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Leveraging history to revitalize community by James WrightFor nearly two decades, old urban centers like Philadelphia have been undergoing a process of revitalization. Multiple forces drive that movement, which is occurring throughout the city at different scales and in a variety of geographic and demographic contexts. This variety makes the renewal process so intriguing and rich with possibilities.
Community Design Collaborative announces new board members... |
National Endowment for the Arts grant supports 2018 Lancaster Avenue Jazz FestivalCome July, the Lancaster Avenue Jazz and Arts Festival, a great summer tradition in the Powelton neighborhood, will return to Saunders Park. The National Endowment for the Arts has recently announced that it will support this year’s festival with a Challenge America grant of $10,000.
8 Philly impact leaders on how to build a positive workplace culture |
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People’s Emergency Center (PEC) is pleased to announce the election of Architect/Design Manager and Enterprise Rose Fellow Lea Oxenhandler, AIA, LEED AP to the Community Design Collaborative Board of Directors.
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Unlimited PTO policies, internal event planning committees and public shoutouts for a job well done are just a few of the ways local nonprofits and companies celebrate their employees.
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Young people should be partners in the fight to end youth homelessness in PhillyStoneleigh Emerging Leader Fellow Rashni Stanford talks with Mantua youth leader Da’Quan Wilson about how to engage those with firsthand experience of the issue...
Artplace America Chooses Philadelphia Promise Zone ProjectArtPlace America has announced that "Public Safety in the Promise Zone" by PEC Community Development Corporation is one of 29 projects chosen, from almost 1,400 applications, to receive funding through its National Creative Placemaking fund for 2016...
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Lancaster Avenue Celebrates Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Of Service
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Building Early Links for Learning Project LaunchesHomeless family advocates, early childhood educators, and developmental scientists announced the launch of a project to support young children experiencing homelessness calling Building Early Links for Learning (BELL).
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Expanding Access to Opportunities through Open Data"Imagine an application that can help familes find housing by the proximity of good jobs, quailty schools, public transit, and healthy corner stores..."
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