Ford Motor Company Donates 50,000+ Masks to APM (12-23-2020)
December 23, 2020 Today, Asociacion Puertorriquenos en Marcha received a very generous donation from the Ford Motor Company. Thank you very much!
GOYA DONATES FOOD AND $10,000 FOR ASSOCIACION PUERTORRIQUENOS EN MARCHA’S ANNUAL TOY DRIVE
[wonderplugin_video iframe=”https://youtu.be/P4X3WrytbZc” lightbox=0 lightboxsize=1 lightboxwidth=960 lightboxheight=540 autoopen=0 autoopendelay=0 autoclose=0 lightboxtitle=”” lightboxgroup=”” lightboxshownavigation=0 showimage=”” lightboxoptions=”” videowidth=600 videoheight=400 keepaspectratio=1 autoplay=0 loop=0 videocss=”position:relative;display:block;background-color:#000;overflow:hidden;max-width:100%;margin:0 auto;” playbutton=”http://apmphila.org/wp-content/plugins/wonderplugin-video-embed/engine/playvideo-64-64-0.png”] Largest Hispanic-owned food company in U.S. supports Latino social services organization PHILADEPHIA, PA — (December 21, 2020) – Goya Foods, the largest Hispanic-owned food company in the United States, donated food to…
Vaccine hesitancy within Latino communities
Hector Colon-Rivera, MD joined us to discuss vaccine hesitancy within Latino communities.
Senator Haywood Announces Recipients of Community Development and COVID-19 Relief Funding
Harrisburg – December 16, 2020 – State Senator Art Haywood (D-Montgomery/Philadelphia) announced today that organizations in his district, and organizations who serve the residents of his Senate district, have received over $2 million in Neighborhood Assistance Program (NAP) tax credit awards. “As our communities continue to battle COVID-19 and its many repercussions, I am very pleased that…
Talking Headways Podcast: Building Community in North Philly
By Jeff Wood Dec 3, 2020 This week on the podcast we’re joined by Nilda Ruiz, president and chief executive officer; and Rose Gray, senior vice president, community and economic development, both at APM (The Asociación Puertorriqueños en Marcha or Association of Puerto Ricans on the March). We chat about their LEED Platinum transit-oriented development and the community…
The 25 of the AL DÍA 25th Year Anniversary
The 25 of the AL DÍA 25th Year Anniversary On the occasion of celebrating our 25th anniversary, we decided to dive into our archives and pick the 25 most outstanding individuals who more often AL DÍA have followed in their careers By Hernán Guaracao December 03, 2020 During the 25 years, and the…
Elizabeth Smart invites you to the Child Protective Services Speaker Panel (12-9-2020)
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Elizabeth Smart Shares Her Story, Advocates for Other Victims of Abuse
Elizabeth Smart, a well-known child safety activist, shared her story of survival with a local audience on Wednesday. Smart, who was abducted, raped and held captive for months when she was 14-years-old, spoke about why she continues to fight for kidnapped and abused victims. The event was organized by Puertorriqueños en Marcha (APM), a non-profit…
Philadelphia has an affordable-housing crisis. Biden’s platform has a simple, but radical, solution.
Philadelphia has an affordable-housing crisis. Biden’s platform has a simple, but radical, solution. | Inga Saffron Posted: November 24, 2020 – 5:00 AM Inga Saffron | @IngaSaffron | isaffron@inquirer.com ALEJANDRO ALVAREZ / FILE PHOTOGRAPH The grid of tents that dotted the Parkway’s Van Colln ball field this summer and fall are gone, but the problem they so vividly represented is…