AFAHO

Please welcome Jazmine Hammond, our new Education Program Coordinator! She received her Bachelor of Social Work from Rutgers University–Camden and brings a background in event coordination, office management, and case management within nonprofit environments.

Jazmine is passionate about empowering and supporting members of the community by helping them improve their quality of life and equipping them with skills and resources that can have a lasting impact. She is excited to grow in her role at AFAHO, connect with the community, and learn more about the diverse cultures and traditions of Africa and the African diasporas.

Save the date for our next Mammogram Screening Bus in partnership with Penn Medicine!

🗓 August 21st
🕤 9am-2pm
📍5901 Larchwood Ave

Thank you to Beyond the Bars for a great summer! Photos from our last session with them. This week, we wrapped up summer camp at Bartram's Garden. 💛

We’re hiring and looking for volunteers!

We are hiring a part-time Cultural Health Navigator who speaks Haitian Creole to play a critical role in engaging Philadelphia’s Haitian immigrant and refugee communities in AFAHO’s health, social, and education service programs. This person will provide comprehensive case management services to support clients’ adjustment, self sufficiency, and health needs. Learn more at afaho.org/careers.

We are also looking for volunteers to support our food distribution program on Tuesdays! We are looking for support with packing food for our clients. Please contact [email protected] if you are interested.

AFAHO was selected as an Indego Community Ambassador for 2026! We recently hosted a bike education class in partnership with Indego and the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia, with 14 attendees. Thank you to Lor Song for leading the class, which focused on street safety, communicating with drivers, how to use Indego electric bikes, and navigating Philadelphia streets.

It was a highly interactive and engaging workshop with hands-on opportunities for the community to practice their bike riding skills!

Thank you to everyone who came out for our first Paruwo Sita Festival! 💃🎶🥳 Thank you to all the wonderful vendors, partners, and performers who stuck it out till the storm came!

Thank you to One Art for hosting us!

Join us for a free 90-minute class that will give you the knowledge to start bicycling safely in Philadelphia. You will receive a free 30-day pass to ride an Indego bike at the end of the class. Sign up today!

Rejoignez-nous pour un cours gratuit de 90 minutes qui vous donnera les connaissances nécessaires pour commencer à faire du vélo en toute sécurité à Philadelphie. Vous recevrez un pass gratuit de 30 jours pour utiliser un vélo Indego à la fin du cours. Inscrivez-vous dès aujourd’hui!

Final reminder for our Paruwo Sita Festival happening TOMORROW One Art from noon to 5pm! Come celebrate African and Caribbean art, music and culture with AFAHO. This is a family-friendly event.

Stop by our community partners: CCP, Young Chances, GLASW, Methodist Home for Children, PromiseZone ResearchConnection, NAMIWalks, and more!

Check out our vendors: _healingwithmel, Jay Victoria, mimimakes_it, Kevin Kaiser, Shafiqah Abu-Bakr, Tanti Sally’s, and Trustees for Div. ☺️

Next up in our Paruwo Festival Vendor Spotlights are and for some jewelry and T-shirts!

Join us for the Paruwo Sita Festival this Saturday, noon–5 p.m., at One Art Community Center!

Next up in our Paruwo Festival Vendor Spotlights is Healing with Mel and Tanti Sally's. Stock up on some loose-leaf teas from Mel and some ginger juice from Sally!

See you Saturday from noon–5 p.m. at One Art Community Center!