2020
Philly community group hosts socially distant cleanup of Kensington, Fishtown
Philadelphia Inquirer, May 5, 2020
Community, city respond after 16 businesses close in Kensington Avenue sweep
Kensington Voice, February 25, 2020
Felix M. Torres-Colon, executive director of New Kensington CDC, dies at 62
Philadelphia Inquirer, February 15, 2020
Bok North? Historic Kensington school reopening as space for creatives
Billy Penn, January 31, 2020
These six organizations are improving their neighborhoods with help from Community Connectors
Generocity, January 2, 2020
2019
Senator Tartaglione Presents $150,000 State Grant for Redevelopment of Frankford Avenue Storefronts
Pennsylvania Senate, December 3, 2019
Where to shop local in Philly on Small Business Saturday
Billy Penn, November 29, 2019
Four ways NeighborWorks America VISTA members strengthen community organizations
NeighborWorks America, November 7, 2019
Isaacson applauds New Kensington Community Development Corporation on receiving $150K state grant
Pennsylvania House of Representatives, November 6, 2019
ELRadio: October 2019 broadcast
Executive Leaders Radio, October 4, 2019
Storied Fishtown pretzel shop falls to development after 65 years
Billy Penn, February 24, 2019
Philadelphia lawsuit threatens to shut down Kensington clubhouse for addiction recovery
WHYY, February 27, 2019
NKCDC is incorporating trauma-informed practices into its community development work
Generocity, January 29, 2019
Checking in on Kensington’s biggest new housing project
Curbed Philadelphia, January 8, 2019
2018
Money Moves: These 29 Philly nonprofits received holiday donations totaling $918K Generocity, December 27, 2018
Health Program invests in 13 organizations to address housing instability and promote well-being
Kresge, December 12, 2018
Learning community delves into trauma and healing
NeighborWorks America, November 5, 2018
Kensington’s Inevitable Development Boom Is Beginning
Bisnow East Coast, October 8, 2018
Kensington junkyard battle rages on in courtroom
Philadelphia Inquirer, September 12, 2018
Gloria Cartagena: Overcoming trauma with ‘smooches’
NeighborWorks America, August 22, 2018
Kensington junkyard owner blames people with addiction, not code violations, for giant fire
Billy Penn, July 17, 2018
Kensington Storefront workers facing the opioid crisis head-on: ‘We need more help’ from the city
Generocity, June 6, 2018
How Fishtown, Philadelphia Became America’s Hottest New Neighborhood
Forbes Magazine, May 2, 2018
Philly is ‘floating on opioids’: Civic leaders address drug crisis, share solutions
WHYY, April 21, 2018
Philly’s urban gardeners are under siege from gentrification. Here’s what they’re doing about it
The Inquirer, April 16, 2018
Stop talking about Kensington Avenue like it’s a wasteland
PlanPhilly, April 12, 2018
Students and professors help renovate lots in Kensington
The Temple News, April 10, 2018
Capitalism for Good: Kensington Avenue Storefront Challenge
The Philadelphia Citizen, April 10, 2018
One year in, Mural Arts sees progress combating opioids with art in Kensington
Billy Penn, April 2, 2018
CDCs revitalized America’s poor neighborhoods. What is their role as a community gentrifies?
The Inquirer, March 1, 2018
City approves plan to build luxury housing in Conrail’s backyard
WHYY, February 22, 2018
You Got Priced Out of … Philadelphia? The Spread of Hot Housing Markets
Wall Street Journal, January 3, 2018
2017
These 9 businesses won free rent to revitalize Kensington’s commercial corridor
Generocity, December 19, 2017
Solving the affordable housing quandary in one Philly neighborhood
City & State Pennsylvania, November 30, 2017
A half million dollar makeover for a Philly block
Philadelphia Inquirer, October 4, 2017
Why affordable housing is hard to find—and develop—in Philadelphia
Billy Penn, September 21, 2017
Who Will Lead Community Development Corporations?
Shelterforce, August 23, 2017
After 650 applicants, Orinoka Civic House still has affordable units to rent
Curbed Philly, August 23, 2017
Kensington: “I see the impact on a person to person level often, just in individual stories.”
Philadelphia Neighborhoods, August 8, 2017
Philly begins cleaning up ‘El Campamento’
Metro Philadelphia, July 31, 2017
A Greener Gateway: NKCDC Launches Revitalization Plan to Create a ‘Vibrant Entrance’ to 19134
Spirit News, June 15, 2017
The Kensington Kinetic Sculpture Derby rides again
Broad Street Review, May 16, 2017
Porch Light for artists trying to make Kensington brighter in every way
Fox 29 News, April 4, 2017
PHS Pop-Up Garden proposed in Fishtown stopped by neighbor concerns, displaced compost co-op
Plan Philly, March 31, 2017
Can this tiny storefront save Philly’s most drug-ravaged neighborhood?
Philadelphia Inquirer, March 30, 2017
New NKCDC director tasked to oversee revitalization of Kensington for all
Philadelphia Weekly, March 22, 2017
Vacant to Vibrant: NKCDC’s Orinoka Civic House Plans to Do More Than Just Construction
Spirit News, February 10, 2017