Volume #8, Issue #1 February 2020 Introducing The Allegheny West Civic Association of Philadelphia If you’ve lived in the Allegheny AWF/NAC group, but they West neighborhood, or the Swamp expressed great interest in sticking Poodle Neighborhood, or the with Allegheny West and carrying Forgotten Blocks neighborhood, the on a lot of the same work the NAC Woodstock Civic Association, or the used to accomplish. Nicetown/Tioga neighborhood for Without hesitation, a new non- more than 20, or 30 years, all these profit has been formed and the group names ring a bell for you. The official name is the Allegheny West Allegheny West Foundation, (AWF), Civic Association of Philadelphia. a local non-profit organization has Members of Allegheny West Civic Association of Philadelphia with area residents and Philadelphia Some of the very same people who been around for just sort of 40 years Community Relations Police Officer Joseph Lukaitis at recent food give-away at Panati Town Hall Center used to operate the AWF/NAC and many in North Philadelphia know that looks to the future, Ronald E. Hinton, Jr., make up the board of the all new Allegheny name also. In more recent years, AWF president of Allegheny West Foundation saw West Civic Association of Philadelphia. They oversaw a group called the Allegheny West a need for a change. He and members of his are from the Allegheny West community and Foundation Neighborhood Action board of directors understand that they are all about supporting the community. Committee, (NAC), however about a year sometimes to be a leader in your community Ron Hinton commented, “Essentially the ago, it was dissolved. The AWF/NAC did or service area, you need to be able to be Allegheny West Civic Association of great work while in existence and met all it’s creative even beyond the vision of some of Philadelphia is our community advisory required goals from the city of Philadelphia, your funders. Some of the longtime and very council. They are our community partners. through which it was funded. However, as loyal members of the old AWF/NAC had leadership of Allegheny West Foundation been at loose ends since the closure of the Continued on Pg. 3 Update On Peirce Elementary School Temporary Closing There’s no way to sugar-coat how many differently in terms of the removal process. Cindy Bass, who represents the 8th council from the neighborhoods surrounding the There’s some other schools in the city of district and which takes in part of North Thomas M. Peirce Elementary School feel Philadelphia where asbestos was Philadelphia has been very vocal as it about the way things unfolded at the school, discovered. Those schools were closed for a relates to asbestos in our schools. When after it was revealed that Asbestos was in number of weeks. The asbestos was parents and concerned neighbors held a the school. Many from the community that removed, and then those schools were demonstration out in front of the Peirce staff of the Allegheny West Neighborhood reopened. Yes there was an inconvenience School last year, Councilwoman Bass was Newspaper spoke to, feel that it took way to for students who had to stay home long for the school district of Philadelphia to from school, but at least they were temporarily close the school and address not displaced for months and entire the asbestos issue. Compared to public school semesters. schools in predominately white communities, Ray Murphy, a longtime when they have learned of asbestos in their business owner along the North buildings, the schools were closed more 22nd Street business corridor quickly. commented,” Thank God we have There’s also those from the community a city councilperson who stays on near the Peirce school who asked to remain the case and who’s paying File photo from demonstration outside in front of Peirce Elementary School at 2300 West unnamed for this article, but who question attention and who speaks up when Cambria St. why the Peirce asbestos is being handled she sees something wrong. Councilwoman Continued on Pg. 5 Page 2 February 2020
“DREAMKEEPERS”
The Allegheny West Foundation (AWF) is a community based organization that has served North Philadelphia for almost 50 years (founded 1968). We are re-opening the Panati Recreation Center at 3100 N. 22nd Street (bet. Clearfield & Lippincott). Our Our mission at AWF is to provide a safe space, where young people learn, laugh, and can realize their potential. We serve high school students motivated to be better students and ready to pursue professional passions. Simply put, we are dreamkeepers who believe in the greatest and best ambitions of our young people.
