Events

Continuing Friday: Come out and share your story

The Broke in Philly team will be attending WURD Radio’s “TRANSMIT/TRANSFORM” event celebrating the lives of community members lost to violence in the Fairhill-Hartranft neighborhood of North Philadelphia. There will be music, art making, activities for children and lots of resources and information. WURD will have a live broadcast and is inviting community members to come and share their stories. Join us at Fotterall Square on North 11th Street between Cumberland and York from 4-7 p.m. each day. More info: WURD Radio (Read more.)

Health

As awareness of childhood trauma rises, new free therapy program launches for Philly students

Now a new program is trying to break that cycle by offering trauma therapy to children living or attending school in parts of North Philadelphia. Run by the Joseph J. Peters Institute (JJPI), a Philadelphia leader in trauma research and treatment, the program is free to children aged 3 to 18, regardless of parents’ insurance. Philadelphia already has a network of mental health providers offering trauma-informed therapy, but they are only open to Medicaid holders, and none had been based in the 22nd Police District. (Read more.)

Civic and Community Engagement

Filling the Space Between Philadelphia and Puerto Rico

It’s an unexpected message from a woman who has dedicated her life to helping the Puerto Rican community in Philadelphia. But Hurricane Maria and the subequent flood of evacuees to Pennsylvania further exacerbated a problem that has long plagued impoverished Puerto Ricans. There are not enough resources to go around. (Read more.)

Community and Family

A filmmaker made a movie about 4 North Philly kids’ lives. Five years later, she checked back in

Half a decade ago, filmmaker Amanda Danzinger gave video cameras to four teens at the after-school program where she volunteered. Their home movies became part of a feature-length documentary she cut about their lives. “The Backyard Philly Project” follows Montae, Tasia, Brianna and David who lived in public housing project Penn Town at 6th and Green streets in North Philadelphia. (Read more.)