Their primary project, Be Body Positive Philly, addresses eating disorder risk in Philadelphia high schoolers by using a body positivity curriculum and near-peer mentorship. | From: The Citizen (Read more.)
A drop-in community center meant to serve Philadelphia’s most vulnerable teenagers and young adults opened Sunday inside a grand former synagogue and Jewish college. | From: Metro Philly (Read more.)
https://aldianews.com/articles/politics/evening-resource-centers-are-coming-philly-help-curb-gun-violence/66192 Due to the ongoing gun violence epidemic in Philadelphia, city leaders and officials are planning to open three Community Evening Resource Centers (CERC) for youth. The pilot program will begin in the Fall and (Read more.)
https://www.inquirer.com/life/black-real-estate-investor-great-grandmother-creates-generational-wealth-20210811.html Joanne Bourne dabbled in real estate for decades before making a new career of it in 2018. She thanks S. Dave Hudson and his crew of professionals at the Super Realty Group in West (Read more.)
https://www.inquirer.com/real-estate/housing/dead-homeowner-unclear-ownership-tangled-title-philadelphia-deed-pew-charitable-trusts-20210804.html Philadelphians are at risk of losing more than $1.1 billion in household wealth because ownership of their homes is legally unclear, according to the Pew Charitable Trusts. And that’s a conservative estimate. More than (Read more.)
Kensington neighbors make Shakespeare their own This weekend, a group of residents in the area around Philadelphia’s Kensington neighborhood will be staging an experimental version of a Shakespeare play. They will be taking liberties (Read more.)
A report this year revealed only 32% of Philadelphia third graders read on grade level, a number that angered members of Philadelphia’s Board of Education. The report showed showed that regardless of overall achievement at all schools, there were racial achievement gaps, with Black and Latino students scoring below whites and Asians. | From: Chalkbeat Philadelphia (Read more.)
As Philadelphia City Council considers barring officers from stopping drivers for minor traffic violations, a community organization is trying to help Black Philadelphians avoid getting stopped at all or having a potentially violent interaction with police if they are. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
Families nationwide begin receiving child tax credit payments from the federal government last week, but some worry the poorest Americans may never see a dollar. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)
How to get free supplies from the city, mobilize neighbors, and plan a successful block cleanup. | From The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)
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