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Riverfront North Partnership is excited to announce our newest sponsor: MOM’s Organic Markets! MOM’s is generously gifting $5,000 to support 2020 Riverfront North volunteer initiatives and cleanup events. MOM’s partners with a number of other non-profits in the PA/NJ area and they are committed to reducing their environmental impact. We are grateful for their support…

This October, Riverfront North Partnership staff along with members of the Bridesburg Riverfront Park Committee and State Representative Joe Hohenstein, visited two sites in Philadelphia renowned for design and beloved by the community, as part of a learning journey in preparation for the upcoming opening of the Bridesburg Riverfront Park. Both Bartram’s Garden in southwest…

As the new riverfront park in Bridesburg marches closer to fruition, Riverfront North Partnership is ensuring a thoughtful approach to how the park will be activated. Using a community engagement model and launching a learning committee with the goal of creating a strategy that is sensitive to the Bridesburg community while also being welcoming to…

Last week, the Riverfront North Partnership team ventured across the Delaware River to explore how the other half lives, over in New Jersey. Our partners, Cooper’s Ferry Partnership were kind enough to lead us on a multi-park tour of the Camden riverfront and gave us behind-the-scenes insight into ongoing projects and the successes and struggles…

Todays’ Friday Friend is: Torresdale Beer Runners! If you haven’t heard, these guys RUN NE Philly… We’d like to give them an extra special shout out for their generosity in choosing us as their non profit partner for this year’s Philly Mayor’s Cup and raising over $2,000 to help keep the Riverfront North trails and parks green and…

Major Support for Northeast Philadelphia’s Delaware River Renaissance     Riverfront North Partnership is the recipient of a new $500,000 grant from William Penn Foundation. This grant will allow RNP to continue the mission to reconnect the Philadelphia community to the Delaware River through a vibrant trail network, outdoor experiences, and engaging programs.   “As…

Last week Riverfront North Partnership and our friends from Center for Employment Opportunities made the news! Department of Human Services (DHS) Secretary Teresa Miller visited the Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO) in Philadelphia — the largest SNAP 50/50 site by enrollment in the commonwealth. SNAP 50/50 provides job-specific skills training and creates pathways to employment for…

Our executive director, Stephanie Phillips, recently traveled with Philadelphia Parks staff to the “Reminaging the Civic Commons” conference in the pacific northwest as part of our discovery and learning journey that will help shape the development of the future riverfront park in Bridesburg. This trip exposed us to what is happening with other public spaces…

It’s a fall full of events along the trails and parks of Riverfront North. This season, Riverfront North Partnership is excited to announce a new partnership with We Walk PHL in Pennypack on the Delaware Park. Walks will be held on Tuesday nights at 6pm and Saturday mornings at 9am led by guides from We…

It was quite a summer along the trails and parks of Riverfront North. We are grateful for all of you who participated at our volunteer days and to those who attended our community programs and community meetings. So much happened over these past few months we want to recap all of the progress and fun…