Read More 7 minute read News Resources Here are six ways to avoid eviction in Philadelphia On Sept. 1, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ordered a nationwide eviction moratorium to temporarily prevent… byZari Tarazona09/15/2020
Read More 4 minute read News Philadelphia homeowners: Apply for these two Philadelphia tax exemption programs this weekend Philadelphia homeowners struggling to pay their property taxes may be eligible for the city’s tax freeze and exemption… byClaire Wolters09/11/2020
Read More 11 minute read News A new normal for students with learning disabilities Students across Philadelphia started adjusting to a “new normal” last week, when they entered an all-digital marking period.… byClaire Wolters09/11/2020
Read More 8 minute read News Resources Philadelphia youth sports organizations adapt to COVID-19 As some Philadelphia schools sit out the fall sports season, non-school affiliated youth sports in the Kensington area… bySiani Colón09/10/2020
Read More 7 minute read News A culture of exploitation emerges after onset of coronavirus In the decade that Michael has spent living in Kensington, he has experienced periods of homelessness, causing him… byErin Blewett08/07/2020
Read More 4 minute read News Esperanza and HACE will use state CARES grant towards homelessness prevention in Hispanic and Latinx communities Two North Philadelphia homelessness prevention and housing organizations are using a newly awarded grant to support low-income Hispanic… byClaire Wolters08/07/2020
Read More 31 minute read News Kensington reacts to Councilmember Maria Quiñones-Sánchez’s restorative investment plan Throughout 2020 alone, the neighborhood has dealt not only with the global coronavirus pandemic, but with an ongoing… byKensington Voice Staff08/03/2020
Read More 7 minute read News Philadelphia’s Managing Director’s Office releases a partially-funded action plan for Kensington After a neighborhood protest where community members demanded that the city restore Kensington and Harrowgate, Philadelphia Managing Director… byZari Tarazona07/30/2020
Read More 4 minute read News Resources PECO urges low-income customers affected by COVID-19 to apply to PA’s LIHEAP Recovery Crisis Program When Kensington resident Verlonda Bagnall heard that the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (DHS) extended the LIHEAP utility… bySolmaira Valerio07/23/2020
Read More 5 minute read News Here’s how Philadelphia public schools will operate this fall Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, The School District of Philadelphia’s upcoming 2020-2021 school year will operate differently… byHenry Savage07/16/2020