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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 news, December 30th - January 5th

South Kensington Community Partners

We would like to wish all of our neighbors, friends, and supporters a Happy New Year!  Thank you for the love and support.

Over the past few weeks, we've shared some of our proudest accomplishments from 2022, including:

  • Through the Neighborhood Advisory Committee (NAC) program, we've connected hundreds of neighbors with housing, utility, internet, and economic security resources.

  • Our NAC staff also distributed 200 COVID-19 rapid antigen tests to community members as new variants emerged.

  • Our Planning and Zoning committee worked with neighbors to secure traffic safety measures and commitments for future improvements along the 2nd and 5th street corridors.

  • Our Philadelphia TCB Street Cleaning Crew was recognized by the Philadelphia Commerce Department with an award for “Punching Above Your Weight,” an acknowledgment of how much we accomplish with our limited resources as a small, neighbor-led organization.

  • Our LandCare crew maintained over 700,000 sf of vacant land in and around the neighborhood, clearing trash, cutting grass, and improving community quality of life.

  • We continued to support a more vibrant and walkable American Street by maintaining a rain garden, green streetscape improvements, and tree trenches along the corridor, portions of which would have been removed without SKCP's involvement.

  • PLUS many small, day-to-day actions that improved our community's connection to resources and opportunities, the land, and each other.

Your support makes this possible! 

SKCP’s work is carried out by a small, hardworking staff and crew, a volunteer board, and a few dedicated residents. Please consider giving in any amount to help us meet our goal. Here's the link: https://donorbox.org/skcp-annual-appeal-2022

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

From gift boxes and wrapping paper rolls to metal tins, jars and bottles, there’s a lot to recycle during the holidays. But don’t forget one of the most important items—your tree. The 2023 Christmas Tree Recycling program runs Tuesday, January 3rd to Saturday, January 14th (8a–6p Monday–Saturday) at the City’s six Sanitation Convenience Centers.

You may also drop off your trees on Saturday, January 7th and Saturday, January 14th (from 9a-3p) at these 13 designated locations:

American St. and Thompson St.     43rd St. & Powelton Ave. 
Broad St. & Christian St.                    Castor Ave. & Foulkrod St.
1400 Cottman Ave. (Jardel Rec.)       15th St. & Bigler St. 
Corinthian Ave. & Poplar St.               7901 Ridgeway St. (Fox Chase Rec.)
54th St and Woodbine Ave.                Graver Ln. & Seminole St.
Cathedral Rd. & Ridge Ave.                Washington Ln. & Ardleigh St. 
4800 Wayne Ave. (Happy Hollow Rec. Ctr.)

For more on what you can and can’t recycle this holiday season, visit Phila.gov/Streets/Christmas-Trees.