The Panati Recreation Center will host a series of ASP activities including: • SAT prep • College!Tour • Homework assistance • Teen discussion lounge • Summer youth employment!opportunities • Work experience • Parent engagement activities: panel discussions
Schedule: Monday - Friday 2:30PM - 6:00PM
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Since 1999, the Danilo served on the board of the organization has grown to more than 385 Eastern Pennsylvania Organizing Project, members. the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, the Prior to joining the state legislature, White Dog Community Foundation, Danilo served as Director of Zoning and Proyectos Sin Fronteras and Visitation Business Development for Philadelphia City Community Center. In addition, he has Councilwoman Maria Quinones-Sanchez, collaborated with Congreso de Latinos where he oversaw the expansion of St. Unidos and the Latino Partnership on Christophers Hospital for Children and various projects and initiatives. Allegheny General Hospital as well as Representative Burgos says as a father, his developed and managed several children are his prime motivators and drive revitalization projects. He is also the former his passion to continue to improve and build Director of Constituent Services for City a better, safer and stronger city of (D) PA State Representative for the 197th Legislative District Danilo Burgos Councilman At Large Allan Domb. Philadelphia. He aims to give his constituents How many of our Allegheny West His goals as a state legislator include a light of hope, along with the tools they Neighborhood Newspaper readers actually improving public education and job training, need to succeed. He wants to break the know who their elected officials are, for this reducing unemployment and promoting stereotypes associated with North area? It can be challenging at times, small business development and economic Philadelphia by fostering mutual because names of elected officials do empowerment throughout the district. Danilo understanding between the 197th Legislative change as people win or lose elections. In also is a strong advocate for criminal justice District and other districts throughout the our newspaper, we do a listing of area reform. He is working towards reducing state. elected officials. However in the last edition recidivism and providing a pathway for ex- of our newspaper, we got one name wrong. We indicated that Emilio A. Vazquez was Introducing The Allegheny West Civic Association of Philadelphia the State Representative for the 197th Continued from Pg. 1 Smith, Dorothy Bray, Delores Cobb, Vernon legislative district. He was the state The purpose of this group is to sponsor Reynolds and Tootie Edwards. These aren’t representative, but Danilo Burgos won in the and implement quality of life programs for people who just arrived on the scene last election in November 2018 and he was the community. Much of the work they do yesterday. They’ve been committed to this sworn into office in January 2019. will come out of the Panati Town Center at area of Philadelphia for a long time and Representative Burgos represents people in 3103 North 22nd Street, formerly known as they’re no ways tired. They’ve been portions of North Philadelphia, including the Panati Recreation Center. That’s their volunteering for decades and now we’re Kensington, Hunting Park, Glenwood and job. The same group is also the RCO for this giving them the forum to spread their wings Feltonville. He is the first Dominican elected community. They’re the RCO. They’re the under less stringent requirements, to make to serve in the Pennsylvania General Civic Association. They’re the organization their visions for our pocket of North Philly a Assembly. He’s a first generation Hispanic that helps to sponsor food programs, toy reality.They’ll be more focused on a broader American and was born in New York City. drives, workshops on how to do your own approach to community stabilization, He moved to Philadelphia with his family in home improvements, workshops on financial outside of housing, free food, education 1990 when he was 10 years old. Danilo and planning and much more. The good thing is programs, at Panati. his family attended St. Veronica’s Church that everyone on our committee, they are Regina Smith, president of the Allegheny and owned and operated a Mom and Pop long term community residents and West Civic Association of Philadelphia grocery store. In the Hunting Park supporters. I’m talking Regina Smith, Joyce shared her vision for this new group. neighborhood in the early 1990’s. He attended Roberto Clemente Middle School Advertise In and graduated from Olney High School in 1997. In 1998, he opened his first grocery T he Al le ghe n y We s t Ne igh bo rh o od N ew s p ap e r store in North Philadelphia and that same 267-402-6313 year, along with several grocery store Page 4 February 2020
