Stories & Updates
News, events, and community impact from Called To Serve CDC in Nicetown-Tioga and North Philadelphia.
On April 25, 2023, at 4:00 PM, an exciting event will take place at the corner of Broad and Venango Streets in North Philadelphia.…
Read More about Revitalizing Communities with our Upcoming Celebration Campaign Event
Called to Serve (CTS) is an emerging socioeconomic community development corporation (CDC) dedicated to the complete renewal, restoration and revitalization of underserved neighborhoods in Philadelphia,…
Read More about Building a Sustainable Economic Ecosystem for Underserved Neighborhoods
This past week, Called to Serve’s Executive Director, Jeffrey Harley, spoke to students at Bethune Elementary School. Reading Across America is an annual event…
Read More about CTS Celebrates ‘Reading Across America’ with Bethune Elementary
For the past 8 years, the Called to Serve Cleaning Ambassador Program has continued to make a positive impact on the community. Now, they…
A key aspect of the coming Rev. Leon H. Sullivan Community Impact Center is the Esports Event and Technology Center. This dual-purpose space can…
William Penn Foundation Grants Zion Baptist Church’s partner, Called To Serve CDC, $1 Million to support the Redevelopment of its Annex into a Community…
Floyd Leath, Jabir Sims, Robert White, Darrell Alexander, Kyle Bedley, Ross Castleberry (shown above) show up for work every day. Even during the pandemic,…
Read More about Called To Serve’s Cleaning Ambassadors Contribute to City-Wide Community Impact
Our Workforce Development partnership with the Temple Lenfest North Philadelphia Workforce Initiative (LNPWI) and the Center for Urban Bioethics (Lewis Katz Medical School at…
The Covid19 pandemic has shone a bright light on the digital inequity that existed for years in underserved communities. Even before the outbreak, Called…
