Community Fridge
Our Food Choice Pantry is now closed, but we are still operating our community fridge and pantry outside our property at 3234 Potter Street. Anyone is welcome to share or receive food at any time. Our staff do our best to keep the area clean and stocked whenever possible. If you are ever in the area and would like to participate, please feel free to stock the fridge at any time! For more information about food resources in Kensington, check out:
Support Services
We answer the door and do our best to be present with everyone we meet. The needs among our neighbors are great and while we don’t have the capacity to meet all of these needs, we work hard to connect neighbors to people and places who can. We are thankful for all the other great partner organizations in Philly, and to people around the world who support us as we support others – from making blankets, to fixing houses, and helping folks recover from addiction.
To inquire about services, contact us.
Neighborhood Celebrations
Over the years, we’ve hosted many neighborhood celebrations. We celebrate Earth Day (Community Garden Day) in our gardens, we host a school supplies giveaway in August, a Fall Fest around Halloween, and a Christmas Toy Store each Christmas holiday. Some of these festivities have hundreds of folks participating, so we are grateful for all your support – and we are thankful for a neighborhood that knows how to celebrate together!
Check out our neighborhood celebrations on our Instagram! If you’re interested in partnering with us, email our Programs Manager.
Simple Way Scholars
In partnership with Eastern University, we offer the opportunity for young people who get connected with the TSW community to attend and excel in college and to equip students for this journey. We support scholarship recipients with the help necessary for success at Eastern University. It’s a gift to see young people from Philadelphia pursue their dreams with one less obstacle standing in their way.
To learn more about supporting our scholars, contact us.
The Simple Store
The Simple Store is one way we pursue sustainability as an organization. In addition to grassroots donations, we want to make sure we are generating a portion of our own income.
Every time you buy from our store, you are powering jobs and sustainability here in Kensington.
Check out our online store today!
Open Houses
Want to learn more about who we are and the work we do here in Kensington? Join us for our open house events, offered several times throughout the year, where you’ll find out more about:
The Simple Way
Simple Homes
RAW Tools
Our open houses last from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm and will include lunch. We ask that you consider giving a donation of any amount to help cover the costs associated with our open houses. You can make a donation here.
Our next open house date will be Friday May 9th. Click here to register.