Organizations - The Temple News

Student wins scholarship, plans to open her own nonprofit

30 August 2018 Seth Carlson

Maria Hammonds won a $23,500 scholarship from The Michaels Organization Educational Foundation, a nonprofit that provides scholarships to students living in affordable housing.

Biking program gives mental health patients a new freedom

27 March 2018 Brianna Baker

A therapeutic recreation professor helped start a biking program for people receiving mental health treatment.

Student club volunteers at local animal shelters

27 February 2018 Brianna Baker

A senior started Diamond Dogs, a dog-walking student organization.

Members of Temple’s Challah for Hunger chapter braid challah dough in the Hillel at Temple University on Norris Street near 15th on Thursday. | SYDNEY SCHAEFER / THE TEMPLE NEWS

Challah for Hunger takes on college food insecurity

16 January 2018 Ayooluwa Ariyo

A student organization is selling bread to raise funds for an on-campus food pantry.

Temple students and North Philly youth make ‘one big family’

10 October 2017 Ian Walker

The DREAM Program Temple University pairs student mentors with children from affordable housing complexes.

University assists former foster youth with housing

03 October 2017 Ian Walker

Officials will meet this month with 50 former foster care youth to talk about their needs.

Monument Lab is tying poems and memorials for Philadelphians

26 September 2017 Jane Eaddy

A creative writing alumna will host a reading with several Philadelphia poets on Wednesday in Logan Square.

PASCEP uses an app to fight local and national illiteracy

26 September 2017 Alaina DeLeone

PASCEP will be one of the Philadelphia testing sites for mobile applications that help increase literacy.

Students act as role models in community arts program

26 September 2017 Natasha Claudio

Several Temple students participate in reading circles and art projects twice a month.

Building a community of veterans

29 August 2017 Ian Walker

Veteran students find support at the Military and Veterans Service Center.