
Neighborhood Ambassadors (NA's)
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NAs will be trained to:
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Clean and maintain the program situs, the Cecil Street community garden (5730-40 Kingsessing Avenue).
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Install an outdoor mosaic mural on an adjacent wall within the community garden
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Develop customer service skills
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Install and maintain a small raised bed garden within the larger community garden
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Positively interact with neighbors, including the elderly
Job and
Entrepreneurship Training
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There are several job and entrepreneurship training programs in Philadelphia, yet most have not yet penetrated Kingsessing. We have developed a youth-centered entrepreneurship program which introduces the teens to:
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The basics of entrepreneurship and business ownership
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Branding and Marketing
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Weekly masterclasses with local entrepreneurs
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Starting their own business
Inner & Interpersonal Development
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Emotional Learning/Process
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Weekly group sessions and one on one sessions with a trained therapist
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We recognize that the entire world is experiencing an unprecedented traumatic set of events, and that our youth may not have an adequate outlet to process and digest their current situation
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Mosaics
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Mosaics are a visual artform that incorporates the use of broken pottery and colored grout.
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Fortress uses a method similar to the Zagar method found on South Street in Philadelphia.
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Mosaics are an expressive art form that allows the creator to work from a stream of consciousness.
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This can also translate into a trade skill since it is related to tile laying.