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Jun. 27, 2016 12:44 pm
This Harrowgate civic group is engaging residents of all ages to take back their park
Thanks to organizational partnerships, feedback from long-term neighbors and help from the city, the newly formed Friends of Harrowgate Park is revamping a once-decrepit neighborhood asset.
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Jun. 27, 2016 11:35 am
Attend this reading of the Stanford victim’s statement at City Hall
The woman's letter to the man who sexually assaulted her, Brock Turner, will be read live tomorrow at an event organized by the Office of Councilwoman Helen Gym, the Mayor’s Commission on Women and the Mayor’s Office of Public Engagement.
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Jun. 27, 2016 8:37 am
How Pa. Housing Alliance’s new executive director plans to build on the org’s successes
Phyllis Chamberlain thinks homelessness can be solved -- it just takes getting people "excited" about making an impact on it while remaining "practical."
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Jun. 24, 2016 12:57 pm
Olney is promoting its diversity with ‘self-guided food tours’ along North 5th Street
The neighborhood is one of the most diverse in the city — something its residents consider "a strong point."
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Jun. 24, 2016 8:47 am
This activist wants to take an HIV test with you
Through her HIV/AIDS awareness nonprofit's #TestWithMe campaign, Andrea Walker has taken the blood test alongside over 100 people.
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Jun. 23, 2016 3:40 pm
These 3 Philly-based energy orgs will compete for big bucks in the Energy Sprout finals
Serenity Soular and Energy Coordinating Agency will compete for $25K and Renewable Homes, LLC will vie for $100K in the statewide competition to develop new technologies and businesses that will foster a sustainable future.
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Jun. 23, 2016 12:09 pm
Help this org collect desperately needed medical supplies for Venezuela this weekend
In light of a public health emergency, Philadelphia’s Casa de Venezuela is accepting donations of everything from gloves to medicine at City Hall this Sunday.
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Jun. 23, 2016 8:33 am
Why the average Philadelphian should care about that World Heritage City designation
Global Philadelphia Association's executive director, Zabeth Teelucksingh, explains in her Around the Corner interview.
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Jun. 22, 2016 3:16 pm
Good Economist’s summer issue digs into local social enterprise and the ‘poverty industry’
The city is both "Poorest Big City in America" and potentially the "B Corp Capital of the World." Sustainable Business Network looks at both monikers in its mag.
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Jun. 22, 2016 12:45 pm
Want your nonprofit to partner with the school district? Here’s who to talk to
The Office of Strategic Partnerships is looking for organizations with specific programs in mind — and existing funding to run them — to be matched with schools that could best use those services.