Temple University Multimedia Storytelling
Where we go past the headlines and straight to the streets of Philadelphia
“You have to have a place, people, and things that can balance [mental illness] out, address it, and alleviate it. You need funding, you need places, you need resources. If its not addressed, it will get swept under the rug, and no one will have the opportunity to get the real issues addressed.” Lamont Davis... Continue Reading →
Pathways to Housing is an organization that focuses on providing chronically homeless people with a place to stay, before they begin to try and address any sort of underlying issues. Speaking with Rob Wetherington and Rana Gardner from Pathways to Housing PA, it becomes clear that there are almost always many factors that lead to... Continue Reading →
While most soup kitchens simply provide those in need with a hot meal, The Church of the Advocate's Advocate Cafe encourages and provides assistance for people to improve their lives in many aspects. A major issue with people struggling is that they get into a comfort zone with their local organization, and are inhibited by... Continue Reading →
Keeping its table's full is no issue for Rooster Soup Co., a Philadelphia restaurant partnered with Federal Donuts and Broad Street Ministry that gives 100 percent of its profits to Broad Street Ministry’s Hospitality Collaborative. Federal Donuts is a popular food chain in Philadelphia that serves fried chicken, coffee, and donuts. Broad Street Ministry is a... Continue Reading →
Kensington is a Philadelphia neighborhood that often receives negative coverage, and member of Temple University's Multimedia Storytelling class, Jennifer Karrigan, seeks to remedy this Kerrigan is the new beat reporter for the Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia, hopes to showcase the positive features of a neighborhood that is commonly negatively stigmatized. She has past experiences photographing and... Continue Reading →
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