Heritage on the Edge

Source: Heritage on the Edge Description: Our changing climate is the most pressing and universal concern we face. The effects of a warming planet are already seen on an alarming scale. The resulting impacts are taking a toll on the infrastructure, ecosystems, and social systems that provide essential benefits and quality of life to communities. This unfolding…
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The Puerto Rican Philly Experience

Source: Neighbors Description: Supported by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage, Neighbor’s goal was to allow community members to design a program for audiences like themselves and through the process, to explore the history of the Puerto Rican neighborhoods of Philadelphia and their similarities to other migrant experiences. Website: https://omeka.hsp.org/s/puertoricanphillyexperience/page/homeinicio
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CC Morris Cricket Library

Source: CC Morris Cricket Library Description: The C. Christopher Morris Cricket Library and Collection is the largest collection of cricket literature and memorabilia in the Western Hemisphere. The library includes over a thousand volumes and a very large collection of related printed and photographic materials and related items of Cricket history. Our primary efforts focus on preserving…
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Studio Incamminati School for Contemporary Realist Art

Source: Studio Incamminati School for Contemporary Realist Art Description: Studio Incamminati exists to meet the express needs of students eager to learn the aesthetic and philosophical techniques and principles of humanist realism. Modeled on the traditional Italian academia and French atelier, Studio Incamminati provides a dynamic teaching program to produce highly skilled artists who can call…
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American Jewish Committee

Source: American Jewish Committee Description: AJC is the leading global Jewish advocacy organization, with unparalleled access to government officials, diplomats, and other world leaders. Through these relationships and our international presence, AJC is able to impact opinion and policy on the issues that matter most: combating rising anti-Semitism and extremism, defending Israel’s place in the world, and…
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American Bible Society

Source: American Bible Society Description: In The United States, Bibles lay abandoned on bookshelves. “Bible skeptics”—those who view the Bible as nothing more than an outdated book of stories, teachings, and advice—now outnumber those people engaging with the Bible by more than 10 million people. Around the world, more than one billion people lack access to a…
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Global Interdependence Center

Source: Global Interdependence Center Description: The Global Interdependence Center is a Philadelphia-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with a global reach. Their mission is to encourage the expansion of global dialogue and free trade in order to improve cooperation and understanding among nations, with the goal of reducing international conflicts and improving worldwide living standards. Website: https://www.interdependence.org
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Foreign Languages & English Lingual Institute

Source: Lingual Institute Description:  Lingual Institute has grown from Philadelphia’s favorite foreign language school into the region’s most comprehensive language center, now serving corporations, law firms, courts, government agencies, hospitals, and social welfare organizations as well as individuals. Due to our growing reputation and requests for expanded services, we have broadened our profession and specialized our staff…
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The Rock School for Dance Education

Source:  The Rock School for Dance Education Description: The Rock School mission focuses on excellence in dance training and in nurturing children and young people. At The Rock School, they learn patience, persistence, attention to detail, discipline, teamwork, and self-motivation. The Rock School for Dance Education has developed a reputation as one of the nation’s top pre-professional…
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Knitting and Fiber Arts Programs

Source: Philly Knits Description: The Philly Knits lesson plans for Philly Art Teachers to use as a way to teach sewing to kids rather than relying on volunteers and after school programs. Helps students have fun in class and work together and learn a new skill. Their mission is to spread the joy of the Fiber Arts –…
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