by Cari Bender | May 27, 2020 | Broad Street Ministry
Step Up to the Plate, a partnership of Broad Street Ministry, Prevention Point Philadelphia, Project Home and SEMAAC, is a food service distribution program begun in April 2020 to help individuals and families experiencing food or housing insecurity during the...
by Cari Bender | May 28, 2018 | Prevention Point
Wracked by Opioid Crisis, Philadelphia Braces for Tent-Camp Closures Philadelphia plans to begin closing two encampments on Wednesday and is trying to move homeless drug addicts into shelters and treatment before police move in. Wall Street Journal reporter Jon Kamp...
by Cari Bender | Mar 8, 2016 | AIDS Fund
CBS3’s Cherri Gregg produced a wonderful segment highlighting the pioneering work of Judith Porter who has been working with drug addicts for over 25 years to provide education and needle exchange to avoid getting HIV. CBS3 and KYW Newsradio spotlighted Judith’s work...
Fairmount Park Conservancy’s restoration of Skew Arch Bridge featured in national Preservation MagazineNovember 1, 2025The very cool restoration of the Skew Arch Bridge along the historic Trolley Trail was undertaken by Fairmount Park Conservancy and featured in the national Preservation Magazine. […]
Once Upon A Nation Future Storyteller All Grown UpJuly 21, 2025WHYY highlights Zoe Levenstien, who spent several summers as a young student writing stories and presenting them during the Once Upon A Nation Future Storytellers Celebration. This summer, she's employed by Historic Philadelphia, Inc. to tell stories all week long at the Once Upon A Nation Storytelling Benches. […]
Fairmount Park Conservancy Completes First Phase of FDR Park RenovationJuly 11, 2025Billy Penn featured a terrific story on the opening of the Gateway Plaza at FDR Park, a project from Fairmount Park Conservancy that completes the first phase of the overall Park Plan. […]