Health news in Kensington, Philadelphia — covering the opioid crisis, addiction and recovery, mental health, harm reduction, healthcare access and food resources.
I am a 1.5 generation Cambodian American queer educator passionate about education equity and social equality. My family members
Update 06/07/2021: The 2021 Opioid Response Unit Action Plan originally stated that in 2020 the city experienced the
Actualización 07/06/2021: El Plan de acción de la Unidad de Respuesta a Opioides 2021 originalmente declaró que en
Months before the Kensington Community Resilience Fund launched on April 27, city representatives joined virtual community meetings like “El Barrio
¿Cuándo escuchará la ciudad los gritos del norte de Filadelfia y Kensington? En 2018, escribí una carta abierta a la
When will the city hear the cries of North Philadelphia and Kensington? In 2018, I wrote an open letter to
Hello everyone, my name is Sean, and I use they/them pronouns. I’m a 19-year-old, Black, LGBT youth gearing
Suleiman Hassan & SyfahDeen Hassan Fundadores de Soldiers for Recovery Suleiman: Definitivamente va a afectar a la gente del vecindario
Gloria “Smooches” Cartagena Residente, presidenta de Somerset Neighbors for Better Living y NKCDC Community Connector En cuanto a los efectos
Amy Liao Residente de Kensington y empleada de Esperanza Health Center. Personalmente, no suelo utilizar la estación de Somerset. Pero
El verano pasado, Everence, una cooperativa de crédito religiosa que ofrece servicios bancarios y financieros, se asoció con el Centro
This past summer, Everence, a faith-based credit union that provides banking and financial services, partnered with Esperanza Health Center to
Suleiman Hassan & SyfahDeen Hassan Founders of Soldiers for Recovery Suleiman: It’s definitely going to affect the people in
Gloria “Smooches” Cartagena Resident, president of Somerset Neighbors for Better Living, and NKCDC Community Connector As far as the closure’
Brenda Mosley Kensington resident, block captain of “The Village,” and NKCDC Community Connector The closure has affected a lot of
Jackie Saez Ex-residente de Kensington y directora del programa Sunday Suppers. [Afecta] a personas que conozco que viven en el
Jackie Saez Former Kensington resident and Sunday Suppers program manager [It affects] people who I know who live in the
Bill McKinney Kensington resident and executive director of New Kensington Community Development Corporation (NKCDC) It impacts me directly because that
Bill McKinney Residente de Kensington y director ejecutivo de New Kensington Community Development Corporation (NKCDC) Me impacta directamente porque esa
Tim McCloskey Kensington resident Like everything else, it’s not just the closure itself — I understand that things need to
Amy Liao Kensington resident and Esperanza Health Center employee Personally, I don’t usually use the Somerset Station. But I
Melissa Kucherich Resident and employee with New Kensington Community Development Corporation One, it pits people against each other. There’s
Update 04/01/21 4:40 p.m. – SEPTA will reopen Somerset Station on Monday, April 5 after two weeks
