Tag: Kensington
Drexel survey shows wider neighborhood support for overdose prevention site
New research out of Drexel University found 90% of neighborhood residents responding to a survey approved of opening a supervised injection facility there.
5 years ago
The overwhelming feeling of how much help is needed can cause distress in those who respond to emergencies like overdoses.
5 years ago
Awilda Ocasio: The ‘Mother Teresa of Kensington’
Two years after her death, a neighborhood activist's legacy of love lives on.
5 years ago
Grant aims to create economic opportunity in embattled Kensington
Through $5 million from the JPMorgan Chase Foundation, a partnership will provide loans for residents to open small businesses, buy homes, and become real estate developers.
5 years ago
Report finds Kensington homeless encampments not just a symptom of opioid crisis
A survey included in the Penn study suggests that the Kensington encampments also reflected broader issues that lead to homelessness.
5 years ago
Caring for others in recovery helps Kensington man stay sober
When Rob stumbled into The Last Stop recovery center in Kensington three years ago, he had no intention of getting clean or turning his life around.
5 years ago
Philadelphia police recruits get up-close tour of Kensington neighborhood
The Philadelphia Police Academy’s new class visited the epicenter of the city’s opioid crisis. Officers told them to be open to unconventional solutions.
5 years ago
Listen 2:02In Kensington, police offer drug users help instead of criminal charges
A Philadelphia police-assisted diversion program has expanded to the epicenter of the opioid crisis. The goal is to provide services to some drug users — not to make arrests.
5 years ago
Gretz Brewery redevelopment in Kensington returns to drawing board
The latest plans for the five-story brewery include 220 apartments, five retail storefronts and 42 parking spots.
5 years ago
With Kensington’s encampments gone, work to end opioid-related homelessness is just beginning
Philadelphia has cleared the Emerald Street encampment, but many in the grip of addiction remain on the street.
5 years ago
Amid bitter cold, Philly closes last Kensington encampment
Philadelphia officials say they will provide housing to all homeless drug users cleared from a camp in Kensington Thursday. But most shelters are already full.
5 years ago
Kenney extends Philly’s emergency response to opioid crisis in Kensington
Despite progress on some fronts, city officials admit other goals to deal with the opioid crisis in Kensington are taking longer to reach than planned.
5 years ago
Listen 1:18New ‘Safe Corridors’ program brings parent patrols to opioid-plagued Kensington
The Philadelphia Resilience Project’s Safe Corridors initiative intends to make walks back and forth to school safer
6 years ago
Tiny houses to make Philadelphia debut on city land
6 years ago
Listen 2:02As Philly clears another encampment, what happened to homeless in previous sweep?
6 years ago
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