The Simple Way

Our mission is to cultivate a neighborhood and a world where all belong and thrive together by encouraging people to come alive in their gifts and purpose, building beloved community across all dividing lines, and advocating for justice. We desire to care, support and bolster our immediate neighbors here in Kensington through listening, learning, and invitation, knowing that the story of our work locally necessitates us equipping and activating others to become compassionately involved in neighborhoods and communities across the country and world.

The Simple Way was established in 1998 in the heart of the Kensington neighborhood in Philadelphia, positioned close to the intersection of Kensington and Allegheny Avenue after a group of college students had formed relationships with dozens of families experiencing homelessness who were settled in the area. 27 years later, we are a small organization working with and supporting neighbors in building a neighborhood where we all belong and thrive.We run our programs from a property we purchased in 1997. For the past 27 years, we’ve lived and worked on Potter Street, giving out food in different iterations. We have been consistent with regular neighborhood celebrations – Mother’s Day, Easter, Back to School, Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas.