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WOODLAND AVENUE REUNION CLARK PARK, September 10
SOUTHWEST September 8, 2011
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Muslims Observe Eid Ul-Fitr End Ramadan Fast
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Saturn Place neighbors gather in front of the tree downed next to Leo Brundage’s house on Saturn Place. L to R: Leo Brundage, Her-man Stigal, Ben Brundage and Rasool Rasheed.
Sen. Williams Cookout Ends of Summer of Peace.
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EHLP Spells Help SWCDC Housing Counseling
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Cradle of Birding Activities at Heinz Refuge
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While other areas in Phil-adelphia were awash with flood water, South-
west was spared much of the destruc-tion that was feared.
“We were very concerned,” said a relieved Deborah Lee a resident of Mars Avenue in Eastwick. “We were prepared. We moved everything from the lower floor up a floor, because af-ter Hurricane Floyd, we had 5½ feet of water in our house.
About the only visible damage
were downed trees and the branches that littered many local streets.
Men from the Saturn Place gath-ered next to Leo Brundage’s house where the four trunks of a magnificent poplar had separated, one of which had brushed his corner house.
“The primary risk in the Eastwick area is the tidal backup and fortunate-ly this time the effect was minimal,” indicated Brundage, a block captain and community leader. “Our main on-going concern is the failure of the
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to properly remediate the Lower Darby Creek’s Clearfield landfill, and this especially worrying when there is flooding.
“It could have been much worse,” affirmed Leo’s brother Ben, a resident of the area for 30 years. “We’re in a valley with the town of Colwyn sit-ting high above us on the other side of Cobbs Creek. You put together a tidal back up, increased flood water from
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Congress returns to work in Washing-ton this week with
both conservative right and the liberal left are applying pressure respectively to re-duce government spending or increase social and jobs pro-grams.
It is a sure bet, of course, that nothing of major signifi-cance will be done until re-lease of the report of the joint select committee on debt re-duction formed as a part of August’s national debt limit increase debate. This report will probably not surface un-til after the November 8 elec-tions.
Nevertheless, this interim period provides us with an opportunity window to try to influence open minded legislators on issues which are truly important to urban and poor rural residents. Two such issues are the protection of the AmeriCorps program and the fight to preserve and reform Medicare –and partic-ularly that portion that affects disabled persons.
The latter Medicare effort would seem to have every op-portunity for success since few can look on the disabled without compassion. In fact, however, every plan to ad-dress healthcare entitlements
has included cuts to Medicare and Medicaid, and none has included reform measures proposed by the disability rights community, according to the activist group ADAPT.
If the plight of a disabled friend or relative is important to you, you can make your voice heard in Washington by joining or supporting disabili-ty, aging and civil rights groups in Washington, DC on Capitol Hill, at noon on Wednesday, September 21. For more infor-mation on this and other dis-ability related initiatives, con-tact Nancy Salandra, Philly ADAPT/Liberty Resources, [email protected], 215-779-1014 or Bob Stoner, [email protected], 724-652-5144.
Regarding AmeriCorps, no one who has spent much time in and around our Southwest classrooms can fail to observe and appreciate the young, en-ergetic, smiling red-jacketed youth who serve selflessly in
the Pennsylvania AmeriCorps program known as City Year (www.cityyear.org). If you have not had an opportunity to see these young people at work in our middle and high schools, perhaps that is good reason to put in some volun-teer hours yourself as part of a home-school organization, mentoring program or after-school activity in the school just down your street.
Other area schools benefit from similar activities by Edu-cationWorks (www.Education-Works-Online.org), JumpStart for Young Children, Inc.(www.jstart.org), YouthBuild Phila-delphia Technology Program (www.youthbuildphilly.org), and Philadelphia Higher Edu-cation Network For Neighbor-hood Development (www.phennd.org).
With the cuts in public school funding imposed on us by Gov. Corbett and the Re-publican state legislature, it is even more important to keep
these youth volunteers in our learning institutions. It is vi-tal, therefore, to support cam-paigns to AmeriCorps funding in the U.S. Congress. This past August 10, community service supporters around the country made more than 2,100 visits to members of Congress to make sure they understand how national service is providing critically needed services to communities struggling with the economic downturn.
Now, advocates are asking members of the public to rein-force this message by calling their members of Congress on September 15 as they resume discussions about the 2012 budget. You can act to support them by visiting the respec-tive websites, and when you have informed yourself, writ-ing to your congressperson to add your voice to their efforts to preserve these unique and vitally important programs for our young people.
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The Mount Zion Baptist Church at 50th Street and
Woodland Avenue will cel-ebrate its 97th Anniversary with a revival week beginning with a Kick Off Concert on Sunday, October 16 at 3 p.m.
There will be special services starting at 7 p.m. on Wednesday through Fri-day, October 19-21 featuring such guest speakers as Rev. Albert Franklin Campbell of the Mount Carmel Baptist
Church, Philadelphia (Oct. 19), Rev. Guy Campbell, Jr., pastor of the Evergreen Bap-tist Church, Palmyra, NJ. (Oct. 20), and Rev. Robert J. McFad-den of Resurrection Baptist Church, Phila. (Oct 21).
Mt. Zion’s anniversary
celebrations conclude with worship on Sunday morn-ing, October 23 at 10:30 a.m. Bishop Keith Wayne Reed, Sr., pastor of Sharon Baptist Church in Phila. will bring the message.
For information, contact the Reverend Cedric Hughes Jones, Jr., senior pastor of the Mount Zion Baptist Church, at (215) 724-0619. Please join for an anointed time in the Lord.
The church is easily ac-cessible via SEPTA routes 11, 12, 36, 52 and 64. All of these events are free and open to the public.
Mt Zion Baptist 97th Anniversary Celebration Begins October 16
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Hundreds of South-west families re-sponded Thurs-
day, September 1 to the gracious offer of the Kingsess-ing 5th Division Community of Neighbors to provide young students with sturdy, brightly colored back packs filled with the items they would need for their first fall term day in school: pencils, pad, rulers, calculators and binders.
By the time that the give-away got started at 5:15 the line of children and parents extended almost to the end of the block outside the King-sessing Branch Library on 51st Street. The change in the ex-
pression of the chil-dren was indicative of their desire to get started on the first day of school with the attractive packs. The farther along the line went, the more apprehensive the children’s facial expressions. As the youngsters emerged into the sunlight from the library basement where the gifts were being dis-tributed, the smiles fully expressed the gratitude they felt for the generosity and hard work of the K5DCN team.
“We want first of all to thank Ed Voves, Kingsessing Branch librarian for his kind hospitality for the event,”
said a tired but hap-py Greg Benjamin, K5DCN chairman. “We’re grateful to Ed for letting us set up the tables and in ad-vance, and assuring that the affair was properly supervised. It did, of course, give us an opportunity to strengthen the rela-tionship of so many parents and children with the library and make them aware of the library pro-
grams.”
“The library was happy to help out,” responded Voves.
“We were please to be able to donate over 200 useful books for inclusion in the bags.”
“We are also tremen-
dously appreciative of the hard work and dedication of the dozen block captains who organized and carried out the distribution, filling up the bags, sorting out the sizes and then making sure that the right kids got the proper bags,” Benjamin added. “We should particularly recognize our block captain coordinator April Turner who pulled all the complicated aspects of the project together so willingly
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The lines of expectant children and adults formed early for the K5DCN book bag giveaway outside the Kingsessing library
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By Kyshon Johnson
Through most of my early teenage years up until 10th grade,
I had to deal with low self es-teem bordering on depression. This says a lot about my resil-ience since I’m just going into the 11th grade. There is not a day on the calendar I can point to and say, “This is when I got over having low self esteem,” but being a part of Youth M.O.V.E. Philadelphia, has cer-tainly helped in the process.
I joined the Philadelphia Compact Youth Commit-tee (PCYC) in May 2008, and three years of participation has helped change my life and those of my fellow Compact Youth members.
In October 2010, PCYC merged with Youth M.O.V.E. a national youth-led organiza-tion aimed at systemic change to improve the lives and well-
being of young people and ours is presently its only Phila-delphia chapter. M.O.V.E. is a convenient shorthand for Mo-tivating Others through Voices of our Experience, and that’s exactly what we do.
Youth M.O.V.E. Philadel-phia has three major goals: to support resilience (bouncing back from hard times) in youth; to reduce the stigma of mental health, and to serve as youth advocates for children’s behav-ioral health. “We carry out these goals by having interactive games, skits and role plays and lectures,” said Adriona Jenkins, 16, a fellow Youth M.O.V.E. member since the merger.
One of our most interest-ing projects has been working with the city’s Department of Behavioral Health and in particular its Intellectual dis-Abilities Services (IdS). This department supports agencies dealing with some 12,000 in-
dividuals with intellectual dis-ability. As part of this support, IdS affords on-going training for healthcare staff who de-liver services to those with be-havioral and mental problems. Our Youth M.O.V.E. members play a unique and vital part in helping upgrade the skills of these caregivers.
Each month, seven of us act as a panel of mental health subjects and relate our per-sonal experiences of low self esteem and depressive tenden-cies to groups of adults under-going the IdS training. To say that our opening up before successive groups of strangers with our deepest, often hidden problems is a challenge is a real understatement. But what we do, however, provides a means for the caregivers and leaders to discuss the latest best prac-tices in mental healthcare – in real life situations – that they can apply when providing their services to others. Get it?
We are youth motivating oth-ers by voicing our experiences: Youth M.O.V.E.
Under the direction of DHS-IdS Child Pshychologist Dr. Marc Forman, the seven of us tell our stories on how we were resilient, laying out risk factors like growing up without knowing our father, and protec-tive factors, for example, journ-aling, or carefully writing down our daily thoughts and reflec-tions. Before monthly audienc-es of up to 100 adult trainees, we resilience team members share our diverse stories.
Typical of these testimo-nies has been that of Dilys Doe, 21, who is president of Youth M.O.V.E. Philadelphia.
“I focus my story on how I made a suicide attempt when I was 17 after being diagnosed with manic depression,” Doe boldly admits. “Here I am, preg-nant and soon to be 22, and in-
stead of trying to take my own life in a couple months I will be bringing a new life into the world and giving him or her a world I always dreamt of.”
To me resilience is using the motivation I felt inside of me and taking courageous steps to overcome depression and start my future. Everyone’s story is different and brave and their resilience strate-gies are even braver. Youth M.O.V.E Philadelphia of which I am now vice president, has brought out the best in me.
Randy Alexander, coordi-nator of Youth M.OV.E Phila-delphia, always points out our strengths and teaches us how to overcome our weaknesses. He always stresses, “Everyone can be resilient, whether they know it or not.”
Kyshon Johnson is a student at Parkway North West High School
and has been interning at the Globe Times this summer.
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Darby Creek just below us, and the runoff from Colwyn, and you have a recipe for disaster.”
“I came outside about midnight,” added Leo, “and there was about 1½ to 2 feet of flood water. We had put down sandbags which kept most of
the water out of the house. We had to come out and clean off a sewer drain which had been clogged with debris, and it receded after that.”
The city’s Office of Emergency Management had prepared for a much greater impact from Hurricane Irene and designated Bartram High School
as an emergency shelter. As many as 130 local resi-dents took advantage of an overnight’s stay at the ha-ven. Authorities indicated that thankfully there were relatively few people who felt they needed to use the shelter. Given the tumultu-ous week which included both the hurricane and an earthquake, setting up the shelter was a valuable exer-cise for the next crisis that the city might face.