Meet David Smith, Manager the Manager at their apartment complex at mistake. At the end of the day, the 105 unit New Courtland Allegheny 19th and West Allegheny Avenue. It’s really apartment building at 1900 W. Allegheny Apartments funny how life can lead you. I was one of Avenue became a reality. We have the those from the community that was a part of apartment building here. We have the the push to get this apartment complex built, senior citizens center here and a medical not knowing that one day I’d be the center right across the driveway, called manager of the building. I was the person Innovage, formerly the Life Center. They who circulated petitions in the Tioga have doctors, nurses and CNA Aids all for community, to show support for the the residents who live in our apartment apartment complex to be built, not knowing building. I call this the “triangle of continuum that people who lived in the 19140 zip code of life”, where seasoned citizens can live were not eligible to participate in the senior here and utilize all the offerings at the senior center that was built at 19th and W. center. Then if they have any medical needs, Allegheny. You have to have lived in the the doctors and other medical staff are right By Thera Martin 19132 zip code to be eligible for the New across the driveway”. David Smith is one of us. He’s from this Courtland senior center at 19th and West David Brown went on to say, “It is a joy community, born in this community and he Allegheny Avenue. The senior center is part working for New Courtland. It is also a joy works in this community. David Smith shared of the Catchment program and seniors in the working at the apartment complex, doing some of his story. “I was born at 20th and 19140 zip code had to utilize the Mercy my best every day, to be helpful to our Ontario at Temple University Hospital. I Neighborhood senior center on W. residents and making their lives as hiccup- lived on Venango Street and Tioga Street. Venango Street. Because of that, there were free as possible. This building is very A proud graduate of Muriel Dobbins High a few people who were disappointed at that popular and we get phone calls and people School, class of 1979, as I look back over time and I caught the brunt of that stopping by in person on a regular basis to my life, I am very glad to be where I am at disappointment, but people did get over it see if they can live here. Because of that, we this point, working for New Courtland, as once they understood it was an honest Continued on Pg. 6 February 2020 Page 5 Update On Peirce Elementary School Temporary Closing Continued from Pg. 1 occur at Peirce. Each grade will have its at 8:45 a.m. When its time for the children right up front to express her concerns own bus. Buses for kindergarten through to go home, the bus drivers pick them up and to demand that the School District of second grade will depart Peirce at 8:05 from Henry Avenue and bring them back Philadelphia handle the problem a.m. The routes are: K – Route 2091, 1 – to Perice where their parents need them. immediately”. Route 2092, 2 and Route 2093. Buses for Some of the issues they’re facing is that the Part of the problem is that once the students in grades third through sixth will afternoon buses often run late. Ths is very asbestos was found at Peirce, it was a depart Peirce at 8:25 a.m. The routes are: troublesome due to the fact that the month later before any action started to 3 – Route 2094, 4 – Route 2095, 5 – weather is now very cold. I am pleased to take place said another area resident form Route 2096,6 , and Route 2097. There will share that the Allegheny West Foundation North Philly who did not wish to be also be one late bus that will depart Peirce still operates its after school program, not identified. At the Meredith Elementary at 8:45 a.m. Buses for students in all only for teens but for the elementary School in South Philadelphia when grades will depart 3300 Henry Ave. at school students as well, who need it. We’ve asbestos contamination was found, school 2:45 p.m. Students receiving special simple reloacted the elementary school officials closed that gym to students and transportation will receive a separate letter students to the Panati Town Hall Center staff just two days after the discovery of of notification with specific pick-up/drop- building, since we cannot conduct the the asbestos. Senator Street’s district takes off details”. program at Peirce at this time. Currently in the area where Peirce is located and he Exactly how long will Peirce be closed? the instructors of the after school program was quoted as having said in a No one seems to know for sure. There’s are walking the students from Peirce at Philadelphia Inquirer Newspaper article in talk of a brand new Peirce Elementary 2300 W. Cambria Street, to three blocks October of 2019, “I was very