An effort to respond to a national health crisis hitting this Philadelphia neighborhood hard, through a community-driven plan
Once the largest textile district in the world, the Heart of Kensington community helped Philadelphia earn the moniker “Workshop of the World.” In recent years, the growing opioid epidemic has exacerbated Kensington’s long standing problems. Kensington is at the epicenter of this national crisis.
As a framework for trauma-informed community development, the plan addresses community trauma stemming from the extreme challenges Kensington faces. With our local partners, we chose a strengths-based approach to focus on how the community can come together to become safer, healthier, and more resilient.