Brundage cited three
decades of testing in and around the Clearfield Landfill by the EPA. “They are sampling again,” he noted, pointing over to a sign indicat-ing where EPA ground water tests were taking place. “The evidence of medical problems with the young people who have grown up here is quite clear. But nothing is ever done.”
“We are grateful that we were spared –no water, no loss of power,” said Lee, who is principal of Corner-stone Christian Academy on South 58th Street. “Some of my neighbors in adjoining streets did have some flooding. They are a little closer to the [Darby] creek.”
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Street flooding at 80th Street and Mars Place after Hurricane Irene swept by Eastwick.
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By Elhadji Ndiaye
The Muslim community in Southwest and around the world recently celebrated Eid
Ul-Fitr, one of the most important days on its sacred calendar.
Eid Ul-Fitr, celebrated on Tuesday, August 30, 2011, marked the end of Ra-madan, the month of fasting which is one of the greatest religious observances in Islam.
The exact dates of Islamic holidays cannot be determined in advance, due to the nature of the Islamic lunar cal-endar. Estimates are based on expected visibility of the hilal (waxing crescent moon following a new moon) and may vary according to location. The word ‘Fitr’ means to break, which indicates that Muslims break their fast and evil habits, thus feeling the joy of attaining a sense of spirituality.
On this special day, Muslims rise early to offer prayers at the mosque or on their outdoor space. They get new clothes for this occasion and decorate their homes with special lighting. The reciting of the Takbir starts when the
crescent moon is sighted and continues until the prayers are said. In addition, every Muslim is required to pay Zakat al-Fitr at the conclusion of the month of Ramadan as a token of thankfulness to God for having enabled him or her to observe the fast.
Also wajif, which means it is re-quired of every observant Muslim at Eid, are Zakat al-Fitr –contributions to needy persons and families in the community. This payment is based on the hadith, which denotes a saying, act or tacit ap-proval ascribed to Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and are important tools for un-derstanding the Qur’an and Islamic law.
In the hadith, the Prophet of Al-lah said, “The month of fasting will be hanging between earth and heavens and it will not be raised up to the Divine Presence without paying the Zakat al-Fitr.” This purifies those who fast from any indecent act or speech and to help
the poor and needy.
The Zakat payments emphasize the importance of charity and help develop bonds within the community. They also act to circulate the wealth within the Islamic society and enable all the op-portunity to celebrate the breaking of the fast with other Muslims on a more equitable basis.
Eid prayer is followed by the Khut-ba and finally the Dua, asking for for-giveness, after which it is customary to embrace the persons sitting on your ei-ther side and all near and dear ones. Eid prayers are very important apart from the five daily prayers, and all the Mus-lims are required to attend the special prayers in mosque.
After the prayer, Muslims indulge in traditional activities aside from cele-brating with family and friends. Women decorate and not only clean their house, but dress beautifully and cook delicious food and sweets. Children enjoy Eid be-cause they receive gifts and love from all the relatives. Muslims greet each other by wishing Eid Mubarak, which means Happy Eid.
In my native country, Senegal, it is a tradition to visit families, friends, and colleagues and ask forgiveness for any offenses we may have committed against that person.
Elhadji Ndiaye is a Neighborhood Advi-sory Committee Community Organizer for
Southwest CDC.
Muslim Community Celebrates Eid Ul-Fitr
Men and women in the Muslim community pray together in ceremonies marking the end of their fasting month of Ramadan.
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Music and laugh-ter filled the fellowship hall
of St. James of Kingsessing (Episcopal) Church as chil-dren from the Southwest area enjoyed two weeks of academic mentoring and cul-tural enrichment at St. James Camp.
The program held Au-gust 1-12, was a partnership between Citizens Concerned for Youth (CCFY) and the church. The two were linked through the CityLights Net-work.
“The camp brought life to our facility,” noted the Rev. George Master, rector of St. James. “We want our building to be used every day for the good of the commu-nity.” Master noted the grow-ing relationship between the church and CCFY, which will
include an after school men-toring program beginning this fall and camp again next summer. These activities add to the martial arts program, seniors’ luncheon and of course, regular Sunday worship on the church’s calendar.
The CCFY sum-mer enrichment has been directed for several decades by Morton Elemen-tary School teacher Sheila Johnson. Johnson’s passion for providing rich cultural experienc-es and exposure to college, and en-hancing students’ academic skills has led her to guide trips, events, and summer programs for hundreds of
area youth over the years. What is new is housing the program in the beautiful St. James facility where students
had space dance and explore. David Sams, caretaker of the St. James property, even pulled out golf clubs and cre-
ated a putting green to teach the children the basics of golf.
The camp uti-lizes the skills of current and retired teachers, who ex-tend their time and expertise in areas such as writing, science, art, and dance to the chil-dren. The culmina-tion of the learning process is a closing dinner and show, highlighting what the children wish to share. At this summer’s affair, parents raved at the opportunities their children had
to learn and grow.
In addition to time spent at St. James, students ven-
tured three times-a-week to the Mann Music Center for the Young People’s Concert Series. Workshops and per-formances were provided by the Rock School of Dance and New Freedom Theatre. John-son invited students from other area camps, including Southwest CDC’s Summer Camp at Patterson Elemen-tary School and the program at Mt. Sinai Church of God in Christ, to attend along with the St. James group. “The children were actually in the performance on the main stage,” explained Johnson.
To contact St. James, in-cluding martial arts, contact Rev. Master at 215-727-5265; on the fall mentoring pro-gram, contact Sheila John-son at [email protected]; to learn about the CityLights Network, contact Carey Da-vis at 267-270-2489.
