Public Charge Comment Writing Action
The current presidential administration has proposed rules that would make it much more difficult for immigrants to apply for legal status in the United States. Under these rules, the definition…
Category: News
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Hiring for Afterschool Assistant
Join our team! We have an immediate opening for an assistant in our afterschool program. See job description here and follow instructions to apply. Applicant MUST be available for the…
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South Philly’s International Food Festival Coming October 20th
Celebrate the best of South Philly with neighbors and friends! Sponsored by St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Community, Aquinas Center, and Modero & Company. Funds raised from the event will benefit community outreach, such…
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Launch of Aquinas Center Immigration Legal Services
August 16, 2018 Philadelphia, PA – Aquinas Center announces the launch of immigration legal services on September 17, 2018 to provide low-cost, high quality, and culturally-accessible legal services to the immigrant…
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Aquinas Center joins first grantee cohort of Community Fund for Immigrant Wellness
Aquinas Center is pleased to announce selection as a grantee in the first cohort of the Community Fund for Immigrant Wellness. Our Mind, Body, Spirit, and Space Initiative was funded…
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CHOP Awards Grant to Expand Gardening and Wellness Activities
Philadelphia, PA –Aquinas Center has received a grant of $5,000 through the CHOP Cares program for an expansion of the existing garden and the…
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Announcing Dr. Tia Noelle Pratt as Scholar in Residence for 2018-2019
Since our founding, Aquinas Center has prioritized learning and critical inquiry, believing that the democratization of knowledge is essential to just and fair communities. It is in this spirit that…
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Meet Dr. Lan Ngo, our newest board member
Aquinas Center board of directors is delighted to welcome our newest member, Lan Ngo, Ph.D. Dr. Ngo was introduced to Aquinas Center through her graduate program at the University of…
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Las Monarcas Project
Last year, the Aquinas Center countered hateful rhetoric surrounding migration with our Hallway of Hope project, in which we invited people to send us hopeful and encouraging pictures and messages.…
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Community Muralism as Resistance
The story of the Companions on the Journey mural is a story in two parts. The first part coincides with the opening of the Aquinas Center in January of 2013,…