disturbed. As School being built, but there’s no answers way to 3101 N. 22nd Street, the site of best I could tell, there was exposed on exactly when that will take place. Panati. Due to the low temportures in the asbestos that the children had access to Meanwhile children enrolled at Peirce will winter, like it is now, we are trying to get and there also appeared to be a significant continue to get free bus rides over to their the School District school buses rerouted amount of flaking lead paint. It seemed to temporary school location at 3300 Henry directly to Panati, so the students and their be pretty rampant.” The senator says he Avenue for the rest of this school year. As parents will have a safe and a warm place discussed his concerns with the for next Fall of 2020, who knows? to wait for pick up.” appropriate school district officials and he Kendra Harris, Director of the was assured the asbestos would be Allegheny West Foundation after school addressed. program has recently been elected to City Councilwoman Cindy Bass, who serve as the Facilitator of the T.M. Peirce also represents the area where Peirce Elementary School , School Advisory Elementary school is located asked this Council (SAC). The SAC works together question: “ Who’s going to be monitoring with the parents as well as the school the health of the children from this school district and the school itself to discuss how and their outcomes years form now? Who to spend the school ‘s Title One grant. The is going to be held accountable for their Title One Grant is given to schools that are exposure to asbestos? in high poverty areas. When asked what’s Anthony Gordon, the principal at the her opinion of how the transition is going, Peirce Elementary School says the school moving students from Peirce to the district is doing all that it can to temporary school on Henry Avenue, Kenra accommodate the children from Peirce Harris responded by saying, “ The during this time of transition. Through an transition has been very hard. Buses pick internet message sent to parents Gordon the students up in the morning at Peirce said, “Breakfast and lunch will still be and then take the children to the new site served to students at the temporary on Henry Avenue. The students are location at 3300 Henry Ave. In addition, occupying the old Eastern University bus transportation is being provided for all charter school building. The first set of students to and from the Henry Avenue buses comes at 8:00 a.m. and then there’s site. Pick-up and drop-off of students will a late bus that picks up lingering students Page 6 February 2020 Need Food? Help Is On The Way anAlternative Resource network, he responded, “God.” That’s why I do it. The Lord directs me to share His word and His truth and to help the people and provide for the people. This is nothing but Lord Jesus Christ and by His strength. There’s no other way I could get this done. We’re looking for more volunteers to step up and help us. We’re looking for God-fearing people and believers who are going to be true to their word. We’re looking for help. We’re These photos are courtesy of Officer Joseph Lukaitis, 39th Police District from recent Free food Give-away at Panati Town Hall Center looking for people who will put their own By Thera Martin there is a handling charge for the organizations personal issues aside, to help the next person Ever so often in Philadelphia, you’ll hear who give the food away. We have to rent the who really could use some assistance, and be a about a massive food give away, where all trucks we use to deliver the food and we have to blessing to others. If anyone out there can come people need to do is show up and bring grocery pay for the fuel for the trucks and for tolls on the and help, we welcome you. We are blessed for bags or boxes with them. Depending on which highway. I have a license to drive a commercial the ability to have the relationships we have, organization is sponsoring the event, they may truck and everyone who drives trucks for us of and we want to keep those relationships and or may not ask for identification from you, but course have a commercial drivers license. It’s a partnerships. We’d also love to build some new truly organizers make things as easy as possible. volunteer effort however. Our drivers do not get relationships because we need more help.’ Mainly groups only require I.D. So that for their paid. The organizations who sponsor the food Williams says they have a building in own records, they can clearly indicate who they give-aways, we try to keep costs as low as Philadelphia for Alternative Resource Network, assisted and how many people they helped. possible, a minimum cost. We usually deliver however their warehouse is located in Lansdale, One of the groups I’ve witnessed, host these free 10,000 to 16,000 pounds of food when we Pennsylvania. We service not just Philadelphia, food give-aways, three or four times a year, is deliver to the various organizations who sponsor but we go to parts of New York, parts of the 39th Police District Clergy, and the 39th the food give-always. So the food is free, but the Maryland, Washington, D.C., parts of New Police District Advisory Council. More recently, cost of getting the food there is not free. Jersey. We go to quite a few areas. At this point, the Allegheny West Foundation and the Generally the cost to the sponsoring I just want more people to know about what we Allegheny West Civic Association of organization is roughly $800.00-$850.00. The do at ARN. We want people to have the truth Philadelphia, have teamed up with the 39th costs can change depending on the amount of about what we do. What I’ve found out is that a Police District Clergy and Advisory Council, to pounds of food we are delivering. The food lot of people still don’t know about the services give away free food to those who really need it. itself comes from all across America. The food we provide. We do this on a consistent basis. But the question is, where does all this free comes to us through partnerships we’ve built. We don’t just give out food. That’s something food come from? The food is donated through partnerships and else people should know. We have appliances The food comes from the Alternative we go and pick it up. It’s a big process. Often and other household goods. We give out Resource Network, (ARN) located at 309 N. we have to pick up food at 3:00 a.m. and then clothing. We have a little bit of everything. We Sumneytown Pike in North Wales, PA. Tyshaan get it to the sponsoring organization for a food want to help families get what they need, to live. Williams is the founder and president of ARN give-away by a certain time. Then we have to We don’t just do food.” and he shared with me some of his story on how get the trucks cleaned out and organize To learn more about Alternative Resource he’s able with a core group of volunteers, to do everything and return the trucks by a certain Network and how your organization can what he does. time to wherever we’ve rented them from. On sponsor a free food giveaway, Tyshaan Williams stated, “Formally, we days when we deliver food, for us, the drivers call ARN at 215-237-0758 were just incorporated about a year ago as a it’s usually a six to eight hour day.” or email [email protected]. non-profit, however, we’ve been operating for When I asked Tyshaan Williams what over eight years. The food is actually free. But inspired him to start such as organization Meet David Smith, Manager New Courtland Allegheny Apartments
Continued from Pg. 4 the medium income, which means they cannot get a our seniors how to navigate the internet, do emails, do have a waiting list. The building opened in subsidy. They pay the market rate for rent at our learn Facebook and more.” 2015 and from then until now, the interest people building. David Brown also says they have a wonderful show in becoming residents here truly speaks to how I came on board with New Courtland as a community room at their New Courtland apartment much this community needed this apartment complex. manager in November of 2018 and one of the things complex, which can be used by any of the residents New Courtland has also opened a senior citizens I’ve done since then is to foster a partnership with the on a first come, first serve basis. They can have complex up on Henry Avenue formerly where the Cristo Rey School at 17th and West Allegheny. Out of birthday parties there, and other kinds of programs Philadelphia Psychiatric medical building was. Our that partnership we’ve initiated an inter-generational for seniors. buildings are subsidized through the Housing and program where some of the students from Cristo Rey, The New Courtland building for senior citizens Urban Development Department, (HUD). HUD offers come to our building and have a day of service ever at 1900 West Allegheny Avenue has brought a project based vouchers and based on a person’s so often, with our seniors. The high school students breath of fresh air to that neighborhood, as this income, that will qualify an individual for our teach our seniors how to become more familiar with community continues to be revitalized, revamped and building. We do also have a handful of apartments computers, working out of our compute lab. Once a reclaimed. set aside for those individuals who’s income is over month the students come to us and they’re showing February 2020 Page 7 Community College “Power Up” Program Good for N. 22nd Street Business Owner By Thera Martin that are closest to the North 22nd The Community College of Street business corridor. Philadelphia “Power Up” program is The addresses for the campus completely free and is a definite shot locations are as follows: Northwest in the arm for small business