Concerned Citizens & St. James Partner for Camp
Rev. George Masters, rector of St. James Episcopal Church (r) and Sheila Johnson, founder of Concerned Citi-zens for youth.
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For parents desiring to send a child to one of the excellent
charter schools in the area, there are many factors to con-sider.
The decision could be the most important in children’s
young life and have a long term effect on their develop-ment and happiness. It will have a lot to do with their ability to be college or voca-tion-ready when they gradu-ate from high school.
To help Southwest par-
ents arrive at the best choice, the Philadelphia Black Alli-ance for Educational Options (BAEO) will hold an open community information meet-ing on Thursday September 15. The theme of the gath-ering will be “Successfully Accessing the Right Charter
That Best Fits Your Child.”
The meeting
will take place at the Richard Allen Preparatory Char-ter School at 2601 South 58th St. be-
ginning at 6 p.m. and running through 8 p.m.
Facilitated by Larry Jones, pres-ident of the PA Coalition of Public Charter Schools and CEO of Richard Allen Prep Charter School, the formal topics will include: How to successfully enroll in a charter school; differ-ences between charter and traditional public schools; and how to evaluate your child’s school.
Many of the decision-making factors apply not only to charter schools but also for when selecting of one of the city’s open, mag-net, public schools or a pri-vate school as well.
The process begins, of course, with an assessment of the child’s strengths and weaknesses. Do the young people have any special needs? Do they respond to rigid schedules and strict rules, or will they develop better in a less structured environment where they are allowed to move ahead at their own pace.
Another consider-
ation is whether the school is able to provide support for a child’s special abilities and talents such as language, art, or music.
Great Schools PA suggests that parents check the num-bers as well, and provides a website where important sta-tistical and trend information is available on most schools in the state (www.greatschools.org/pennsylvania/).
The BAEO workshops will provide much more guidance on these important matters.
A light dinner will be pro-vided for those who make an advance reservation by call-ing 215-851-1795 or emailing [email protected]. Participants will receive a free charter school profile book.
The entrance to the Rich-ard Allen is actually through the main gate on 57th Street, just off Lindbergh Blvd. The entrance is within walking distance from the #11 and #36 SEPTA trolleys, and the 37 and G busses.
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Capping a pleasant Labor Day weekend, state Sen. Antho-ny H. Williams provided a
family-friendly gathering of the Neigh-borhood to Neighborhood (N2N) 2011 Summer of Peace cookout on Saturday afternoon, September 3.
The free event, co-sponsored by Wawa, Penrose Area Civic Association and Eastwick Bike Patrol, began at 11 a.m. on Saturday at Eastwick Park, 74th Street and Lindbergh Boulevard, and lasted until late afternoon.
The cookout was planned as an alternative to Sen. Williams’ previous Neighborhood to Neighborhood N2N Street Festival, which was suspended this year after a hugely successful 20 plus-year run along Baltimore Avenue.
“We decided to re-direct our re-sources to help promote community-based youth development and curb violence in the community, rather than underwrite another street festival,” Sen. Williams stated in his welcoming re-marks. “This way, we were able to fund some 50 mini-grants to various local organizations that promote peace, gun buybacks that took 83 weapons off the streets, a youth basketball tournament that brought together teenagers with lo-cal police officers, and other community cookouts throughout the 8th District.”
Sen. Williams noted that area police have reported positive trends as well. Homicides and aggravated assaults with weapons decreased in the past year in
the 12th, 17th and 18th police districts in Philadelphia.
“I am so proud of what we as a com-munity have accomplished over the past
few months through the N2N Summer of Peace,” Williams said. “I think it’s only appropriate that we come together to celebrate the end of a successful sum-mer with a community.
A highlight of the event was Sen. Williams’ presentation of “Lifeguard on
Duty” awards to Ed Snyder for his work in promoting youth hockey at the Laura Sims Skate House on Cobbs Creek Park-way, and eight other locations in the area. Sen. Williams paid tribute to Sny-der for acting on his belief that hockey can promote values such as hard work, team effort, education, and giving back to the community for young people re-gardless of their background.
Jim Britt, vice president and chief operating officer of the Ed Snider Youth Hockey Foundation was on hand to re-ceive the award as Snyder was out of town.
Also receiving a “Lifeguard on Duty” Award was Ted Behr, pub-lisher of the Globe Times, whom Williams cited for his volunteer work in Southwest community activities for the past 15 years.
The long lines for hot-
dogs and burgers at the barbeque pit be-gan to form before noon, and they never shortened for the rest of the day. Fortu-nately, as the sun warmed the grassy field, there were plenty of cold, soft drinks available to refresh the celebrants.
Elsewhere, shorter but no less en-thusiastic lines bellied up to stands pro-viding candy, soft pretzels, water ice, fruit and popcorn – all great favorites of the children.
The big attraction for the small fry, of course, was the train which was con-tinuously filled with waving kids as it wove and circled around the field. Add-ed to this were the perennial favorite moon bounce and obstacle course, face painting, clowns, balloon art, and an arts and crafts table.
When they weren’t keeping a watchful eye on children and their an-tics, adults listened to the popular DJ spinning his music. Also available at information tables were Sen. Williams’ knowledgeable 8th District staff, which came over from his nearby office at 2901 Island Ave. Sen. Williams’ office can be reached at 215-492-2980.
Community Enjoys Sen. Williams’ Peace Cookout
The hotdog line never ends as hungry 8th District residents line up at Sen. Wil-liams’ cookout.
Eastwick Bike Patrol on duty rounding up stray toddlers at the Eastwick cookout.
Happy kids enjoy the train ride at Sen. Williams’ Labor Day Eastwick event.
