The Trust Project


The Trust Project weaves together reflections on community life in Kensington and Harrowgate.



PHOTO BY STEVE WEINIK 


The Trust Project weaves together reflections on community life in Kensington and Harrowgate. A crowd-sourced poem captures memories, observations, and thoughts on what makes these neighborhoods special. Lifted into the sky, the poem casts colorful shadows on the ground below, while encouraging Harrowgate Park visitors to look up and out from their immediate surroundings.

The Trust Project was guided by the need to acknowledge the challenges faced and strengths demonstrated by Kensington and Harrowgate communities. Despite difficult conversations about public space, belonging and care that have put some residents at odds with one another, a sense of mutual support prevails between neighbors.






The Trust Project was guided by the need to acknowledge the challenges faced and strengths demonstrated by Kensington and Harrowgate communities. Despite difficult conversations about public space, belonging and care that have put some residents at odds with one another, a sense of mutual support prevails between neighbors.

In Spring 2021 the Community Advisory Board co-designed events and activations around the Trust Project. Advisory gatherings allowed for continued reflection on the meaning of trust between community members, and the role of public art in these neighborhoods. These meetings also led to the creation of a series of Little Libraries stewarded by community members across Kensington.





Feedback about this project is welcome! If you’d like to get in touch or share your thoughts, please email info@creativeresco.org, using the subject line “Trust Project.”




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Creative Resilience Collective is a health justice organization based in Philadelphia. We partner with underserved communities and advocates looking to combat stigma and improve access to self-determined mental health care.

We believe our collective agency can create positive change in care systems, leading to more equitable futures. We do this through educational workshops, study groups, critical writing, public art, youth programs, and the building of local tools and resources to shape the evolution of dignified care.

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