North Philadelphia Grassroots Community Summit

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We are a group of people deeply involved in the North Philadelphia community brought together in April, 2019 to identify ways we could improve its overall health. The group observed there are plenty of grassroots organizations doing work in the community. However, they are not often aware of each other and often not willing to collaborate with others for various reasons. While being the people with the most solid and healthy relationships within the community, they struggle to survive themselves, competing with others for scarce funding.

As a group, we are tired of talking without resulting action. We have been hurt by those who talk, make promises, and do not take action based on what they learned. We don’t want to work with those who are doing whatever just to make a name for themselves, rather than really caring for the community.

It is in that spirit that we are pressing forward to help build relationships and bring knowledge that will lead to collaboration and community cohesion. We have concluded that one means to this end would be to hold a summit where we can listen and learn from one another and develop strategies together to achieve our common goals.

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