10 Southwest Globe Times Newspaper September �5, �011COMMUNITY NEWS
Fall In with Jefferson at the Navy Yard
To help keep you and your family healthy this season and throughout the year, Jefferson at the Navy Yard has scheduled a fall calendar of free health education seminars.
Monday, September 125:30 p.m. – 7 p.m. Straight Talk about Prostate Cancer: What You Need to Know about Your PSA, Treatments and More
Monday, October 10 5:30 p.m. – 6:15 p.m. Why That So-Called “Cold” Won’t Go Away: The Facts about Sinusitis
6:15 p.m. – 7 p.m. How to Stop That Ringing in Your Ears: Traditional and Alternative Treatments for Tinnitus
Tuesday, November 155:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.Overview of Pain Medicine
Join us on each of these dates at:
Jefferson at the Navy Yard 3 Crescent Drive, Suite 100 Philadelphia, PA 19112
Refreshments will be served. Seating is limited. Registration is required.
To register or to make an appointment, call or visit www.JeffersonHospital.org/navyyard
1-800-JEFF-NOWwww.JeffersonHospital.org/navyyard
By Deirdre Jones-Lowman
In an effort to help ho-meowners with mort-gage problems and
applying for assistance under the Emergency Homeowners Loan Program (EHLP), South-west CDC sponsored an EHLP clinic on Wednesday, August 24, 2011 at the Blanche A. Nixon/Cobbs Creek Branch of the Free Library.
Southwest CDC is a non-profit agency that provides free, professional counseling for homeowners, particularly those who fit the mortgage delinquency criteria. Resi-dents must be at least three months delinquent in pay-ing their mortgage, the hom-eowner must reside at their primary residence and have a delinquency due to invol-untary unemployment, un-deremployment or medical issues. The EHLP mortgage
assistance program offers financial assistance up to $50,000 to homeowners; is a zero interest, declining bal-ance, deferred pay-ment, soft second mortgage which is forgivable after five years of on time payments.
Sixteen par-ticipants, from Southwest Phila-delphia and the surrounding area attended the clinic and to learn more about EHLP and determine their eligibility for the program.
The South-west CDC hous-ing department which facilitated the clinic, is staffed by three certified housing counselors who as-
sist a current client load of 200-300 homeowners. As part the EHLP educational clinic, homeowners were provided
with a detailed household budget analysis and financial review. They were also pre-
sented with energy conservation ideas and techniques and rewarded with a conservation kit, courtesy of South-west CDC’s self-sufficiency pro-gram.
Although the EHLP program is a national pro-gram, time is run-ning out for ho-meowners of the Commonwealth of PA. Philadelphia
Housing Finance Agency which is administering the EHLP program on behalf of
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) will only be accepting ap-plications through 5 p.m. on September 16, 2011; while the EHLP program will offi-cially end on September 30, 2011.
Southwest CDC is located at 6328 Paschall Ave. A Hous-ing Hotline is also available for homeowners who do not meet the EHLP criteria but are currently delinquent, in imminent risk of default on their mortgage, or who have been scheduled for a concili-ation hearing or Sheriff Sale or interested in becoming a homeowner.
EHLP SPELLS HELP for SW Philadelphia Residents
The Southwest CDC Housing Counseling team Ebony Taylor, self-sufficiency counselor, Alexis Williams, housing counselor, Shintoya Harris, self-sufficiency intern, Asya Sobotker, self sufficiency counselor. Not shown is Housing Counseling Program coordinator Deirdre Lowman.
HOUSING HOTLINE:
267-289-1103 General Inquiries & Information: email
September �5, �011 Southwest Globe Times Newspaper 11COMMUNITY NEWS
Thursday, September 15th
6 p.m.-8 p.m.Richard Allen Preparatory Charter School,
2601 South 58th Street (58th and Lindbergh Blvd)Walking distance from 11 and 36 trolleys, 37 and G busses
Activities for children 4-12 and a light dinner will be provided for those who RSVP by calling 215-851-1795 or email
[email protected] by Thursday, September 8, 2011
Southwest residents have a lot of wild neighbors that live at the end of Lindbergh
Boulevard.
Families can meet some of these feathered friends by drop-ping in at the John Heinz Na-tional Wildlife Refuge at Tini-cum which hosts its annual free “Cradle of Birding” Wildlife and Conservation Festival on Satur-day, Sept. 17, from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.
It’s a wonderful way to get close to nature right in our own backyard.
There will be dozens of ex-hibitors showcasing just about everything imaginable having to do with nature, how to be make sure that we avoid harming the ecology, and how to create your own “nature ref-uge” right at home.
Naturally, there will be workshops on birding for every level of birder in-cluding advanced, birding for young-sters, and birding by ear. There will also be non-birding workshops on fly
tying and nature photography, and live animal demonstrations including critters from the Philadelphia Zoo and the always popular “Raptor Show” featuring hawks, owls, and eagles.
Live music will be provided by Tinicum’s own “Environmental Trou-badour, Glen Waldek and there will be free hot dogs and soft drinks for all present. You can take a trackless trol-
ley tour of the refuge and learn about the different habitats and wildlife or watch how retrieving dogs are trained. Area carvers will be on hand creat-ing amazing pieces of art and several
of our own volunteer naturalists will lead 3 early morning birding walks starting a 7 a.m.
Winners of the refuge’s annual nature photography contest will be announced during an awards cer-emony at 1 p.m.
The keynote speaker for this year’s festival will be John Rogers of Bird Town Pennsylvania with a pre-sentation of how to create bird and butterfly habitats in your own yard at 2 p.m.
The “Cradle of Birding” Festival is sponsored by the Friends of the Heinz Refuge and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and is a free event.
