The Village of Arts and Humanities

If you’re looking for a fun activity over winter break, join our neighborhood scavenger hunt! ?? As part of the Fairhill-Hartranft ABCs, we have installed 26 letters at businesses, organizations, and other sites throughout the neighborhood. Children and adults can use the clues in a Look Book, which is newly available for digital download. It features incredible community-inspired art, and you can use it to spot and record each letter from A to Z. The book includes exciting activities that promote curious conversations along the way! Be sure to post your scavenger hunt photos and tag #FairhillHartranftABCs. Thank you to the William Penn Foundation for their support. We are also grateful to our Village Photography interns for participating in this photo shoot (and capturing their pictures in the process)?? Visit https://lnkd.in/exziweRb to learn more about the initiative and download the digital Look Book. #Fairhill #Hartranft #fairhillhartranft #playfullearning #literacyrichneighborhood #literacy #caringconversations #philly #northphilly ?? : J2 William Penn Foundation Joyful Readers Hartranft John F School Ones Up Free Library of Philadelphia FAB YOUTH PHILLY Hope Partnership for Education Read by 4th Tiny WPA MASTERY CHARTER SCHOOL - CLYMER ELEMENTARY The School District of Philadelphia

Get ready for the Fairhill-Hartranft ABC Scavenger Hunt! We have installed 26 letters at businesses, organizations, and other sites throughout the neighborhood. ?? Children and adults can use the clues in a Look Book, which features incredible community-inspired art, to spot and record each letter from A to Z. The book includes a range of exciting activities that promote curious conversations along the way! ?? The Fairhill-Hartranft ABC initiative encourages the community to think about and interact with literacy in new and exciting ways, from street art to storytelling. Be sure to post your scavenger hunt photos and tag #FairhillHartranftABCs. We’ll be sharing a downloadable digital Look Book in the coming weeks. If you’re interested in a physical version, email [email protected]. Thank you to the William Penn Foundation for their support. To learn more about the initiative, visit https://lnkd.in/ej2EqNG6. #Fairhill #Hartranft #fairhillhartranft #playfullearning #literacyrichneighborhood #literacy #caringconversations #philly #northphilly

“The Village has shown that there’s a lot of joy in spaces that other people might consider quote-on-quote bad.” ?? Our Director of Community Engagement, Brittany Holiday, recently did a wide-ranging interview with Our Delaware Valley’s Lora Lewis. She discussed the history of The Village, our work in the community, and the Fairhill-Hartranft ABCs. Visit https://lnkd.in/eJM2fSX5 to listen to the full interview and learn more.

Philly is the place to be for The Village Summer Showcase! See you there this Friday, August 16. Our grantee partner, The Village of Arts and Humanities, nurtures creativity and expression in today’s youth giving them tools to use tomorrow. The Village’s Youth Programs combine art, education, advocacy, and leadership. Help celebrate the achievements of young artists at their largest showcase of the year! Enjoy live performances, a creative marketplace, free food and fun – from 5 to 7pm. Learn more about The Village’s youth programs, and we'll see you at The Village Summer Showcase! https://lnkd.in/esJegSXY #villageindustries #youthartprograms #phillyfuturenow #phillyyouth #phillyhealth #healthequity

We are just a week and a half away from our much anticipated Summer Showcase featuring our Village Industries interns!?? We invite you to support our young creatives on Friday, August 16, from 5 to 7 p.m. in Ile Ife Park. You can expect live performances, a creative marketplace, and plenty of fun, community, and free food. We can’t wait to celebrate!

“The children and the families. That’s what I’ll miss the most about The Village.”- Brenda Toler And we will all miss her enormously! It is with bittersweet emotion that we share that Village Guardian Ms. Brenda is retiring after nearly 30 years at the organization. Ms. Brenda has been a mother figure to many, bringing warmth, care, and hugs to The Village.?? Today, we celebrate her incredible legacy in a new blog post, where you can learn what brought her to The Village, the impact this community has had on her life, and what’s next in retirement. We want Ms. Brenda to know how much she means to us all. Please leave a tribute in the comments. Congratulations on your retirement, Brenda! https://lnkd.in/eVt2quAd