Charitable Giving

Little Free Libraries

Charitable Giving, Library / By Jessika Remolona

By Kerry Roeder, Executive Director To kick off the summer, we had a wonderful celebration of reading as we unveiled our newest Little Free Library in Fairhill. Art teachers, Ms …

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Food Distribution

Charitable Giving, Events, Urban Gardening / By Jessika Remolona

By Ike Pickett, Quaker Voluntary Service Fellow On a hot July morning, the corner of Cambria and Germantown Avenue is flooded with cars around St. John Memorial Baptist Church. Neighbors …

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Annual Appeal 2017

Charitable Giving / By Jessika Remolona

Dear Friends of Historic Fair Hill, With your help, we are sharing the historic site and working with partners to increase health and literacy in our struggling city neighborhood. This …

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10 Reasons to Put HFH on Your Holiday Giving List

Charitable Giving / By HFH Contributor

2015 has been a great year for Historic Fair Hill. With every passing year, we’re able to contribute more to our neighborhood. And this is all possible because of the …

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Community Voices

"Historic Fair Hill is much more than a partner. They are our family at Julia de Burgos, their work and dedication to the students we serve is unmatched."

school principal

"I’m a sophomore at West Chester University majoring in Engineering. I first got interested from being a farm intern at HFH."

Neighbor

"I felt proud learning about the history of my neighborhood and realizing how helpful I can be."

Youth Intern

"My students love getting their hands in the dirt, caring for a little plant, tasting what is ripe. Being out here calms them, makes them happy. One ESL student wrote her first essay about her trip to the garden.”

Teacher

“My kids love playing here- running, digging, climbing trees, finding bugs. They want to come over every day."

Neighbor

"Thank you is simply not enough to express what a joy it is to take a class to the library! They absolutely love what you’ve provided and they love having a physical book to read. Library visits are the highlight of the week. As a teacher it’s wonderful talking to all of you - your positivity is much needed and your kindness is very appreciated."

Teacher

"I'm proud of the improvement that I’ve had as a human being and becoming a resource for my community."

Staff member