Kensington Information Hub
Welcome to the Kensington Dashboard. This is a community tool designed to make information transparent, accessible, and useful for everyone.
This dashboard is a home for information that supports collective knowledge, community power, and informed decision making. On this page you’ll find key data about Kensington so residents, partners, advocates, and decision-makers can understand what’s happening in the neighborhood, find reliable data about Kensington in one place, and get involved in shaping the future of the neighborhood. Our goal is to support informed action and strengthen access to data.
What you’ll find here:
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Up-to-date information on neighborhood conditions. These indicators help us understand trends, identify needs, and track neighborhood changes over time. Quality of life
Violence
Drug offenses
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Data on houselessness
Housing affordability vs. Market rate data
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A collection of news stories, studies, reports, and assessments that shape the conversation about conditions and strategies in Kensington. We highlight studies relevant to the priorities Kensington residents have identified through the Co-Creating Kensington Process: public spaces, public safety, community health, economic development, housing stability, and investing in human capital.
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You’ll find opportunities to take part in decision-making processes, community meetings, and more.
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Shares input from residents, and opportunities to submit and continue feedback.
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A directory of neighborhood support, from outreach programs, treatment and recovery services, housing resources, food access, and more.
News & Reports
Civic Engagement and Action Opportunities
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People-First Housing Workshop Series
Join a movement to co-create a people-first vision for affordable and accessible housing in Philadelphia! Explore the history of organizing, resistance, and the victories that have paved the way, and help envision what comes next! Free and open to anyone in Philadelphia!
12/9, 6PM-8PM, Advocacy Workshop: Organizing in Obstacles
12/13, 2PM-4PM, Advocacy Workshop & Closing: Building Greater Collaboration
Location: The Kensington Engagement Center, 3000 Kensington Avenue, Philadelphia PA
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Support Public Transit
Join Transit Forward Philadelphia to fight to improve public transit in Southeast Pennsylvania. Transit Forward hosts regular opportunities to support public transit. Upcoming:
12/15, 11AM, December Day of Action: Giving Back to the Transit Community
12/18, 5:30PM, Share Public Comment at the December SEPTA Board Meeting
RSVP and find locations at the link below!
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Join the Kensington Small Business Coalition
Are you a small business or do you know a small business on Kensington Avenue and Front Street? Join our monthly Kensington Business Coalition meetings at the Kensington Engagement Center (3000 Kensington Avenue)! Every second Monday of the month from 10AM-11AM, small businesses convene to discuss issues that matter to them and envision solutions. Want to learn more? Reach out to us at business@nkcdc.org.
Community Context
This content is a part of Every Voice, Every Vote, a collaborative project managed by The Lenfest Institute for Journalism. The William Penn Foundation provides lead support for Every Voice, Every Vote in 2024 and 2025 with additional funding from The Lenfest Institute for Journalism, Comcast NBC Universal, The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, Henry L. Kimelman Family Foundation, Judy and Peter Leone, Arctos Foundation, Wyncote Foundation, 25th Century Foundation, and Dolfinger-McMahon Foundation. To learn more about the project and view a full list of supporters, visit www.everyvoice-everyvote.org. Editorial content is created independently of the project’s donors.
Thank you to the CoLab at the District Attorney’s Transparency Analytics Lab for support developing and maintaining this information hub. Learn more about the CoLab at DATA CoLab - PhilaDAO Data Dashboard.