owners Regional Center: 1300 West who want to take their business Godfrey Avenue. The main acumen to the next level. That’s why Community College of Philadelphia the owner of Festique Boutique in campus, located at 1751 Callowhill the 3000 block of North 22nd Street. Those classes will be held on Street applied for an got accepted Wednesdays, May 6 to July 22 (no into the intense 12 week program. class on July 1) Power Up Your Business has a Applications are due by April neighborhood-based approach to 10, 2020. Then there’s the West support small business owners in Philadelphia Regional Center Philadelphia―like you―to give you located at 4725 Chestnut Street. the tools you need to grow your Power Up Your Business Classes will business and help your community start at that location Wednesday, thrive. August 26 to November 11. This new and innovative Sharifah (Sherri) Ray, Owner of Festique Boutique at 3147 N. 22nd Street Applications are due July 31, 2020. program was designed for businesses across various neighborhoods throughout 22nd Street now has 2 graduates from the Philadelphia. We're bringing entrepreneurs Philadelphia. 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The Street, a brand new recreation center, however from the Community Design Collaborative, to leadership of the Allegheny West Foundation she says Parks and Recreation wanted to keep help them come up with idea they could submit was thrilled to learn that the Panati Town Hall the existing building and to build all around it. to the planning committee for the new Panati Center would be one such location to get a They like that space and they want to keep it. As Town Hall Center. Some of the ideas the youth major face lift with rebuild funding and other long as we can get the job done and save a came up with, will be incorporated into the final help. couple of dollars, ok. Once the new parts of plans. During an interview with Councilwoman the building are added, Panati is going to be An architecual firm called CICADA Bass at the end of January 2020, she gave an almost four times the size of the existing space. Architecture and Planning, Inc. is the company update on the Panati Town Hall Center, as it That’s a lot of real estate and we’re looking that will handle the creation of the new relates to “Rebuild Philadelphia”. She stated, forward to a ground-breaking and a ribbon- building, that will be attached to the existing “We’re really excited about what’s going to be cutting. I would like to say that we can probably building. Linda To, from CICADA had this to happening and we see big things happening begin construction maybe later this year. If not, say. “We’ve had a great experience working soon. We’re meeting on this project on a construction should start early next year of with this community and hearing all the ideas regular basis and we’re really making sure that 2021. I had hoped that we would build up, (as from this community about what they hope to the people of this community, that their voices in a second floor for Panati, but the cost of the see in the parts of the building that we’ll create. are heard. All of the immenities of things that elevator was just prohibitive. Because of We want to incorporate as much as we can. We area residents say they want to see at Panati, accessibility laws, if you have a building that put together some preliminary plans based on we’re taking all of that into consideration. We has more than one floor, you must have an what community representatives say they want. wan tot make sure that there is space for the elevator. We’re not going to be able to build We’ve shown the preliminary designs to things the community says they want inside the up, but we are going to be able to expand out Councilwoman Bass and she’s all on board with new Panati building once its completed, and have everything in our new building that we what she sees thus far. The councilwoman wants including computer rooms, a commercial want and then some.” to move forward with the design. kitchen, community meeting space, classroom In 2018 and in 2019, young people a part February 2019 Page 11
39 th Police District Report To The People 39th Police District, 2201 W HUNTING PARK AVE. (215) 686-3390/(215) 686-3391 The 39th Police District will preference points, documentation must be all we ask is that you don’t waste the food. be hosting a prayer breakfast uploaded at the time of application or If you don’t need it, don’t take it. If you need will be hosting a prayer breakfast mailed to: P.O. Box 58698, Phila. 19102. it come and get it. At the last food give- on February 22, 2020 at the 39th Police Must apply online at away, some 500 people showed up to get District headquarters. The public is www.JOINPHILLYPD.com . For more some food. At our last give-away, we had welcome to attend. Call and RSVP at 215- information, call 215-683-COPS (2677) . Senator Sharif Street helping to unload the 686-3390. The 39th Police District The main phone number for the 39th trucks with us. headquarters is located at 2201 W. Hunting Police District is 215-686-3390 . The email Save the dates of Saturday, March Park Avenue in North Philadelphia. address is [email protected]. 