by Latesha Sims | Aug 6, 2018 | Archives, News
Mourning the Loss of H.F. “Gerry” Lenfest The staff of the Lenfest Center and North10, Philadelphia, along with our community partners in Hunting Park and East Tioga, would like to extend our deepest condolences to the family, friends, and colleagues of H. F. “Gerry”...
by Latesha Sims | Jun 22, 2018 | Events, News
On June 20, 2018, residents from the Hunting Park and East Tioga neighborhoods joined North10, Philadelphia and the Philadelphia Office of Emergency Management to engage in a highly informative workshop on emergency preparedness. OEM’s Community Resilience...
by Latesha Sims | Jun 18, 2018 | In The Media, News
Our partners at Bethune Elementary in North Philadelphia, Principle Jamina Clay-Dingle and her staff, are being recognized for their efforts to recruit black men at Bethune. In comparison to a national average of 2%, about 30% of Bethune’s teachers are...
by Latesha Sims | Jun 8, 2018 | News, Staffing & Jobs
Kaiya Harris, Community & Educational Partnerships Manager North10, Philadelphia is excited to expand our team with the best and brightest in the industry. Kaiya Harris is a native “Jersey Girl” who was born, raised and educated in the city of Asbury Park,...
by Latesha Sims | Apr 14, 2018 | In The Media
By Jacob Adelman “For years, the Liberty Motel at Germantown Avenue and Westmoreland Street was a magnet for drug use and prostitution in the North Philadelphia neighborhood served by the Lenfest Center, a hub of educational and athletic programming...
by Latesha Sims | Apr 12, 2018 | Events, Youth
On Tuesday, April 10, 2018, North10, Philadelphia hosted a Vision Board Party/ Community Meeting. Our objective was to gain insight into the minds of the younger members of our community, whose voices are often left out of important discussions. We invited Hunting...
by Latesha Sims | Mar 19, 2018 | Called To Serve, Events
Gov. Tom Wolf at the Lenfest Center with Clay & Arletha Pickens and State Senator Sharif Street. March 14, 2018 On March 14, 2018, H. Chase Lenfest and North10, Philadelphia welcomed Gov. Tom Wolf, State Senator Sharif Street, City Council President Darrell...
by Latesha Sims | Mar 8, 2018 | In The Media
North Philly students ‘lost for words’ after seeing themselves in ‘Black Panther’ It’s field trip day at Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary School in North Philadelphia and the hallways are packed with 273 kids getting ready to board buses. But the students are not going...
by Latesha Sims | Feb 22, 2018 | Events
Students of Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary School (3301 Old York Road) were so excited when they found out they would be going to see the blockbuster Marvel movie, Black Panther! The school’s principal, Jamina Clay-Dingle, wanted to raise money to cover the...
by Latesha Sims | Feb 19, 2018 | Events
On February 13, 2018, North10 hosted a community meeting at Bethune Elementary School to discuss the recent closing of the Liberty Motel and to talk with community members about what they would like to see happen with the space, as well as the larger community. We...
