Mamie Nichols Center
In 2007 DCS officially opened its new social service/administrative center in the heart of Point Breeze, a journey 4 years in the making. A year later the Board of Directors named the facility in honor of Mamie Nichols, a champion of Point Breeze and neighborhood greening. Mamie started her professional social work career at Dixon House.
Community Services
The center brings in free valuable resources to community residents that include:
- Tax preparation for the Earned Income Tax Credit
- Volunteer-led computer classes using the center's state-of-the art computer labs
- Meeting space for the local business association and other community groups
Employment Training
Green Jobs Training Initiaitve provides an intense job readiness program for qualified adults to gain employment in the clean energy sector. This is a collaborative effort involving the Philadelphia Workforce Investment Board, the Federation of Neighborhood Centers and the Sustainable Business Network.
Youth Services
The center is home to a music studio where young people have the opportunity to produce their own CDs and learn about industry careers in music and performing arts. An adjacent lot has been transformed into a vegetable garden tended by local teenagers in partnership with the Federation of Neighborhood Centers' Teens4 Good project.
For more information on current event schedule or to submit a request for use of space please contact us directly.
Mamie Nichols Center, 1529 South 22nd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19146; 215-336-1111