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By Matt Hilferty Interfaith Philadelphia  launched the  Crafting Community Project  in Kensington in Fall 2020. Through this neighborhood-rooted art and education initiative, we collaborated with organizations, faith communities, and neighbors to launch the  Kensington Grows, Cooks, and Serves , a multi-part series exploring the intersections of food, faith, and culture within the Kensington area. One component of this initiative is a blog interview series highlighting Kensington-based restaurants and grocers who demonstrate understanding, community-centeredness, and the celebration of diversity. This week we sat down with Mike Richards f rom Kensington Community Food Co-Op (KCFC).  KCFC Introduction: Kensington Community Food Co-op is a mission-based organization created to sustain a thriving, healthy community, a vibrant cooperative economy, an active and engaged membership, and a community educated in social, economic, and food justice. 1. Tell us a litt...

Recently, two of our staff members had the opportunity to complete an 8-month Executive Certificate in Social Impact Strategy from the Center for Social Impact Strategy at the University of Pennsylvania. Read on for more about the experience Bronwen  (our Director of Curricular Innovation ) had in the program, and about the new upcoming certificate in Faith and Social Impact .  I wasn’t sure exactly what to expect when I enrolled in the Penn Social Impact Strategy certificate program. I was drawn to the program right away as a space in which I could get the structured support I needed to map a new professional effort. Many of the excellent aspects of the program did not surprise me - for example, top quality teaching instruction and accessible, flexible, and engaging content. But I also wanted to share some of the great things I wasn’t expecting: Nurturing Environment What I wasn’t expecting was the nurturing environment that held the program. I discovered a community of sup...