Past News from Bethesda Project
2020 NEWS ARTICLES FEATURING BETHESDA PROJECT
December 31, 2020 – “Philly Nonprofit Adapts to Help Homeless during Pandemic,” NBC10 interview
December 25, 2020 – “This is what you want for the holidays,” PhiladelphiaEagles.com
December 17, 2020 – “Philly to close COVID prevention spaces for homeless at 2 hotels this month,” mention in The Pennsylvania Capital-Star
December 16, 2020 – “Keeping the community warm,” South Philly Review
December 14, 2020 – “Where to donate scarves, hats, blankets, gloves, and socks in Philly to help people experiencing homelessness,” Philadelphia Inquirer
December 11, 2020 – “18 of the best holiday events in Pa., all ready to fill you with the Christmas spirit,” mention in Penn Live/Patriot News
December 7, 2020 – “Cocktail truck, 20-foot tree located at East Market in Center City,” mention in article on PhillyVoice
December 4, 2020 – “Knit this easy scarf and donate it to these Philly homelessness groups,” mention in Philadelphia Inquirer
December 2, 2020 – “Bethesda Project offers ways to give back,” Metro Philly
December 1, 2020 – “Here are 37+ organizations to donate to during #GivingTuesday (or, really, any day),” Generocity
November 22, 2020 – “Penn College Houses hosts virtual events to educate students about hunger and homelessness,” The Daily Pennsylvanian
November 16, 2020 – "How to Help the Homeless in Philadelphia” (The Philadelphia Citizen)
November 16, 2020 – “Andrew Wyeth's Granddaughter Offers Rare Glimpse at Artist's Work for a Good Cause,” PhillyLive (on-air, NBC10)
November 12, 2020 – “The Rundown,” PhillyFunGuide (highlighted virtual quizzo event)
October 19, 2020 – “Community Briefs: Delaware County COVID-19 Response Fund crosses $700G mark in funds raised for nonprofits,” DelcoTimes
October 15, 2020 – “Around Town Oct. 15,” Chadds Ford Live
October 6, 2020 – “Running is a part of life for Overbrook School for the Blind new marketing director,” Main Line News (brief mention)
September 30, 2020 – “Philadelphia artists turning President Trump's now-viral debate quote into positive moment” (6ABC–11pm news, PHL17–10pm news)
August 11, 2020 – “How we use restorative justice in shelter” (Generocity)
July 30, 2020 – “Restorative justice still matters” (Generocity)
July 29, 2020 – “Phillies announce charitable lineup for Summer of Giving Presented by The GIANT Company” (MLB.com)
July 17, 2020 – “What homeless encampments can teach us about the state of nature” (Generocity)
July 8, 2020 – “Who’s afraid of bedbugs? In emergency shelter, that’d be everybody” (Generocity)
June 26, 2020 -- "PHL COVID-19 Fund announces $2.1 million in latest grants" (Inquirer)
June 24, 2020 – "For people experiencing homelessness, watching television is a meaningful act" (Generocity)
June 19, 2020 – "Restaurants are reinventing in real time. Their future will emerge from what remains." (Inquirer)
May 22, 2020 – “You can help Dock Street send pizza, positive messages to homeless shelters” (PhillyVoice)
May 19, 2020 – “For SEAMAAC, feeding the unsheltered and food insecure isn’t about charity. It’s about fighting a broken system.” (South Philly Review)
May 18, 2020 – “What does Friday the 13th have to do with homelessness?” (Generocity)
May 12, 2020 – “Notes from a horror movie marathon in a homeless shelter” (Generocity)
May 11, 2020—"Dozens of Philly-area nonprofits get nearly $7 million in Pew grants” (KYW News Radio)
May 8, 2020 – “Volunteering Untapped PHL Virtual Event” (PHL17)
May 4, 2020 – “Pew Announces $6.8M in Grants Supporting Philadelphia Region's Vulnerable Adults” (Pew)
May 4, 2020 – “Updates on foundation and fund responses to COVID-19” (Generocity)
April 27, 2020 - Interview: Homelessness and COVID-19 Outbreak (PHL 17 Morning News)
April 19, 2020 - “Is going out without a mask an act of aggression? Some in Philly take it that way” (Philadelphia Inquirer)
April 6, 2020 - “Bethesda Project – Markus speaks with Tina Pagotto, CEO of Bethesda Project” (WMMR)
March 24, 2020 - “How Bethesda Project’s Church Shelter Program is responding to COVID-19” (Generocity)
March 24, 2020 - “Philly's homeless population among most vulnerable in coronavirus outbreak” (Metro)
March 21, 2020 - “Local food rescuers save tons of produce from going to waste” (WHYY)
March 19, 2020 - “It’s heartbreaking’: Coronavirus puts Philly homeless services in survival mode” (Inquirer)
February 24, 2020 - “The harm reduction approach to shelter management” – Generocity
January 8, 2020 - “6th Annual Winter Coat Drive gives warmth to dozens of men, women, and children” – ABC News” (online and on TV)
2019 News Articles featuring Bethesda PRoject
December 24, 2019 - “Emergency shelter is not prison, but there are overlapping human rights concerns,” Generocity.org
December 16, 2019 - ABC News – Phillies Charities Holiday Luncheon
December 11, 2019 - “Respecting human rights in emergency shelter,” Generocity.org
December 3, 2019 - “How we use participatory, community budgeting in our emergency shelter,”
December 3, 2019 - “Today is #GivingTuesday! Here are 60 local nonprofit campaigns for you to support,” Generocity.org
November 26, 2019 - “Being gay and working in emergency shelter,” Generocity.org
November 22, 2019 - “A Decade Of Care: Hanes Launches 10th National Sock Drive To Help The Homeless; Tops 3 Million Donated Pairs,” Hanesbrands
October 23, 2019 - “The experiences Black men have in emergency shelter are identical to the experiences they have had with police officers,’” Generocity.org
September 24, 2019 - “Things to do in Philly this week for a great cause,” The Philadelphia Citizen
September 19, 2019 - “Triple Bottom brings beer to the railroad tracks in Philly’s growing Spring Arts District,” BillyPenn.com