For information visit www.fws.gov/heinz or phone 215-365-3118.
The information for this article was pro-vided by the John Heinz Wildlife Refuge.
Your Wild NeighborsGet to Know the Beautiful Birds at Heinz Refuge
A wild falcon has been gently trapped and is being banded to learn more about its habits.
Heinz Refuge Annual “Cradle of Birding”
Festivalon Saturday, Sept. 17
8601 Lindbergh Blvd. 7 a.m. – 3 p.m. A FREE Event
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SEPTEMBER 10 SEPTEMBER SEPTEMBER 11 SEPTEMBER 14 SEPTEMBER 15 SEPTEMBER 17 Mt. Moriah Cemetery
Clean Up, 8 am to 1 pm,
(see box below)
Flea Market, 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.,
Clearview United Methodist Ch. 7601 Buist Ave,
215-365-6672
CityLights Network Kick Off Brunch,
9 - 11 a.m. Presby Apartments, 58th & Greenway, RSVP:
Dance/Theater Auditions, Evelyn Graves Drama Prod.
215-727-7796
What Charter School Fits Your Child, 6 pm to 8 pm,
(see box below)
Cradle of Birding, All day events,
Heinz Nat. Wildlife Refuge, 8401 Lindbergh Blvd,
(See Box Below)
SEPTEMBER 17 SEPTEMBER 17 SEPTEMBER 17 SEPTEMBER 17 SEPTEMBER 24 SEPTEMBER 24Passport day in the USA, 10
a.m. - 3 p.m., US Passport Agency,
200 Chestnut St. (See Box Below)
International Food Fiesta 1 – 6 p.m.
Redeemer Moravian Ch. 2950 S 70th
215-365-6448
SW Pride Day, Parades 9:30 to 10 am,
Between 65th & 72nd on Woodland Ave,
215-686-3122 or 215-686-3123
Men’s Health Program, 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.,
1 Dist Plaza, 3801 Market St, Info: 215-746-7285
Brandon Sickle Cell Walkathon:
7:30 a.m. Ceremony/Walk 8:30. Belmont Ave & N Concourse.
215-471-8686
Filling out College Applications,
10 a.m. - 1 p.m., Must Register
(see box below)
SEPTEMBER 24-25 SEPTEMBER 24 SEPTEMBER 26 SEPTEMBER 30 OCTOBER 1 OCTOBER 7Philadelphia Interfaith Children/Youth Festival
(See Box Below)
FREE PHS Fall Garden Festival,
10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Navy Yard, Info: Pa Horticultural Society
Stop Bullying in SW Schools, 3:30 p.m.
Bartram High. [email protected]
Black Male Engagement DEADLINE,
Tell your story, Info: www.bmechallenge.org
or YOACAP 215-851-1834
Sisters Surviving Breast Cancer
8:30 – 2:30 p.m. Phila. Hilton Hotel
Candidates Forum 6-9 p.m.
Kingsessing Rec. Ctr. (See Box Below)
FRESH PRODUCE
Farm 51 51st & Chester - Thursdays 4:30 pm to 7:30 pm
INFO: [email protected] http://farm51.wordpress.com/
Farmers Market - Myers Rec - Wednesdays Myers Rec Center, 58th St. & Chester Ave
WIC, ACCESS Cards, & Senior Farmers’ Market Checks Info: Dial 311 or www.foodtrustmarkets.org
Earth’s Keepers Organic Vegetable Sales 51st St (Next to Library)
Tuesdays & Wednesdays, 4:30 to 6:30 pm INFO: 267-738-3842
Philadelphia Wholesale Produce Market 6700 Essington Ave - 26 Vendors
Mon. to Fri. 10 pm to 1 pm, Sundays 10 pm to 1 pm Closed Saturdays. Open to Public. Entrance Fee
Required.
The Black Farmers of Operation Springplant Organic Vegetables
Tom Henry 215-901-5639, Alia Walker 267-738-3842, Reggie 215-370-3038 or Elliot 267-205-1570 E-mail: [email protected]
COMMUNITY EVENTS
Day Of Service At Mt. Moriah Historic Cemetery Volunteers Needed to help clean up our neighborhood!
Saturday September 10th, 8 am to 1 pm & October 8th
6201 Kingsessing Avenue
Volunteers are needed for clearing the cemetery of cut grass and debris. Note: Volunteers should wear long sleeve shirts, long pants and sneakers or work boots.
INFO: Lance Haver 215-686-7598 OR www.SERVEPhiladelphia.com
Mt. Moriah Info: www.MountMoriah.info OR www.abandonedbutnotforgotten/mountmoriahcemetery.com
Cradle of Birding Wildlife Festival Saturday Sept. 17 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
John Heinz Nat. Wildlife Refuge 8601 Lindbergh Blvd.
Birdwalks (from 7 a.m.) Exhibitors, Handicrafts, Workshops on Birding, Fly tying, Photography, live animal demos, entertainment, free hot dogs/drinks
Info: www.fws.gov/heinz or 215-365-3118.
Family Child Care Start-Up Workshop Saturday October 15th, 10:30 am to 12:30 pm
Southwest CDC 6328 Paschall Ave *Please be on time*
(children cannot be accommodate at training)
Learn about: Starting a child care business for 1-6 children in your home (1-4 in NE district 6 &10) City requirements including zoning, building codes, health codes, and fire codes State Requirements Step-by-step check lists and application assistance
Register: pakeys.org or [email protected]
EDUCATION
Youth Employ Program
High School Diploma Program (for ages 17 to 21)
Program concludes with a diploma and graduation ceremony. Students receive pay also.
