BLESSED SARNELLI COMMUNITY
2739 Kensington Ave, Philadelphia PA, 19134
Blessed Sarnelli Community is an organization dedicated to providing for the needs of people who are poor and abandoned with an emphasis on empowering young adults to share in this commitment through prayer, hospitality and service.
CHRISTIAN LEGAL CLINICS OF PHILADELPHIA KENSINGTON NEIGHBORHOOD LAW OFFICE
2646 Kensington Ave
Our mission is to do justice with the love of God by advocating for those in need in the Philadelphia area. We seek to address injustice and poverty in partnership with existing host ministries by bringing volunteer attorneys into neighborhoods where their services are most needed.
COMMUNITY CENTER AT VISITATION
2646 Kensington Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19125
Community Center at Visitation (CCV), guided by the strength and resilience of our neighbors, provides a welcoming community space for Kensington residents to build meaningful connections and access resources to improve the quality of life in the neighborhood.
ESPERANZA HEALTH CENTER
861 E. Allegheny Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19134
At Esperanza Health Center, we seek to provide high-quality care and to provide access to many other resources for health and wellness. During this time, we are taking precautions to keep our patients, guests and staff members as safe as possible.
FAITH AND SPIRITUAL AFFAIRS, PHILADELPHIA DEPT OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY SERVICES
101 Market St. 8th floor, Jefferson Tower Phila, PA 19107
Faith and Spiritual Affairs is dedicated to informing faith and spiritual communities about behavioral health care services and reducing the stigma of behavioral health concerns. By partnering and collaborating with faith and spiritual communities, city agencies, and stakeholders, DBHIDS will develop ways to provide healthcare to the community.
HOUSE OF GRACE CATHOLIC WORKER FREE CLINIC
1813 East Hagert St. Philadelphia, PA 19125
Grounded in a firm belief in the God-given dignity of every human person, the Catholic Worker Movement is committed to nonviolence, voluntary poverty, and the Works of Mercy as a way of life. Over many decades the movement has protested injustice, war, and violence of all forms. Today there are more than 100 Catholic Worker communities in the United States and in countries around the world. In Kensington offerings include. Free Health Clinic, hospitality, roundtable discussions, liturgies, resistance, and Community Garden.
IGLESIA DEL BARRIO – NEW KENSINGTON COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
240 E Cambria St, Philadelphia, PA 19134
The Kip and Cambria community will be part of a network that will bring about a safe, prosperous, and hopeful barrio with healthy families that have been transformed through the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
KENSINGTON LEGAL CLINIC
228 E. Allegheny Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19134
2755 Kensington Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19134
We are an urban legal ministry which seeks to address injustice and poverty in partnership with existing inner city host ministries by bringing volunteer attorneys into neighborhoods where their services are most needed.
MEDICAL MISSION SISTERS
8400 Pine Road, Philadelphia, PA 19111
Medical Mission Sisters and Associates are committed to promote healing and wholeness through all manner of healing ministries and in a variety of ways. We are nurses, physicians, teachers, midwives, lawyers, counselors, liturgists, community organizers, herbalists and practitioners of holistic health. We commit ourselves to focus on the potential for life in everyone and everything. Our professional and personal ministries witness the healing presence of a compassionate God.
MOTHER OF MERCY HOUSE
720 East Allegheny Ave, Philadelphia PA 19134
Inspired by Pope Francis’ call to “be a poor Church for the poor,” to be a “field hospital,” to “take the Church to the frontiers,” to “move beyond our comfort zones” and be where others might not want to be, the ministry began in 2015. Mother of Mercy House had a simple desire to be the presence of Christ and the Church, to discern the needs of the people who live there and to respond as best they could. We at Mother of Mercy House strive to share the mercy of God with all through prayer and sacraments, through counseling and support, through neighborhood walks, through food assistance, and by being a simple, safe, secure and steadfast Christian presence in Kensington. All of our programs and outreach are rooted in our pastoral goal: To Bring people to Know Jesus, to Love Jesus, and to Serve Jesus.
PATIENT ADVOCACY AT TEMPLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL – MAIN CAMPUS
3401 N Broad St, Philadelphia, PA 19140
Temple Health is a major Philadelphia-based academic health system that is driving medical advances through clinical innovation, pioneering research and world-class education. The health system’s 1,550+ physicians and scientists share a common mission of bringing tomorrow’s treatments to the bedside today, helping them achieve outcomes once thought impossible.
