Mantua garden turns a stretch of blacktop into fresh food for the community
12th Street Catering built a garden in Philadelphia's Mantua neighborhood to help feed the community.
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12th Street Catering built a garden in Philadelphia's Mantua neighborhood to help feed the community.
A garden created by 12th Street Catering with help from Trellis for Tomorrow turned an empty stretch of blacktop in Philadelphia's Mantua neighborhood into a way to help feed the community. Wakisha Bailey chats with 12th Street Catering Executive Chef and CEO Adam DeLosso in this latest edition of Spreading the Love.
Petals with Promise began during the COVID-19 pandemic and has grown into a blossoming nonprofit. Our Wakisha Bailey has more in this Spreading the Love.
Reya Mishra started growing flowers with her mother during the COVID-19 pandemic. Five years later, their backyard project has blossomed into Petals with Promise.
Fifteen-year-old Mas'ood Holloman hopes "Finding My Voice" will inspire other children with speech differences to embrace what makes them unique.
Mas'ood Holloman is a baseball player, an entrepreneur and now a published author. His first children’s book, “Finding My Voice,” is inspired by his own experience growing up with a stutter. In this edition of CBS Philadelphia's Spreading the Love, Wakisha Bailey meets Holloman, who hopes to inspire other children with speech differences to embrace what makes them unique.
The Philadelphia theater program created for Black girls returns with an original production exploring identity, immigration and the stories often left untold.
Wakisha Bailey shows us the latest production titled "KOLD" focuses on humanity amid the impacts of ICE enforcement, in this week's Spreading the Love.
What began with one father and his children has since grown into Full Force Nation, an 18-team basketball league serving more than 200 young people throughout the year.
A rec center has become much more than a place to play. In this week's Spreading the Love, Wakisha Bailey introduces us to a father who turned a simple game of basketball into a lifelong for hundreds of young people.
The Wicked Gluten Free Expo in Oaks, Pennsylvania, has grown into one of the largest gluten-free festivals in the country.
Philadelphia is now being recognized as a gluten-free destination. On this week’s Spreading the Love Wakisha Bailey spoke with the woman behind one of the largest gluten-free festivals in the country where everyone has a seat at the table.
Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church is once again lacing up to raise awareness about human trafficking. CBS News Philadelphia's Wakisha Bailey has the details.
The annual "She's My Sister" 8K Walk and Run brings attention to human trafficking and reminds people that the crime can happen close to home.
Greater Goods, a free grocery store in Philadelphia's Kensington neighborhood, is partnering with ACME as part of its "Nourish the American Dream" campaign to raise $25,000.
Rakim Stevens created Fathers Forward to help other single dads navigate the challenges of parenting and hopes to expand beyond Camden.
Rakim Stevens founded "Fathers Forward" to help dads navigate the ups and downs of parenthood, and give them a space to "relate to one another, converse... and heal."
At just 20 years old, Jonathan Suarez is already a certified pilot and flight instructor. Now he's giving back to the same program that helped him learn to fly.
Benzii Diaz created Heels and Shells to empower women through education, community and preparedness.
Benzii Diaz, a survivor of human trafficking, is empowering women to learn to protect themselves through her organization "Heels and Shells." More than self defense, Diaz says her recent class at GPS Gun Range is about providing support to her community.
The Philadelphia-area couple known for their dance content has been together for more than 30 years.
Tim and Tolly Sherry have been married more than 30 years, dancing together for decades. Now they're performing together on Instagram and TikTok on their account @TimTokSherry with videos generating millions of views. Wakisha Bailey reports.
A New Jersey woman is making sure her daughter's voice lives on through a children's book that's touching lives far beyond the pages.
The rare genetic disorder neurofibromatosis, or NF, affects about 1 in every 3,000 people and causes tumors to grow along nerves throughout the body.
Everything inside Heart and Soul'd is donated, and after covering expenses, profits go directly to foster and adoption-related services for families around Delaware County.
