Tag: Kensington
Dozens hit Philly’s Kensington Avenue for first ‘large-scale’ cleanup
6 years ago
Philadelphia craft events giving rise to art as activism
CraftNOW, a series of events built around the Philadelphia Craft Show, presents artists as activists.
6 years ago
Needle drop boxes land in Kensington parks and SEPTA stations
Sharps deposit boxes are Philadelphia’s newest tool in its four-week-old recovery campaign for opioid-plagued Kensington.
6 years ago
Philly unveils emergency response to opioid ‘disaster’ in Kensington
The city calls its new emergency-oriented approach “The Philadelphia Resilience Project,” acknowledging the deaths and suffering caused by addiction go beyond Kensington.
6 years ago
Philadelphia wary of Hepatitis A outbreak as Kensington homeless population grows
The disease is usually spread through contaminated feces.
6 years ago
Philly says it’s simple: Narcan saves lives. Knowing when to use it can be more complicated
Philadelphia wants residents to carry Narcan to prevent overdose deaths. But in the face of a possible emergency, a reporter found the reality is harder than it seems.
6 years ago
Listen 6:12Homeless increase in Kensington has city councilwoman angrily calling for answers
The homeless population has more than doubled over the last year, despite an effort by the city to clear encampments and move people into housing and treatment programs.
6 years ago
Effort to clear out some Philly homeless encampments drawing to a close
This time next week, Philadelphia police will officially shut down half of the homeless encampments in Kensington, ground zero of the city’s opioid epidemic.
6 years ago
Kensington residents passionately debate supervised injection facility
Philadelphia officials updated the Kensington neighborhood last night on their efforts to bring a supervised injection facility to the city.
6 years ago
Homeless shelter planned for opioid-afflicted Kensington won’t be ready this winter
The city promised in December it would open 30 more beds in the neighborhood by January, but city officials now estimate the space won’t open until late spring.
6 years ago
Philly adds blue light bulbs in effort to contain opioid crisis
The blue light can make it difficult to see veins, a city official said, and discourage shooting up.
6 years ago
Volunteers refresh Philly homes languishing in shadow of opioid epidemic
Powered by scores of volunteers, Rebuilding Together Philadelphia does repairs for low-income seniors and veterans four times a year. Lately, it's been at work in Kensington.
7 years ago