28thand Saturday, May 30thfor the next The 39th Police District PSA-3 Meeting two free food give-aways. The food drive on will take place January 29, 2020 starting If you see something wrong that March 28thstarting at 10am , will take at 7:00 p.m. at the 39th Police District could mean life or death, say something! place at the Panati Town Hall Headquarters. This meeting is open to the Call 911! Center,(formerly known as Panati public. Recreation Center)The food drive in May Anthony Ginaldi is the Captain of the The Allegheny West Foundation and will take place at the 39thPolice District 39th Police District. Danielle Outlaw is the Publisher of this newspaper, wishes our headquarters. e Philadelphia’s new Police Commissioner. new police commissioner well on her new e ot She starts her new job as of February 10th appointment here in Philadelphia. ot v e and she is the first African American v 2020 Is A Presidential Eelection Yeoar! t woman to be named Police Commissioner The food give-aways are always held on e ot v in Philadelphia. She has been the top cop in the last Saturday of the month. These food otYour pvarticipation is needed! e Portland, Oregon since 2017. She’s been in a give-aways are a collaboration betweenv the Register To Voete! ot police officer in Oakland, California, her Allegheny West Foundation, the Allegheny e ot v hometown, for twenty years, prior to that. West Civic Association of Philadelphia, the oCtall Philadvelphia City Commissioner Also, the Philadelphia Police North 22ndStreet Business Associavtion e Omar Sabire ot Department is hiring police officer recruits. and the 39th Police District Clergy and e ot v “Be the Difference” . The starting salary is Community Advisory Board., Every other oFtor Blankv Voter Registration Forms e $54,856 a year. Requirements are as month is when free food is given awayv. No t 215-686-3462e o follows: Must have a high school diploma or identification is required at these food give- e ot v equivalent. Must be a minimum of 22 years aways. According to Philadelphia Police ot v e of age by date of employment. To receive Officer Joseph Lukaitis, the commuvnity Room 132 At City Halel, 1st Flooor t veteran, education or police explorer relations officer for the 39thPolice District, e ot v vot v te Sutton Electronics vo Have a TV old or new that’s not working? Want to repair a household appliance? How about an electrical cord replaced? Then you need to come to T Sutton Electronics 2807 N. 22nd Street 215-228-0869 Open Mondays – Saturdays, 10am-6pm Member, N. 22nd Street Business Association Page 12 February 2020
City Councilwoman PA Senator Sharif Street Stays Connected Cindy Bass Stays Allegheny West Community Connected by Thera Martin One of the things I heard when I was first running for One of the things the Allegheny West Foundation, office was people said we’re tired of elected officials Allegheny West (AWF) does very well is to bring people together. spending more time fighting with each other, than they Because Ron Hinton, President of the Allegheny West do actual fighting for us, and what we need. So, Community Foundation works consistently to communicate with and Councilwoman Bass and I have known each other for meet with area elected officials, when he reaches out a long time before either of us were elected officials. I to them and asks them to attend community meetings knew when I got elected, that she and I were not going that AWF is hosting, the response is always positive. To to have a problem working together. Cindy and I are that end, on Thursday, January 23, 2020, PA State both very familiar with Allegheny West Foundation. Senator Sharif Street made it his business, to be on We know that AWF is a very able and competent hand for an AWF community meeting at the Panati organization with a strong leader, (Ron Hinton) and so Town Hall Center at 3001 N. 22nd Street. Before an when they apply for state grants, I do my part to try audience of about sixty area residents, Senator Street and make sure that North 22nd Street is considered gave a report to the people. and wins some of the state funding out there, to help Senator Street said, “City Councilwoman Cindy revitalize this area. Cindy does her part at the Bass and I work well together. As you know the Panati municipal level. I do my party at the state level and This is a file photo from a community meeting at Panati Town Hall Center Recreation Center, which we now call the Panti Town Allegheny West is doing its part. It’s a team. “ held last Spring of 2019. Councilwoman Cindy Bass is standing up