(This is NOT a GED)
Info: Tamika Butler (215)204-1219
Black Alliance for Educational Options (BAEO)
Successfully Accessing the Right Charter That Best Fits Your Child
Thursday, September 15, 6 pm to 8 pm Richard Allen Prep Charter School, 58th& Lindbergh
Facilitated by Larry Jones, President of the PA Coalition of Public Charter Schools & CEO of Richard Allen Prep
Charter School
Come Learn: How to successfully enroll in a charter school Differences between charter & traditional public schools How to evaluate your child's school
Activities for children ages 4-12 and a light dinner will be
provided to those who RSVP at 215-851-1795 or [email protected] by Thurs, Sept 8.
Learn How to Fill out Scholarship & College Applications
Get individual help with applications and essays.
Saturday September 24th, 10 am to 1 pm Saturday November 12th, 10 am to 1 pm
Temple University Tuttleman Learning Center
Open to all high school students.
Register: http://collegeappworkshop.eventbrite.com OR call PhillyGoes2College at 215-686-0315
OTHER EVENTS
PASSPORT DAY IN THE USA Saturday, September 17th, 10 am to 3 pm
US Passport Agency, Phila. 200 Chestnut St.
Passport Info for U.S. Citizens - 877-474-2778
Info also available online: www.travel.state.gov
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JOB RESOURCES
New Green Construction Job Training ECA new Building Performance Institute Course: Residential Building Envelope Whole House Air
Leakage Control Installer (or BPI Installer) 5-day Course, Certification received upon written and
field exams during course.
Location: Knight Training Cntr, 106 West Clearfield St
Info: 215-988-0929, or [email protected]
Need Help Job Hunting? Get fee help!
Job Readiness Center - Paschalville Branch Library 6942 Woodland Ave, 70th & Woodland Ave
Mon & Wed 11 am to 7 pm, Tues & Fri 10 am to 5 pm Thurs 10 am to 4 pm
Write a resume and cover letter Open a job-related e-mail account
Sign up for Careerlink Search for jobs on-line Apply for jobs on-line
Info/Appointments: 215-726-4587
Made possible with the support of the Lincoln Financial Foundation
LIFT-Philadelphia provides personalized, one-on-one services:
Locating employment opportunities Creating/refining resumes and cover letters
Evaluating affordable housing options Locating GED/Training courses
Free Income Tax Return Services/EITC Applying for Public Benefits, including LIHEAP, Child & Health Care, TANF/SNAP Assistance, and
more FAFSA – Free Application for Federal Student Aid
Hours: Monday to Friday 9 am to 5 pm West Office – 203 S. 60th St (60th & Walnut, next to
Mimmo’s Pizza) – 215-474-1807, [email protected]
Woodland Avenue Reunion 10 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. Saturday, September 10
Vendors – Food – Entertainment Clark Park, 43rd St & Kingsessing Ave. Info: 215-
727-8883
Free HIV Counseling & Testing Free STD Testing for Chlamydia/Gonorrhea Neighborhood United Against Drugs 5214 Woodland Ave. 215-724-7430 Prog. Sponsored by Dept. of Public Health
Foster Care Providers Needed
Catholic Social Services, Archdiocese of Phila. Is Seeking Foster Families - Ages: Birth to 18 yrs Families:Single or Married – All Races/Religions Provide a save, loving, nurturing, temporary home 267-331-2451 or [email protected]
JOB RESOURCES
New Green Construction Job Training ECA new Building Performance Institute Course: Residential Building Envelope Whole House Air
Leakage Control Installer (or BPI Installer) 5-day Course, Certification received upon written and
field exams during course.
Location: Knight Training Cntr, 106 West Clearfield St
Info: 215-988-0929, or [email protected]
Need Help Job Hunting? Get fee help!
Job Readiness Center - Paschalville Branch Library 6942 Woodland Ave, 70th & Woodland Ave
Mon & Wed 11 am to 7 pm, Tues & Fri 10 am to 5 pm Thurs 10 am to 4 pm
Write a resume and cover letter Open a job-related e-mail account
Sign up for Careerlink Search for jobs on-line Apply for jobs on-line
Info/Appointments: 215-726-4587
Made possible with the support of the Lincoln Financial Foundation
LIFT-Philadelphia provides personalized, one-on-one services:
Locating employment opportunities Creating/refining resumes and cover letters
Evaluating affordable housing options Locating GED/Training courses
Free Income Tax Return Services/EITC Applying for Public Benefits, including LIHEAP, Child & Health Care, TANF/SNAP Assistance, and
more FAFSA – Free Application for Federal Student Aid
Hours: Monday to Friday 9 am to 5 pm West Office – 203 S. 60th St (60th & Walnut, next to
Mimmo’s Pizza) – 215-474-1807, [email protected]
Woodland Avenue Reunion 10 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. Saturday, September 10
Vendors – Food – Entertainment Clark Park, 43rd St & Kingsessing Ave. Info: 215-
727-8883
Free HIV Counseling & Testing Free STD Testing for Chlamydia/Gonorrhea Neighborhood United Against Drugs 5214 Woodland Ave. 215-724-7430 Prog. Sponsored by Dept. of Public Health
Foster Care Providers Needed
Catholic Social Services, Archdiocese of Phila. Is Seeking Foster Families - Ages: Birth to 18 yrs Families:Single or Married – All Races/Religions Provide a save, loving, nurturing, temporary home 267-331-2451 or [email protected]
and effectively.” The block captains them-
selves had the difficult chore of organizing the stream of enthu-siastic children, sorting out the right items for child’s age and, trickiest of all, making sure that each child used one –and only one – ticket for their bag.
The response of the young people was uniformly positive, “We had a good reception said block captain Gloria Turner. “Gen-erally speaking the young people were well behaved, and they cer-tainly liked getting the bags and supplies.”
