The Intersect partners with diverse members of the residential, business, governmental, nonprofit & philanthropic communities to solve problems so neighborhoods can achieve their full cultural and economic potential. Learn more & join us. #TheIntersect https://t.co/8mgldS7mmA
We’re very proud that The Intersect founder and CEO Akeem Dixon will be joining this incredible cohort at @Harvard! The program will be instrumental in helping us do what we do even better to advance #equity and achieve positive social outcomes. #socialjustice#socialimpact
Excited to announce the 2024 Loeb Fellows—9 visionaries, innovators, and problem solvers who lead the charge for social justice and transformative change. https://t.co/ToVFjD5V0O
On 10/26, PA State Rep. @RepDonnaBullock announced $340k in grant funding to support the Dox Thrash house rehab project. We’re proud to partner with @bcsphilly1 on this project! Learn more about the project on Beech’s website. https://t.co/Lfloq0CpUB
Project update! The Intersect is proud to announce we are working with Leevers Supermarkets — the 3rd largest licensed operator of @SaveALot food stores in the U.S. — to lead a new Store Engagement Strategy at 5 of their locations in North Philly. More: https://t.co/DhUYZFONTH
The Intersect was proud to support the PHL Taking Care of Business Clean Corridors program evaluation in partnership with @PHLCommerce and @econsultsolutns. Read more about the evaluation and The Intersect’s role in this report: https://t.co/OeD9L9wXe7
4 years down! We are proud to continue working alongside our partners to help communities achieve their full cultural and economic potential. Exciting project updates coming soon as we move into year 5! #TheIntersect
Project update! @bcsphilly1 recruited The Intersect to help lead community engagement that supports renovations to the 102-year-old Cecil B. Moore Recreation Center. Our work includes updating local residents about the project's status & introducing proposed renovation designs.
Clean, safe, welcoming commercial corridors. The Intersect is proud to provide corridor management consulting for the 1400-2400 blocks of Cecil B. Moore Avenue in North Philly in partnership with @bcsphilly1.
Stay tuned for exciting updates about our work together! #TheIntersect
Project update! Recently The Intersect completed renovations on a residence in Philadelphia's Kensington neighborhood.
Now our nonprofit partner @Impact_KandA will lease the home to a local resident. We're proud to support #affordablehousing in North Philly! #TheIntersect
#TheIntersect in action! In collaboration with @econsultsolutns, The Intersect is leading efforts to assess the effectiveness of @PhiladelphiaGov’s Taking Care of Business Program’s litter level ratings in different neighborhoods, which includes hiring and training local staff.
In partnership with the Village of Arts & Humanities, The Intersect serves as director of community economic development and provides commercial corridor development in North Philadelphia.
Learn more about our work at https://t.co/eVcR5wbdAV. #TheIntersect
#TBT to one of #TheIntersect founder Akeem Dixon’s early community development projects. This pop-up garden at Samuel B. Huey Elementary School in West Philly was a joint effort by students, community partners who donated garden materials, and Akeem who facilitated the project.
Supported by The Intersect, the Chinatown Futures Histories project provides clear, actionable recommendations for equitable development in Philadelphia’s Chinatown that can be replicated elsewhere. Learn more. #TheIntersect https://t.co/WeBk5CkD2R
And we're just getting started. Thanks to all the cool people doing cool things with us to help neighborhoods achieve their full cultural and economic potential.
Visit The Intersect website at https://t.co/eVcR5wsOst to learn how you can join us! #TheIntersect
Transparency and equity are central to any community planning process.
The Intersect builds confidence in all participants in this process by facilitating candid, community-focused conversations.
Visit our website at https://t.co/eVcR5wsOst to learn more. #TheIntersect
Check out #citizenplanner Akeem Dixon from @TheIntersectUS tonight at @UrbanConsulate Confidential. They're hosting candid conversations rooted in radical truth, joy and love exploring what Black city-builders are imagining and creating for more just and beautiful communities.
Big news! Last week, @PhiladelphiaGov & @PennsylvaniaGov announced a major investment in the historic Dox Thrash restoration project house managed by The Intersect in partnership with @bcsphilly1. @PHLCommerce will provide $198,100 & @PHFAtweets $400,000.
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The Intersect works with local residents, businesses, diverse institutions, and property owners to ensure fair and #equitable development, including 1-1 technical consulting to small and micro #businesses. Visit our website to learn more! #TheIntersect#community#development