CLS Philadelphia provides free legal resources to income-eligible residents at the Kensington Engagement Center on the third Thursday of each month from 12:30PM-2:30PM! CLS will have a lawyer on site to support community members with issues such as criminal records, wage theft, and more!
Applications for stabilization grants through the Merchants Fund are now open to help small businesses in Philly overcome barriers impacting their ability to stabilize or grow. You can head to merchantsfund.org/grants/stabilization/ to learn more. The deadline to apply is April 15th!
In April, NKCDC Housing Counselors are holding both virtual and in-person homebuyer workshops for first-time home buyers in Philadelphia!
Sign up for one of the March Workshops and be sure to make note of the location: www.eventbrite.com/e/first-time...
Join us this Monday at McPherson Library for a FREE youth cooking class with NKCDC's Nourish Program! Ages 5-18 welcome, one adult required for each child 5-7 years old!
Can't make this class? We host this cooking class every last Monday of the month!
Thanks to funding from the Philadelphia Department of Commerce & City of Philadelphia's Taking Care of Business program, our corridor stewards maintain the cleanliness of our commercial district in Kensington! In February, they bagged 550 bags of trash along business and residential corridors!
Community Legal Services provides free legal resources to income-eligible residents at the Kensington Engagement Center every third Thursday of the month from 12:30PM-2:30PM! CLS will have a lawyer on site to support community members with issues such as criminal records, wage theft, and more!
On the 2nd Friday of every month, we’ll be joined by the office of @pasenatorsaval.com
at 2515 Frankford Avenue from 9am-12pm to support with property tax/rent rebate applications, SEPTA senior passes, utility assistance, unemployment compensation, CHIP and SNAP benefits, PennDOT, and more!
NKCDC and partners are offering three sessions in March to provide a variety of options and info so you can be better equipped when interacting with ICE and be in solidarity with others. All trainings will be located in the 19134-zip. Exact locations will be shared via email once you’ve RSVP'd.
In March, NKCDC Housing Counselors are holding both remote and in-person homebuyer workshops for first-time home buyers in Philadelphia!
Sign up for one of the March Workshops and be sure to make note of the location: www.eventbrite.com/e/first-time...
Thank you to our partners over at Indego for getting a new bike station installed right outside of the Kensington Engagement Center!
This new bike station is right between the Somerset and Allegheny SEPTA stations – providing another mode of transportation in the neighborhood!
Thanks to funding from the Philadelphia Department of Commerce & City of Philadelphia's Taking Care of Business program, our commercial corridor stewards maintain the cleanliness of our commercial district in Kensington! In January, they bagged 530 bags of trash!
Join NKCDC’s Cure Violence team every Thursday starting on 2/26 from 5:30PM-7:30PM at the Kensington Engagement Center (3000 Kensington Avenue) for a weekly Men’s Group Growth Circle!
Interested in the Men’s Group Growth Circle? Register here: forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...
Community Legal Services of Philadelphia is back this year at the Kensington Engagement Center starting 2/19 and continuing every third Thursday of the month, beginning Thursday, February 19th from 12:30PM-2:30PM!
NKCDC and Mural Arts are seeking an artist to create 3 interactive elements and fence signage to be installed in the McPherson Garden Discovery Path, a new garden NKCDC owns located at 2964 Kensington Ave!
Head to the full RFQ at nkcdc.org/wp-content/u....
On the 2nd Friday of every month, we’ll be joined by the office of @pasenatorsaval.com at 2515 Frankford Avenue from 9am-12pm to support with property tax/rent rebate applications, SEPTA senior passes, utility assistance, unemployment compensation, CHIP and SNAP benefits, PennDOT, and more!
NKCDC Housing Counselors are holding both remote and in-person homebuyer workshops for first-time home buyers in Philadelphia in February!
Sign up for one of the February Workshops and be sure to make note of the location when signing up: www.eventbrite.com/e/first-time...
Join us next Tuesday 2/3 at the Kensington Engagement Center from 5PM-7PM to explore spring seeds!
This seed catalog scavenger hunt will help explore new plant possibilities for your garden this season! Plus, we’ll explore the life of plants from seed to harvest!
Please note! Our Tax Prep Workshop for small businesses will now be held on zoom tomorrow 1/29 due to the weather! This workshop will be in Spanish and you can use the link here to sign up and get the zoom link: forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...
Are you a small business owner with less than $250,000 in revenue?! NKCDC is hosting three tax prep workshops on the changes to the Philadelphia business tax structure and the Free Business Tax Preparation program offered by the Commerce Department. Register here: forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...
Join us on Tuesday, January 27th from 5PM-7PM at the Kensington Engagement Center to kick-off Co-Creating a GreenPrint for Kensington, a brand-new exhibit and green planning and implementation process for Kensington!
NKCDC's Corridor Stewards work year-round to ensure the commercial corridors in Kensington remain clean and safe. In December, they bagged 821 bags of trash along the business corridors, bringing the team's 2025 total to 8,946!
NKCDC Housing Counselors will be holding both remote and in-person homebuyer workshops for first-time home buyers in Philadelphia in January.
Sign up for one of January Workshops here and be sure to make note of the location when signing up: www.eventbrite.com/o/new-kensin...
In an article published in the The Philadelphia Inquirer today, our team talks about the devastating impact of federal funding cuts to evidence-based community-based violence intervention programs in Philadelphia.
Read the full story here: www.inquirer.com/crime/philad...
This Friday, December 19th, NKCDC's Community Health Workers will be hosting our annual Winterfest and toy giveaway from 4:30PM-6:30PM!
Visit here to register: forms.office.com/pages/respon...
Join NKCDC and @pa4moderncourts.bsky.social at noon on December 18th for our FINAL legal information session in our series at the Kensington Engagement Center!
To register for the workshop with PMC, head here: www.pmconline.org/events/pmc-s...
NKCDC's Corridor Stewards work year-round to ensure the commercial corridors in Kensington remain clean and safe. In October, they bagged 1,027 bags of trash along the business corridors!
NKCDC Housing Counselors will be holding homebuyer workshops for first-time home buyers in Philadelphia in December!
Sign up for one of December Workshops here: www.eventbrite.com/e/first-time...
Looking to shop local gifts this year?! We're hosting a Holiday Pop-Up Market at the Kensington Engagement Center on Saturday, December 6th! Join us from 12PM-4PM to shop local food, apparel, art and more!
We're celebrating Small Business Saturday this year with a Holiday Pop-Up Market!
The Slider Co. and NCKDC are hosting a pop-up market at 2211-17 Frankford Avenue from 12PM-4PM on Saturday 11/29! Come shop and support your local small businesses and find the perfect gift for everyone on your list!
NKCDC's Corridor Stewards work year-round to ensure the commercial corridors in Kensington remain clean and safe. In October, they bagged 1,160 bags of trash along the business corridors!