Young Aaron paused between bites of his chocolate covered cup cake to agree. “This was a good idea and I can use everything,” he affirmed. Aaron’s mother Bambi agreed. “I think it helps them want to go to school and will hopefully encourage them to stay there,” she said. “Also, it shows Aaron and his brother Eric that a lot of people in the community care about them and that these adults put a high value on educa-tion.”
K5DCN can be reached at P.O. Box 19974, Phila., PA 19143, 267-254-9972 or by emailing [email protected].
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The hardworking team of King-sessing block captains rest after their dedicated book giveaway efforts.
Youth Council of the Youth Outreach Adoles-cent Community Aware-
ness Program (YOACAP) conducted its Second Annual American Red Cross Blood Drive at the YOACAP offices at 1207 Chestnut St. on Au-gust 30.
The 20 young people who as-sisted in conducting the drive had prepared in advance by studying the about the process of collecting and “banking” blood. They also learned about how the Red Cross operates to save lives, and its importance as the prime blood supplier in cases of disaster or special needs. The youth who are mostly from South-west and West Philadelphia were enrolled this summer in YOACAP’s youth development program Project BUILD.
As to this year’s successful blood drive, a total of 49 donors re-sponded. Of those, 15 were deferred because of low iron, bodyweight, or high or low blood pressure. Al-though five more were not able to provide a complete pint, 28 were fully productive donations.
Of the 28 who did give blood, 21 donations were tagged as poten-tially having the Sickle Cell Trait. In the US, this blood defect is most often found in African Americans, and where both parents have the
trait, their children have a one-in-four chance of developing Sickle Cell Anemia, a serious disease af-fecting the bones and organs. The treatment of this anemia may in-volve frequent blood transfusions. “It’s really important (for African Americans) to donate blood because we are helping people with Sickle Cell anemia disease who need these blood transfusions,” stressed Sh-
antell Scott, a 12th grade student at John Bartram High School and a member of YOACAP’s Youth Coun-cil.
In this regard, it was noted that no more than 5% of African Ameri-cans sign up for blood drives to do-nate their priceless blood.
Shantell, her fellow Project BUILD members and community volunteers, assisted in the blood drive by registering donors, making reminder phone calls, greeting and escorting attendees, and providing refreshments for donors. YOACAP youth also passed on a strong anti-violence message that people should give blood, and not shed blood.
Christina Hunter-Bond, anoth-er Youth Council member and 9th grade student at Academy at Palum-bo, summarized the Red Cross ex-perience with the belief that “hav-ing a blood drive helps people who are in immediate need and gives us the encouragement to help others.”
Young people involved in the summer enrichment program orga-nized by YOACAP and the Urban Affairs Coalition (UAC) focused on violence prevention, health and community service. They visited the Red Cross facilities and were certified in First Aid. Roger Wilk-erson, a member of the Southwest Community Advisory Group (SW-CAG), also helped by training and certifying 10 youth and two young adults in CPR. Young people also volunteered at several community events in their neighborhoods.
To find out more about Project BUILD call Ebony Joyner at 215-851-1857.
YOACAP Blood Drive Caps Productive Summer for Youth
A pair of committed YOACAP young people staff the blood drive registration table.
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Health Annex Programs - Diabetes Management Group Wed’s 10 – 12 a.m. (Jamie. Moser: x 5184) - SW Breast Health Initiative (Wesley Thomas, x 5179) - HIV Testing: Free, Rapid, Confidential (Walk-in during business hours – Results in minutes) The Health Annex Family Practice & Counseling Network 6120B Woodland Ave. 2nd Floor (Woodland Village Plaza) 215-727-4721
Coalition of African Communities – Philadelphia
11th Annual Health Fair Sunday August 7 - 12 Noon – 8 p.m.
Kingsessing Rec. Center, 4901 Kingsessing Ave.Free Screenings – Diabetes Evaluation Trained Health Workers - English, French, Creole
You’re invited! FREE Healthy Foods Demonstration Sat., July 30, 2011 Noon – 2 p.m. - rain or shine
GPHA Woodland Health Center, 5000 Woodland Ave., Fun Activities for children .
Sponsors: UnitedHealthCare Community Plan - The Food Trust Greater Philadelphia Health Action Info: [email protected] or (215) 832-4722
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On Saturday, Septem-ber 10, CityLights Network will kick
off its 16th year of service in the Southwest neighborhood.
The initial meeting, to be held at the Greenway Building of the Presby’s Inspired Life prop-erty, 58th Street and Greenway Avenue, from 9 – 11 a.m., will en-gage longtime and new partners in considering two areas of focus for CityLights this year, namely volunteer involvement and com-munity greening.
“Since CityLights began,” noted Carey Davis, founder and director of the Network, “we have focused on how to strengthen the neighborhood by highlighting and supporting the important work al-ready going on by Southwest or-ganizations and ministries. Some-times this support takes the form of needed equipment or supplies,
volunteers help, or collaboration with others within or beyond the community. ”
This year, CityLights seeks to spend additional energy devel-oping positive opportunities for persons to volunteer —college students, church youth groups, community residents, and oth-ers.
“CityLights tends to draw the attention of groups seeking to help
out,” explained Davis. “Our goal is to place them within commu-nity organizations that will make good use of their time and skills and will give them a deeper un-derstanding of the strengths and struggles of our neighborhood.”
Further, CityLights has de-veloped strong connections with groups involved in greening proj-ects, recycling, environmental education, and the like. With the help of AmeriCorps VISTA mem-ber, Maria Vanegas, CityLights will work to link community schools and other groups with resources that will allow them to share in the benefits of connect-ing with, enjoying, and caring for green space.
For more information on involving your organization or church in the CityLights Net-work, call 267-270-2489 or email [email protected].
CityLights Kicks Off Sixteenth Year
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