This six-week summer intensive program introduces youth participants, ages 14-18, to hands-on work readiness experiences in what it takes to be a working artist. Through project-based learning, employing drawing, painting, photography, mixed media, and mural making, youth participants learn to develop their own creative portfolio while working with locally and nationally known artists.

The Philadelphia Office of Emergency Management invites Germantown residents to join the READYCommunity Workshop Series - a hands on program designed to help you prepare for emergencies. Each session builds on the last, so we encourage you to attend the full series as we work together to build a stronger, more resilient Germantown! Click here to register.

7/12 - Trauma-informed Kick-off in partnership with the Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbilities (DBHIDS)

8/9 - Emergency Preparedness for Families

9/13 - Severe Weather & Flooding

10/11 - Fire Safety & Insurance in partnership with the Philadelphia Fire Department and the PA Insurance Commission

11/8 - Winter Weather

12/13 - Community Resource Fair

Join us any Thursday, Friday, or Saturday from 12 PM to 6 PM for our weekly Open House! Meet The Water Shed team, learn about the root causes of flooding, and explore the community-led efforts working to address them. Discover how you can get involved, share your story, or pick up valuable resources for flood preparedness and neighborhood resilience. All are welcome at The Water Shed.

*The 1st Saturday of each month, the hours are 1 - 6 PM.

Watermark is a collaborative art project by resident artists Naoimeih Jovin & Kaitlin Pomerantz that explores how water—and specifically flooding—leaves lasting marks on both landscapes and lives. Inspired by the hidden images found in watermarked paper, the project reveals often-overlooked stories of flooding in Germantown. Led by local artists Naomieh Jovin and Kaitlin Pomerantz, Watermark brings together personal narratives, site-based research, and hand-made paper to shed light on the social and environmental impacts of flooding. Through interviews, photography, and papermaking, the project gives voice to residents' experiences and surfaces deeper questions around infrastructure, transparency, and resilience.

We invite Germantown residents and community members to add their voices to Watermark. Join us at our next Watermark program to  share your story, be photographed, or join us at a hands-on papermaking or photography workshop.

Science Shop is a community-based participatory research program run by the Academy of Natural Sciences which focuses on supporting environmental justice and climate resilience for communities in and around Philadelphia. At the Water Shed, Scientists are working with residents to combine their knowledge and expertise to further our understanding of the natural world, build local power, and collectively adapt to a changing climate.

We invite community members to engage in science shop through paid research opportunities focused on flooding and climate resilience planning. If you'd like to get involved please contact us at at info@watershed.org to participate in our next Science Shop Program.