The volunteer peanut butter and jelly brigade is helping to feed thousands of people throughout the region during the pandemic. | From: The Philadelphia Citizen (Read more.)
A developer has paused plans for a 30-unit apartment complex in a West Philadelphia rowhouse neighborhood, the culmination of a year of community opposition that included a recent rally and a petition to city government. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)
The Education Culture Opportunities (ECO) Foundation was founded in 2018, and after two years of helping students at schools and in their neighborhoods, the nonprofit cut the ribbon on its first home base in West Philadelphia on Sunday. | From: PlanPhilly (Read more.)
Outreach workers, who were already canvassing around the clock in intense summer heat, received another in a long series of blows this week when the U.S. Census Bureau announced it would end all counting efforts by Sept. 30. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
El objetivo de la mudanza era estudiar formas de hacer de Filadelfia un espacio vital más equitativo y amigable para todos los grupos de edad, razas, culturas y clases socioeconómicas de la ciudad. | Para: AL DÍA (Read more.)
A report eight years in the making published on July 22, targets improving housing, transportation and outdoor spaces to make the city more friendly for all. | From: AL DÍA (Read more.)
After the Philadelphia Housing Authority admitted that a Monday morning raid of two properties used by the North Philly Peace Park was a mistake, organizers now have the legal right to restore the buildings after nearly a year of trying to acquire them. | From: PlanPhilly (Read more.)
Activists formed the three camps following unrest over the police killing of George Floyd in late June. Now home to more than 100 residents, the camps have been the site of conflict between city officials and organizers, some of whom erected barricades following notices that the city would clear the camps last week.| From: WHYY (Read more.)
Donna DuBose Miller, the CEO of DuBose Printing & Business Services, depicts how she morphed her business services to survive and share relatable lessons about the art of adaptation. | From: Fun Times (Read more.)
The city’s Restore Kensington Action Plan, which was shared with Kensington Voice on July 28, echoes most of the councilmember’s plan. The city’s action plan is broken up into four goals with 15 action items: connect individuals to services, increase access to housing, increase public safety, and increase quality of life. | From: Kensington Voice (Read more.)
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