Aug. 28, 2015 3:20 pm
Nonprofits — learn about capacity building at this resource fair
WOMEN’S WAY, Bread & Roses Community Fund and The Philadelphia Foundation are partnering to provide nonprofits in the Greater Philadelphia region with a day-long capacity building event. At the event, nonprofit leaders and board members can receive information about consulting services from a variety of providers, attend workshops on topics relevant to your operations, hear […]
Aug. 28, 2015 1:52 pm
EVENT: Climate Change and the Pope
Pope Francis’s upcoming visit to Philadelphia has sparked a series of conversations around the future of the city, from how we serve our most vulnerable citizens to global issues such as climate change. In response to Pope Francis’s call for a “new dialogue about how we are shaping the future of our planet,” the Academy […]
Aug. 28, 2015 9:14 am
Philly Food Finder app makes finding affordable food easier
Twenty-two percent of Philadelphians are food insecure — unsure of where their next meal is coming from. The Philadelphia Food Policy Advisory Council’s Anti-Hunger Subcommittee saw the need for a food resources toolkit that consolidated information about how to get affordable, healthy food in Philadelphia. So it gathered and compiled reliable information about different types […]
Aug. 27, 2015 3:16 pm
This new Project HOME pharmacy will help create a one-stop shop for the underserved
When Project HOME first opened the Stephen Klein Wellness Center at the end of 2014, the plan was to eventually add a dental care unit and pharmacy. The space for these facilities was already built into the center. It was just a matter of hiring staff and pulling together funding. The wellness center, located […]
Aug. 27, 2015 12:17 pm
An insider’s look at the GREEN program’s Philly session, from a Temple Student
Earlier this summer, the GREEN program held its first program in Philly program, in partnership with Philadelphia University. Local sustainability expert Max Zahniser helped with developing and teaching the educational material of the program. Rob Fleming of Philadelphia University, also helped out with the education portion of the program. Kevin Small first heard about the […]
Aug. 26, 2015 2:49 pm
How Philly’s City contracts measure up for minority, women, and disabled owned businesses
Two annual studies from the city, the FY2014 Annual Disparity Study and the FY2013 Annual Participation Report, were recently released and focused on the utilization of Minority, Women and Disabled Owned Business Enterprises (M/W/DBEs). There is a ton of information to be analyzed in these two documents– here’s a few highlights: 1. Women represent more […]
Aug. 26, 2015 11:43 am
PACA is launching a program to help train co-op leaders
Currently, no program really exists to train people with the skills that can make them a good leader across different types of co-ops, so PACA (Philadelphia Area Cooperative Alliance) is launching the Cooperative Leadership Institute (CLI), a rigorous training program for individual leaders working within cooperatives. While programs exist to train leaders in food co-ops […]
Aug. 25, 2015 2:33 pm
Mayor Nutter is calling out U.S. Mayors to create climate action plans
Michael A. Nutter, Mayor Eric Garcetti of Los Angeles, and Mayor Annise Parker of Houston, kicked off the #ClimateMayors twitter campaign today, with 100 days left before the opening of the 21st Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP21) in Paris, France on November 30, 2015. The three […]
Aug. 25, 2015 1:22 pm
reForm shares the community’s story in the wake of Fairhill Elementary School’s closing
In the wake of 24 Philadelphia school closures in 2013, Temple Contemporary is giving a voice to the now silent school halls. Artist Pepón Osorio has been commissioned to create a new installation, specifically addressing the loss of the Fairhill Elementary School in North Philadelphia. Osorio and a group of teachers, students, parents and neighbors […]
Aug. 25, 2015 10:18 am
Is your neighborhood one of the 7 to receive free trees this fall?
Launched in response to Mayor Nutter’s Greenworks goal to make sure each Philadelphia neighborhood has at least 30 percent tree canopy coverage, TreePhilly help locals connect with the resources they need to plant and care for their own urban forests. So far, it’s helped provide 15,177 free trees in Philadelphia. Yesterday, TreePhilly announced the fall […]