The event was hosted by Esperanza Health Center, New Kensington Community Development Corporation, and Heights Philadelphia.
Accountability
City Council unanimously advanced the seven-bill package after a five-hour hearing. All three councilmembers representing parts of Kensington voted yes.
Community Life
East Kensington transformed into a glowing outdoor gallery as moving projections lit up building facades along Frankford Avenue and Hagert Street. Around 30 artists participated in the free festival, which organizers hope to make annual.
Guides & Resources
Philadelphia needs poll workers for the May 19 primary, and Kensington divisions are some of the hardest to staff. The job pays $200 for one day.
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Accountability
City Council unanimously advanced the seven-bill package after a five-hour hearing. All three councilmembers representing parts of Kensington voted yes.
Accountability
After a four-day trial in federal court, a jury found the city violated Louis Jung Jr.’s constitutional right to medical care while incarcerated and awarded the family $1.67 million in damages.
Accountability
The decision to spare the two schools from proposed closures comes after nearly a month of intense community pushback against the district’s sweeping facilities plan.
Community Life
The event was hosted by Esperanza Health Center, New Kensington Community Development Corporation, and Heights Philadelphia.
Community Life
East Kensington transformed into a glowing outdoor gallery as moving projections lit up building facades along Frankford Avenue and Hagert Street. Around 30 artists participated in the free festival, which organizers hope to make annual.
Community Life
The annual festival brought together vendors, live music and neighbors, doubling as a kickoff for local America 250 celebrations.
Neighborhood Voices
. Cutting both direct assistance and evidence-based education is like declaring war on the people of Kensington. Food security means more than just access to food.
Neighborhood Voices
September was National Recovery Month. Luis Soto shares his journey to sobriety and how working with others has helped him heal.
Neighborhood Voices
La licencia de maternidad debe estar entre las prioridades de las políticas públicas. Si bien la ley actual es insuficiente, su factibilidad es menor para mujeres de comunidades vulnerabilizadas.
Solutions Spotlight
The nonprofit provides paid training, career support and real work to help 17- to-26-year-olds move into full-time jobs averaging $43K a year.
Arts & Culture
Neighbors and community organizers gathered at the Kensington Engagement Center to kick off Co-Creating a Greenprint for Kensington, a workshop series organized by NKCDC focused on expanding and improving safe public green spaces.
Arts & Culture
Over 25% of West Kensington residents don’t have a high school diploma. Embedded advisers and support could help students overcome poverty and other systemic barriers, experts say.
Guides & Resources
Philadelphia needs poll workers for the May 19 primary, and Kensington divisions are some of the hardest to staff. The job pays $200 for one day.
Fixing Your Block
Abandoned vehicles are one of the most common 311 complaints in the 19134 ZIP code.
Small Business
This year’s holiday gift guide highlights creative, hyperlocal gifts that support Kensington’s artists, makers, and small businesses.
Weekly News
Free HIV/AIDS testing event, business tax prep workshop and more.
Weekly News
‘Right to the City’ board game play session, hat knitting workshop and more.
Weekly News
MLK Day cleanup, Lost Time comedy show and more.
