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Thanks to funding from the Philadelphia Department of Commerce & @PhiladelphiaGov Taking Care of Business program, our commercial corridor stewards maintain the cleanliness of our commercial district in Kensington! In February, they bagged 550 bags of trash in our service area!

@CLSphila provides free legal resources to income eligible residents at the Kensington Engagement Center from 12:30PM-2:30PM! CLS will have a lawyer on site to support community members with issues such as criminal records, wage theft, employment discrimination, and more.

On the 2nd Friday of every month, we’ll be joined by the office of @SenatorSaval at 2515 Frankford Avenue from 9am-12pm to support with property tax/rent rebates, SEPTA senior passes, utility assistance, unemployment compensation, CHIP and SNAP benefits, PennDOT, and more!

NKCDC and partners are offering three sessions in March to provide a variety of options and info so you can be better equipped when interacting with ICE and be in solidarity with others. All trainings will be located in the 19134-zip. RSVP to get exact location.

In March, NKCDC Housing Counselors are holding both remote and in-person homebuyer workshops for first-time home buyers in Philadelphia! Sign up for one of the March Workshops and be sure to make note of the location: eventbrite.com/e/first-time-h…

Thank you to our partners over at @RideIndego for getting a new bike station installed right outside of the Kensington Engagement Center! This new station is right between the Somerset and Allegheny SEPTA stations, providing another mode of transportation in the neighborhood!

Thanks to funding from the Philadelphia Department of Commerce & @PhiladelphiaGov Taking Care of Business program, our commercial corridor stewards maintain the cleanliness of our commercial district in Kensington! In January, they bagged 530 bags of trash!

Join NKCDC’s Cure Violence team every Thursday starting on 2/26 from at the Kensington Engagement Center (3000 Kensington Avenue) for a weekly Men’s Group Growth Circle! Interested in the Men’s Group Growth Circle? Register here (link in bio): forms.office.com/Pages/Response…

@CLSphila is back this year at the Kensington Engagement Center starting 2/19 and continuing every third Thursday of the month, beginning Thursday, February 19th from 12:30PM-2:30PM!

NKCDC and @muralarts are seeking an artist to create 3 interactive elements and fence signage to be installed in the McPherson Garden Discovery Path, a new garden NKCDC owns located at 2964 Kensington Ave! Head to the full RFQ at nkcdc.org/wp-content/upl….

On the 2nd Friday of every month, we’ll be joined by the office of @SenatorSaval at 2515 Frankford Avenue from 9am-12pm to support with property tax/rent rebate applications, SEPTA senior passes, utility assistance, unemployment compensation, CHIP and SNAP benefits, and more!

NKCDC Housing Counselors are holding both remote and in-person homebuyer workshops for first-time home buyers in Philadelphia in February: Sign up for one of the February Workshops here and be sure to make note of the location when signing up: eventbrite.com/e/first-time-h…

Join us next Tuesday 2/3 at the Kensington Engagement Center from 5PM-7PM to explore spring seeds! This seed catalog scavenger hunt will help explore new plant possibilities for your garden this season! Plus, we’ll explore the life of plants from seed to harvest!

Please note! Our Tax Prep Workshop for small businesses will now be held on zoom tomorrow 1/29 due to the weather! This workshop will be in Spanish and you can use the link here to sign up and get the zoom link: forms.office.com/Pages/Response…

Due to this week’s snowstorm, we’re rescheduling our kick-off and community celebration of Co-Creating a GreenPrint for Kensington to Tuesday, February 10th from 5PM-7PM! Head to nkcdc.org/the-kensington… for more details. Get weekly updates by texting NKCDCNourish to 833-901-2072!

NKCDC is hosting three tax prep workshops on the changes to the Philadelphia business tax structure and the Free Business Tax Preparation program offered by the Commerce Department. Register here: forms.office.com/Pages/Response…

Join us on Tuesday, January 27th from 5PM-7PM at the Kensington Engagement Center to kick-off Co-Creating a GreenPrint for Kensington, a brand-new exhibit and green planning and implementation process for Kensington!

NKCDC's Corridor Stewards work year-round to ensure the commercial corridors in Kensington remain clean and safe. In December, they bagged 821 bags of trash along the business corridors, bringing the team's 2025 total to 8,946!

NKCDC Housing Counselors will be holding both remote and in-person homebuyer workshops for first-time home buyers in Philadelphia in January. Sign up for one of January Workshops here and be sure to make note of the location when signing up: eventbrite.com/o/new-kensingt…

In an article published in the The Philadelphia Inquirer today, our team talks about the devastating impact of federal funding cuts to evidence-based community-based violence intervention programs in Philadelphia. Read the full story here: inquirer.com/crime/philadel…