The safety issues we face in Kensington affect our children too; it’s time we hear from them.
At the root of every issue in Kensington is safety. Gun violence, addiction, trash, homelessness, and more… These…
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Everyday life shouldn’t include gun violence. We must fight for our community.
Editor’s Note: This Voices essay was submitted by a member of Youth United for Change (YUC), a nonprofit…
Gun violence: ‘It’s the same song every night we sing. And yet no one seems to hear a thing.’
Editor’s Note: This poem was submitted by a member of Youth United for Change (YUC), a nonprofit youth…
Bookworms program connects students with a wide variety of needs
Last summer, Kensington Health Sciences Academy special education teacher Edward Colfer had an idea for a senior community…
Tiger Poets: “It’s about … being able to see what you have went through, and what you overcame”
“Strong, rowdy, teamwork, and loyal,” are the words that come to assistant coach Fantaja Jones’ mind to describe…
Youth United for Change seeks to increase voter engagement with VOTA! project
Last summer, Elinetzy Pagan, a 2019 graduate from Kensington Health Sciences Academy (KHSA), was inspired after an encounter…
Play Captains bring Playstreets to life in Kensington
In 2016, Rebecca Fabiano, the president of Fab Youth Philly, jumpstarted an idea that would take Philadelphia’s Playstreets…
Kensington cheerleaders: “We have a record to uphold, and we’re not going to fail for anybody”
On an early-June afternoon, chants of “T-I-G-E-R-S” echoed off the walls of a dance studio at the Kensington…
Kensington Soccer Club: “My kids are here to stay”
Before moving to Bristol, PA, Blanca Ayala’s children were members of the Kensington Soccer Club for four years.…
Transitional housing program teaches life skills to youth in Kensington
Editor’s note: Names marked with an asterisk (*) are those of people who requested we use their first…