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Port Richmond: For Breast Cancer Survivor, Volunteering Was Not Enough
Mary Louise Leuters, a two-time breast cancer survivor, sat at her dining room table where she came up with the idea of the Ladies of Port Richmond. Read more on Port Richmond: For Breast Cancer...
View ArticlePort Richmond: Planters Made Community Green Despite Gray Weather
The miserable wet and cold did all it could to dampen the spirits of the Philly Tree Tenders as they attempted last weekend to spread green around Port Richmond. The spreading of cheerful green on...
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Mantua: Drexel Students and Mantua Residents Come Together for Spring Cleanup
Blair Sarkisian, a Drexel student, posed with her uniform for the day. A total of 1,240,360 pounds of trash were picked up during 2011’s Philly Spring Cleanup. A total of 2,574 volunteers, 149,860...
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Al Dia: Free Phone Support for Peruvians
Maria Maravi Hollenshead checked her emails with her phone by her side. There is one woman available by phone 24 hours a day answering the needs of Peruvian immigrants in the Philadelphia area....
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Haddington: Haddington Multi Services for Older Adults Brings Seniors Together
One member sang a solo for her fellow seniors. Seniors in the Haddington section of Philadelphia recently attended the first annual Gospel Festival, hosted by the neighborhood’s Multi Services for...
View ArticleCobbs Creek: ‘Miracle on 63rd Street’ Aids Those in Need
Located on Cobbs Creek Parkway in West Philadelphia, the Life Center of Eastern Delaware County serves as a temporary residence and rehabilitation center for people in need. Affectionately known as the...
View ArticlePoverty: Five Free Meal Volunteer Opportunities
Around 50 million Americans are living in food-insecure households. With recent cuts in SNAP, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, food pantries and free meal programs are feeling the burden...
View ArticlePoverty Beat: A Community Caring for Itself
Times are tough in North Philadelphia as rampant poverty and unemployment continue holding neighborhoods hostage. In an effort to alleviate the socio-economic and mental hindrances systemic poverty and...
View ArticleGermantown: Facing Poverty Head On
Face to Face is a non-profit organization where anyone is welcome to a hot meal, legal advice and an array of social services, all free of charge. What originally began as a soup kitchen in 1985 has...
View ArticleGermantown: 5 Places Where You Can Serve the Community
Formerly a point of interest for indigenous Americans, a battleground in the American revolutionary war and a settling point for African-American and Italian-American communities, Germantown is one of...
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Northeast Philadelphia: NEPYA Pounding the Pavement to Benefit Youth Sports
Councilman-At-Large Dennis O’Brien first organized the race 11 years ago to help fund the NEPYA Philadelphia City Councilman-At-Large Dennis O’Brien was taught at a young age by his grandfather the...
View ArticleNorthern Liberties: Healing, Helping and Finding Homes for Animals
Street Tails Animal Rescue’s mission is to give the homeless and unwanted the second chance they all deserve- with a focus on those with special needs. The volunteers at STAR devote their time, energy,...
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Fishtown: Local Community Board Unites the Neighborhood One Block at a Time
Fishtown has been called one of the most up and coming neighborhoods in Philadelphia, and the Fishtown Neighbors Association (FNA) has a few ideas why. FNA members Jamie Ware, president, Ian Wilson,...
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Northern Liberties: Liberty Lands Brings the Community Closer
The Liberty Lands committee wakes up early many Saturday mornings not to drink coffee and relax but to plant trees, clean up trash and pull out weeds from more than 30 garden plots. Liberty Lands sits...
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Haddington: Haddington Multi Services for Older Adults Brings Seniors Together
[vimeo:https://vimeo.com/52951427] One member sang a solo for her fellow seniors. Seniors in the Haddington section of Philadelphia recently attended the first annual Gospel Festival, hosted by the...
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Cobbs Creek: ‘Miracle on 63rd Street’ Aids Those in Need
Located on Cobbs Creek Parkway in West Philadelphia, the Life Center of Eastern Delaware County serves as a temporary residence and rehabilitation center for people in need. Affectionately known as the...
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Poverty: Five Free Meal Volunteer Opportunities
Around 50 million Americans are living in food-insecure households. With recent cuts in SNAP, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, food pantries and free meal programs are feeling the burden...
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Poverty Beat: A Community Caring for Itself
Times are tough in North Philadelphia as rampant poverty and unemployment continue holding neighborhoods hostage. In an effort to alleviate the socio-economic and mental hindrances systemic poverty and...
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Germantown: Facing Poverty Head On
Face to Face is a non-profit organization where anyone is welcome to a hot meal, legal advice and an array of social services, all free of charge. What originally began as a soup kitchen in 1985 has...
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Germantown: 5 Places Where You Can Serve the Community
Formerly a point of interest for indigenous Americans, a battleground in the American revolutionary war and a settling point for African-American and Italian-American communities, Germantown is one of...
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