most at risk — people who it believes are causing most of the violence. | From: WHYY (Read more.)

My building has 18 tenants and no fire extinguishers. Preventing tragedy requires more affordable housing

January 17, 2022

The news of the rowhouse fire that killed 12 people last week came as a devastating shock to our city. Yet as I watched the news unfold, it only took a few minutes for me to realize the same tragedy could’ve easily happened at my home in Nicetown. | From: PlanPhilly (Read more.)

Two youth curfew centers open in West and South Philadelphia

January 17, 2022

The City of Philadelphia funded two centers that will take in youth who are found on the street after hours. | From: AL DÍA (Read more.)

Free bootcamp LaunchCode is bringing 2 new web dev courses to Philly this year

January 14, 2022

After the local chapter’s successful inaugural cohorts last year, the bootcamp is rolling out a full- and part-time option in 2022. | From: Technical.ly (Read more.)