‘The public school system does not mold young adults to be out on their own in the real world.’
My name is Sabrina Lacend, and I’m a 28-year-old woman and a working mother. Today, on my
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Health news in Kensington, Philadelphia — covering the opioid crisis, addiction and recovery, mental health, harm reduction, healthcare access and food resources.
‘I felt proud to associate with Kensington because I focused on its tremendous potential rather than the community issues.’
I am a 1.5 generation Cambodian American queer educator passionate about education equity and social equality. My family members
2021 Opioid Response Unit Action Plan: Here are the solutions the city will implement in Kensington
Update 06/07/2021: The 2021 Opioid Response Unit Action Plan originally stated that in 2020 the city experienced the
Plan de acción de la Unidad de Respuesta a Opioides 2021: Estas son las soluciones que la ciudad implementará en Kensington
Actualización 07/06/2021: El Plan de acción de la Unidad de Respuesta a Opioides 2021 originalmente declaró que en
Kensington Community Resilience Fund will award $10,000 grants to eligible community groups this summer
Months before the Kensington Community Resilience Fund launched on April 27, city representatives joined virtual community meetings like “El Barrio
‘Esta crisis afecta la calidad de vida por la que todos hemos trabajado duro en una ciudad construida sobre sueños’.
¿Cuándo escuchará la ciudad los gritos del norte de Filadelfia y Kensington? En 2018, escribí una carta abierta a la
‘This crisis affects the quality of life we have all worked hard to achieve in a city built on dreams.’
When will the city hear the cries of North Philadelphia and Kensington? In 2018, I wrote an open letter to
‘Our communities don’t keep us from harm, so we need to change them.’
Hello everyone, my name is Sean, and I use they/them pronouns. I’m a 19-year-old, Black, LGBT
‘Esto debería ser organizado por las personas adictas, así como por las personas que viven en la comunidad’.
Suleiman Hassan & SyfahDeen Hassan Fundadores de Soldiers for Recovery Suleiman: Definitivamente va a afectar a la gente del vecindario
‘Cuanta más gente, más grande se vuelve’.
Gloria “Smooches” Cartagena Residente, presidenta de Somerset Neighbors for Better Living y NKCDC Community Connector En cuanto a los efectos
‘Cuando se quita un recurso, otros quedan sobre extendidos’.
Amy Liao Residente de Kensington y empleada de Esperanza Health Center. Personalmente, no suelo utilizar la estación de Somerset. Pero
Aquí es donde puede recibir servicios bancarios y de cooperativas de crédito en Kensington
El verano pasado, Everence, una cooperativa de crédito religiosa que ofrece servicios bancarios y financieros, se asoció con el Centro
Here’s where you can receive banking and credit union services in Kensington
This past summer, Everence, a faith-based credit union that provides banking and financial services, partnered with Esperanza Health Center
'It should be organized by the people that were in addiction, as well as people that live in the community.'
Suleiman Hassan & SyfahDeen Hassan Founders of Soldiers for Recovery Suleiman: It’s definitely going to affect the people in
'The more the people, the greater it gets.'
Gloria “Smooches” Cartagena Resident, president of Somerset Neighbors for Better Living, and NKCDC Community Connector As far as the closure’
'We can get more done together than we can individually.'
Brenda Mosley Kensington resident, block captain of “The Village,” and NKCDC Community Connector The closure has affected a lot of
‘Crear un espacio para que todos nos reunamos … y ayude a resolver algo de esto’
Jackie Saez Ex-residente de Kensington y directora del programa Sunday Suppers. [Afecta] a personas que conozco que viven en
'Create a space for all of us to convene ... and help solve some of this'
Jackie Saez Former Kensington resident and Sunday Suppers program manager [It affects] people who I know who live in the
'The station closing is a symptom of a disease.'
Bill McKinney Kensington resident and executive director of New Kensington Community Development Corporation (NKCDC) It impacts me directly because that
'El cierre de la estación es un síntoma de una enfermedad’.
Bill McKinney Residente de Kensington y director ejecutivo de New Kensington Community Development Corporation (NKCDC) Me impacta directamente porque esa
'We need more security; more street cleaning.'
Tim McCloskey Kensington resident Like everything else, it’s not just the closure itself — I understand that things need to
'When we remove a resource, other resources get stretched.'
Amy Liao Kensington resident and Esperanza Health Center employee Personally, I don’t usually use the Somerset Station. But I
'The community knows what's good for the community.'
Melissa Kucherich Resident and employee with New Kensington Community Development Corporation One, it pits people against each other. There’s