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1301 N 2nd St
Philadelphia, PA, 19122
United States

215-427-3463

Neighborhood help desk and catalyst for community engagement & action in the South Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia

The SKCP Blog

SKCP Annual Fundraiser

South Kensington Community Partners

We’re just over half way to our goal of $6,000! Thank you to all of our neighbors and supporters for your generous donations. Here’s more highlights from 2021:

American Street Corridor and Beyond: Greening Our Streets

The North American Street Corridor is the central spine of our neighborhood and of those to the North. Along with our neighbors, SKCP has a long history on American Street, advocating for modernized land-use, celebrating communities that have persisted alongside the vacancy and blight for decades, and envisioning a future that respects and includes opportunities for everyone. SKCP believes that the street can serve as both a vibrant mixed use corridor, creating economic activity and a space for physical and social connection.

We also recognize the Corridor’s potential to become one of the greenest, most ecologically beneficial streets in Philadelphia, collecting stormwater, providing tree canopy, and yielding tangible health benefits for the surrounding community.

This Fall, after years of planning and construction, the American Street Improvement Project celebrated its official opening. In preparation, SKCP’s Green team, working with Apiary Studios, and with support from American Street stakeholders Crane Arts, Solar States, and Klein Company, installed specially designed landscaping in the non-porous bump outs along one block of the corridor as a demonstration of continued improvements.

In consultation with PWD, Streets Department and other City agencies, SKCP’s Clean and Green team is excited to continue this work with stakeholders to ensure that improvements will continue and be maintained, creating cohesively designed streetscape and tree canopy, while, critically important to us, providing local jobs and green skills training at the same time.

SKCP’s work is carried out by a small, hardworking staff and crew, a volunteer board, and a few dedicated residents. We depend on you, our neighbors, to contribute in big and small ways to help us continue to support the neighborhood. Please consider giving in any amount to help us meet our goal.

Here's the link:
https://donorbox.org/skcp-annual-appeal-2021

A big THANK YOU to these neighborhood business supporters!
@homesweethomePHL
Michael Jordan Real Estate
Zembo Temple of Skate and Design

(P.S. Own a business in the neighborhood? If you contribute $100 or more, we’ll give you a special shoutout in our weekly newsletter.)