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On Tuesday morning, June 20th, a 7-alarm fire consumed an abandoned warehouse in our Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia. The Simple Way Community Center at 3200 Potter Street was destroyed as well as at least eight of our neighbors\' homes.
Over 100 people were evacuated from their homes, and 400 families are currently without power. Despite this developing tragedy, we are incredibly thankful to share that all of our community members and every one of our neighbors is safely out of harm\'s way.
We are thankful that we are able to help each other during this time of need, and are forming a neighborhood coalition to work toward rebuilding amidst this disaster. A focus of discussion in the neighborhood is the space where the abandoned warehouse has loomed for over a decade.
Transforming this once desolate space is an opportunity to bring healing in a neighborhood much in need of hope and new life. We need much support that we may together claim the right to a better quality of life.
Please visit http://www.thesimpleway.org for updates on our community.
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