News Kensington already has a police-assisted diversion program some consider a “triage” for people who use drugs. Here's how it works. , and By Sammy Caiola March 29, 2024
News Kensington Avenue “Sunshine House” to open despite threats of harm reduction crackdown , and By Jill Bauer-Reese February 29, 2024
News Philly DA’s illegal gun possession diversion program reports a 76% decrease in re-arrests among participants , and By Sammy Caiola February 14, 2024
News Last week’s “large, militarized police presence” was the attorney general’s office, not a Parker or Kensington caucus initiative , and By Jill Bauer-Reese February 5, 2024
News ‘A big carousel ride’: Philly leaders want to “triage” people using drugs in Kensington to treatment – or incarceration. , and By Sammy Caiola January 31, 2024
News Kensington residents hopeful as Mayor Parker names Pedro Rosario Philly's first Latino deputy police commissioner , and By Sammy Caiola January 11, 2024
News Philly residents patrolled Kensington for 36 nights this fall. Now they want the city to back the model. , and By Sammy Caiola December 22, 2023
News Philly’s highest-crime neighborhoods are seeing a significant decline in gun violence, including Kensington , and By Mensah M. Dean for The Trace December 12, 2023
News Kevin Bethel leaves top school safety job in Philadelphia to be city police commissioner , and By Carly Sitrin, Chalkbeat Philadelphia November 23, 2023
News Talk, not fists: Philadelphia students with discipline issues learn how to defuse conflict , and By Dale Mezzacappa, Chalkbeat Philadelphia November 21, 2023
News Ex-Kensington cop who targeted sex trafficking victims pleads guilty to sexually assaulting prepubescent children, women , and By Jill Bauer-Reese October 25, 2023
News Former Kensington cop sexually assaulted 48 women and children — 44 unidentified — many while on duty, prosecutors say , and By Jill Bauer-Reese September 22, 2023
News Harrowgate aerial arts studio offers free and low-cost programs to express, exercise and connect , and By Bruce Claxton September 5, 2023
News PA Governor Josh Shapiro visits Kensington, announces new drug scheduling for xylazine , and By Siani Colón April 19, 2023
Health, Safety, & Wellbeing Explaining Kensington’s $7.5 million from the opioid settlement and the ‘Kensington Plan’ , and By Ramses Montes March 22, 2023
News Community organizing inspires Kensington Health & Wellness Corridors to improve public health , and By Ramses Montes March 22, 2023