What QVNA does for
Keeping Neighbors in the Know
Getting Cleaner
In 2022, QVNA:
QVNA addresses issues of importance to neighbors. Our mission is to help improve quality of life for residents. We’re a nonprofit organization led by residents who love Queen Village and volunteer their time and effort to help protect and preserve what makes our community so special.
After all, who knows better than residents about our community’s needs?
Neighbors brought hundreds of unwanted electronics to QVNA's Spring eCycling event.
One of the most important services QVNA delivers is fact-based information on topics of interest to neighbors. That’s why thousands of Queen Villagers receive our free eNews. Each week, its contents vary to reflect what’s happening now, what’s coming up soon, and important deadlines ahead. Want to meet your neighbors? Get involved in the community? Attend a hyper-local event? Whether hipster, historian, neighborhood newbie, or a lifer, we’ve got something for you in News You Can Use.
Facing the Issues
QVNA community meetings tackle issues of concern to residents. We advocate for our community. We help neighbors’ voices be heard by city and state elected officials, departmental leaders, and law enforcers. In 2022 for example, QVNA brought neighbors together for an in-person meeting with Police Commissioner Outlaw and District Attorney Krasner to discuss crime and safety.
To address the issues surrounding four new, multi-housing developments in Queen Village and the complexity of by-right construction, QVNA brought neighbors together with the City Planning Commission to have questions answered. In addition, the association published informative articles about by-right developments in the spring and summer issues of the Queen Village Quarterly Crier.
n Hired vendors to remove 12 tons of litter from curbs and erase dozens of graffiti tags from public spaces.
n Organized and supported volunteer cleanups of our parks and playgrounds.
n Provided free yard bags to support residents’ cleaning of their sidewalks and tree pits.
Being Greener
Each year, QVNA hosts electronic recycling and document shredding events that keep hundreds of pounds of e-waste from becoming toxic waste and also save about 18 trees’ worth of paper.
Our neighborhood’s tree canopy has grown by more than 600 curbside trees in the past seven years. QVNA helps fund the urban tree program of the Philadelphia Horticultural Society, which provides our trees. We also support the efforts of our volunteer tree tenders.
To beautify our parks with flowers and plants, we partner with the Southwark/ Queen Village Community Garden to obtain organic perennials for our Friends Group volunteers. We also promote volunteer opportunities for planting flowers.
Making an Impact
One of the hallmarks of QVNA is our community grant program. We provide funding to organized volunteer groups, schools, and community organizations that want to undertake an activity that has the capacity to make a positive impact in our community. QVNA believes in supporting neighbors whose actions will contribute to our collective quality of life, and our community grants program proves it.
Our Sources of Funding
QVNA is a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) nonprofit. For more than 50 years, our programs and services have been paid for through fundraising. Our current funding sources include parking lot rentals, advertising, sponsorships, donations, and our most important—association memberships.
