This free computer science program is helping underserved students access STEM education
By offering free computer science courses in Philadelphia, Chris Avery hopes to give underserved students a high-quality education…
A new work assistance program for people experiencing homelessness in Philly launches on Friday.
Help for the Hurdles, a new work-assistance program for people experiencing homelessness, is launching in Philadelphia this Friday.…
Harrowgate Park’s new sculpture promotes literacy through community voices
Kensington community members welcomed a new sculpture into Harrowgate Park this week. Installed this past Friday and dedicated…
SEPTA responds to Kensington organizations’ protest of Somerset Station closure
Updated 04/07/21 4:40 p.m. Kensington’s Somerset Station, managed by SEPTA and located on the Market-Frankford Line, will reopen…
There’s a new rental assistance program for Philly youth aging out of foster care
Historically, Philadelphia hasn’t done the best job helping young people transition out of foster care and into stable,…
Philly vaccination clinic for people experiencing homelessness launches at the Hub of Hope
Matthew Ward is a preparer. Having run his own contracting business for about 15 years, Ward is used…
In Philly, vaccinations for people experiencing homelessness could start next week
Since COVID-19 hit Philadelphia last March, homeless service providers have faced shelter outbreaks, staff shortages, emotional exhaustion, and,…
Philly school district staff can now change their names on Google Classroom and Zoom, without legal documentation
School District of Philadelphia staff can now permanently change their names and pronouns on Google Classroom and Zoom…
This bookstore in Kensington offers virtual writing workshops for adults. Soon, they’ll have baby goats for the kids.
The Head and the Hand, sometimes known as “Kensington’s nonprofit community bookstore,” hoped to celebrate its one-year anniversary…
For Philly’s nonbinary and transgender school staff, name changes are impossible without legal documentation.
Kensington English teacher Maddie Luebbert is open about their nonbinary identity with students and colleagues. But the School…