front, Hall Center, is one of the locations in the 8th council Here’s a pictorial look back at the Allegheny West addressing the audience photo by Thera Martin district that is up for some reconstruction. We’re Foundation Community Meeting at Panati Town Hall starting to see some better compliance, but we still Center Thursday, January 23, 2020 by Thera Martin have work to do. When it came to the “rebuild” What can we say about 8th council district project, Councilwoman Bass said, Senator I’m elected leader Cindy Bass? She’s a tireless concerned that when it comes to the funding, for fighter for quality of life issues affecting rebuild, some of the money targeted might not end up Philadelphia. She fights against blight and trash in our communities. In part, that’s because the way in our neighborhoods. She’s worked to organize they’re structuring this, communities that have more, schools and community leadership to stay are likely to get more. My response to the Council Lady connected to neighbors. She has a reputation was we’ve got a bunch of state grants. How do you for coalition building, community engagement think we can spend that money where it gives you and rolling up her sleeves to get the job done additional building leverage at the city level. It was not without fanfare. She’s working to make sure our by happenstance that we put money in place allowing city’s tax structure doesn’t tax people out of Councilwoman Bass to leverage “rebuild” dollars. We their homes, particularly in gentrifying talked about it. We worked together. We planned. And neighborhoods. We could go on and on about (Left to Right) Ronald E. Hinton, Jr. President of Allegheny West Foundation with that’s why we were able to bring not just three million, Senator Sharif Street at community meeting at Panati, January 23, 2020. the work Councilwoman Bass has accomplished but six million dollars here.” Photo by Micala Balknight thus far since becoming a council person in On another subject the Senator said, “We have 2012. However the purpose of this article is to passed laws now that allows the city and the state to zone in on how the councilwoman is looking out address some of the problems with Stop and Go’s. To for the people who live in and around the area be clear, not every business that sells alcohol is a of the Panati Town Hall Center, an area she problem. We know which ones are problematic and knows well, because she grew up just a few which ones aren’t. We talked about doing short blocks away from there. In fact, her first development here. We knew we were going to be real job, was a summer youth job through the partners. We talked about addressing concerns with Allegheny West Foundation. The very good some of our schools and Cindy Bass and I knew we news is that Cindy Bass has not forgotten from would work together on that. I’m going to use three whence she came. examples because I am my Daddy’s son and I can talk Just for a quick refresher, “Rebuild Senator Street taking a question from an Allegheny West Neighborhood a long time. First, Peirce School, where they found the resident during community meeting January 23rd. Philadelphia” is about making physical asbestos. Councilwoman Bass office, despite everyone improvements to parks, recreation centers and who wants to take credit for how that came about, we libraries in Philadelphia that need it the most. were working with the Philadelphia Federation of There are more than 400 neighborhood parks, Teachers Union, (PFT) and we took a walking tour recreation centers and libraries in this city. They through that school, and once we saw for ourselves just serve as safe spaces for people to learn, play, how bad the conditions were, we knew we wouldn’t let exercise and get access to important services. up on the school district until something was done. However about 90% of these places are in need Elected officials, you should know, when we come of investment. bearing grants, what we’re doing is just giving you To her credit Councilwoman Bass took a back the money you already paid for, in taxes. It’s your Here’s a picture of some of the 60+ area residents who came out to the Panati Town very deliberate, thoughtful and time consuming Hall Center to hear about plans for revitalizing the building and expanding it and to money and we’re supposed to make decisions about also hear form PA State Senator Sharif Street. Continued on Pg. 10 spending money that makes sense for the community. Photo by Micala Balknight February 2020 Page 13
These are initial plans for expansion of the Panati Town Hall Center, formerly known as Panati Recreation Center, at 3101 N. 22nd Street as a part of the city of Philadelphia "Rebuild Project". Page 14 February 2020
THE ALLEGHENY WEST FOUNDATION & T.M. PEIRCE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AFTER SCHOOL
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