PHILADELPHIA SUMMER MEDICAL INSTITUTE
North Philadelphia
With a renewed vision for an SMI outreach in Philadelphia, Esperanza and Medical Campus Outreach have again partnered to conduct the SMI Philadelphia during the summers of 2010 through 2019. In addition to the SMI Philadelphia, the SMI in Texas has continued, as have 13 other SMI-like programs that have been started throughout the United States and around the world.
PADRE PIO PRAYER CENTER
1509 Church Street, Philadelphia, PA 19124
Our mission is to rebuild the local Church by witnessing to the Gospel in the manner of St. Francis. We do so by encountering our neighbors where they are, healing wounds, building relationships, and forming community. And we aim to equip disciples for their journey of faith through dynamic worship and nourishing relationships.
PROJECT HOME
1515 Fairmount Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19130
The mission of the Project HOME community is to empower adults, children, and families to break the cycle of homelessness and poverty, to alleviate the underlying causes of poverty, and to enable all of us to attain our fullest potential as individuals and as members of the broader society. We strive to create a safe and respectful environment where we support each other in our struggles for self-esteem, recovery, and the confidence to move toward self-actualization.
ROCK MINISTRIES
2755 Kensington Avenue, Philadelphia PA, 19134
A Bible, boxing gloves and five boys … that’s how Rock Ministries started. With its goal to reach at-risk, inner city youth with the Gospel of Jesus Christ, the Rock has now grown to serve over 11,000 kids through sports, homework help, recreation, mentoring and Bible studies.
SALVATION ARMY DROP-IN CENTER
2843 Kensington Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19134
The Salvation Army's New Day Drop-In Center (NDDI) provides a consistent, safe, welcoming, and trauma informed environment for women exploited by the commercial sex industry in the Kensington neighborhood of north Philadelphia. New Day believes that women are the experts of their story and aims to create a space where they can work towards reclaiming control over their lives.
ST. JOSEPH’S WELCOMING CENTER
728 E Allegheny Ave
In the just and compassionate spirit of Saint Joseph, the Welcome Center offers opportunities that enable immigrants and others to improve the quality of their lives through access to education, support services and programs leading to self-sufficiency.
SAINT FRANCIS INN
2441 Kensington Ave (Inn) and 2439 Kensington Ave (Marie’s Closet and Job Center), Philadelphia, PA 19125
We are a Franciscan, Eucharistic community called to minister with the poor and homeless of Philadelphia. Formed in the spirit of the Gospel and inspired by the life and compassion of Sts. Francis and Clare of Assisi, we try to meet the immediate daily needs of the people we serve with food, clothing and hospitality. Furthermore, we empower persons to break the cycle of homelessness and poverty and address structural injustices. We seek to build relationships with those we serve by respecting their human dignity and by helping them to restore hope in their lives, and by simply living among them.
TABERNACLE OF DAVID
7501 Ogontz Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19150
Philadelphia Tabernacle of David is a relational network of believers with a common vision and belief that through our worship & prayers total transformation can come to Philadelphia and the surrounding region. It is a community of people from many different churches with a passion to see Philadelphia transformed by the dynamic presence of God. PTOD is intentional about making a resting place for the Lord through continuous worship and prayer. Endeavoring to follow the principles of David’s Tabernacle, PTOD seeks to create a spiritual climate that will aid in the fulfillment of the Great Commission. .
VISITATION BVM PARISH
2646 Kensington Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19125
A warm welcome to Visitation BVM Parish and our Parish Website! We are a Roman Catholic Parish of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, founded in 1954. Our address is 196 North Trooper Road, Norristown, PA 19403-2600. We are located in Montgomery County about 5 miles from Valley Forge National Historical Park. You can access driving directions and our Mass Schedule from links below.
If you are new to the Valley Forge/Norristown Area, please consider making Visitation your parish home. We offer a wealth of parish organizations and activities for a variety of interests.
For ministry to our children, we offer a wonderful pre-K through 8th grade parish school with a very fine Home and School Association. We also have an active Catholic Youth Organization and a High School Youth Ministry.
If you are interested in learning about the Catholic Faith, the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) meets on a weekly basis. All are welcome; including long time Catholics looking for a refresher course in the faith.