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A Brighter Future

August 20, 2013

Julia Binswanger is a student at Bowdoin College who is volunteering her writing skills for Project HOME this summer. Fifty-one-year-old Antoine Parks...

[NEWS] Applicants Line Up To Apply For Low-Income Housing in Fairmount

August 15, 2013

Dozens of people lined up today to apply for one of 55 units of affordable housing being financed by pop singer Jon Bon Jovi in the Fairmount...

[NEWS] Reacting to the poor - negatively

August 6, 2013

Many Americans disdain the poor - and science proves it. When people were placed in neuroimaging machines and shown photos of the poor and homeless...

Expanding Medicaid is a Life Saving Measure

July 30, 2013

Today's blog entry was written by Dan Muklewicz , a law student from the College of Law at Loyola University New Orleans, who is interning with...

[NEWS] Francisville in transition

July 18, 2013

JOHN JACKSON swept the sidewalk outside his house in the late-afternoon sun. A huge American flag hung out front, where a lethargic brown-and-white...

Journey Toward Wholeness

July 17, 2013

Although it is a beautiful view, could you ever imagine the limbs of a pine tree being your roof and vista from the dirt floor of your home? For Kevin...

Roots and Branches: Reflections from Sister Mary

July 15, 2013

On May 30, I attended the graduation ceremony of The Williamson Free School of Mechanical Trades in Media, PA. I was there with the family of Khalaf...

Spirit of Generosity: Susan and Joe Miller

July 14, 2013

Susan and Joe Miller know about long term,committed relationships.They met at West Pittston High School in 1953, and their relationship is still going...

I Am Project HOME: Priscilla Bennett

July 14, 2013

The kids enter the classroom bursting with energy, loud and boisterous. Within a few moments, with her strong but gentle presence, Miss T has them...

A Decade of the Education Revolution

July 12, 2013

Ten years later, and it still never fails to happen: Newcomers turn the corner onto the 1900 block of North Judson Street, and they are astonished to...

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