purpose
Apr. 19, 2021 1:29 pm
Nonprofits can learn a lot about mutual aid from the team that was at Taggart Elementary on Saturday
"It’s not a job. It’s helping the people taking care of the people. It’s being out reaching the people where they are," Caring for Friends CEO Vincent Schiavone told new Generocity contributor Marilyn Kai Jewett.
purpose
Apr. 14, 2021 9:56 am
In Point Breeze, funding enables Diversified Community Services to move services ‘to the next level’
"We do two things really well — early childhood education and housing, so our focus now is on building on those services and figuring out how we can do things even better," says Otis Bullock.
people
Dec. 16, 2020 10:10 am
Brandon Washington is fundraising for a collaborative workspace at 19th and Washington
The South Philly native wants to build 1901, a community hub that will offer high-speed internet, computers and tech education.
purpose
Dec. 15, 2020 1:12 pm
What has COVID-19 shown us about gaps in poverty alleviation? A look at South Philly
Generocity contributor Erin Flynn Jay writes about how service providers in South Philly — who relied on walk-in traffic pre-COVID — have had to retool and strengthen partnerships to keep reaching community members in need.
people
Feb. 15, 2020 5:03 pm
South Philly Barbacoa’s chef will appear on a segment of ‘What’s Eating America’ this Sunday
Cristina Martínez, co-owner of the renowned Mexican restaurant, speaks with Andrew Zimmern about her lamb barbacoa and her activism on February 16 at 9 p.m. on MSNBC.
purpose
Nov. 6, 2019 3:08 pm
Immigration in Philadelphia: The food perspective
Net Impact Philadelphia takes a tasty tour through immigrant-built and immigrant-run businesses along Philly's 9th Street Market on Sunday, November 10.
people
Jun. 19, 2019 3:58 pm
Serving South Philly’s Vietnamese community with faith and works
Generocity asked nonprofit leaders whose work centers immigrants to write about immigrant leaders they know or with whom they work. Here, the executive director of the Aquinas Center profiles Chinh V. Dinh.
people
Feb. 25, 2019 12:50 pm
At this Senegalese museum, the walls belong to West Philly
A collection of neighborhood-oriented videos made by Philadelphians is projecting on the walls of the new Museum of Black Civilization in Dakar.
method
Mar. 1, 2016 10:38 am
How a hyperlocal arts festival in South Philly hopes to mend a neighborhood
The Hello Arts Festival is a year in the making.
method
Apr. 28, 2015 12:30 pm
PointBold Aims to Bring a Neighborhood Together Through Art
In the South Philadelphia neighborhood of Point Breeze, known as Newbold by some residents, the issue of gentrification has strained the relationship between residents, developers and city officials. Lee Ann Etzold, a theater artist and educator, decided the neighborhood needed an alternative to the zoning and civic association meetings held in the neighborhood: a comfortable […]