Friends group
Friends of Eastern State Penitentiary Park
Also called: Friends of Eastern State Penitentiary Inc
Volunteers who care for the green spaces around Eastern State Penitentiary: they pick up trash, plant trees, run community events, and keep garden plots and playground areas in shape.
- Free
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What they do
Join a trash pickup or tree planting day, help at a community event, or take on a garden plot.
Who it is for
- Who can join
- Open to anyone
- Who is there
- Neighbors
When and where
Group leaders host work days through the year. Neighbor Nights run on the last Thursday of the month from May to September, a casual family night outdoors with food, music and games. Treecycling, a holiday tree drop-off, runs on the first two weekends of January. The site shows no dates for the work days.
Corinthian Gardens, Brown Street Lawn and Playpen Playground
- Address
- 2198 Brown Street
- Part of the city
- Central
Your first visit
Feeling unsure the first time is normal. Most groups are glad when someone new walks in.
First step: Email Corinthiangardens19130@gmail.com or fespp19130@gmail.com to ask about the next work day or volunteer opening..
What to expect
Group leaders run work days through the year, and the tasks listed include weeding shared beds and mulching paths. The volunteer page does not give dates, orientation, or what to wear. Volunteering has no listed fee.
Tips for your first visit
- Email before you come, because work day dates are not posted.
- To get a garden plot, plan on 15 volunteer hours and one FESPP event the year before. Plots are assigned in March.
Newcomer welcome
Fine for newcomers, but you may need to speak up (3 out of 5). Why we say this: The volunteer page is public and gives email addresses to ask. It does not say whether work days need approval, orientation or dues..
Cost and commitment
- Cost
- Free. Volunteering and events have no listed fees. Garden plot holders renew a $50 membership each year, and financial help is available.
Access and languages
- Wheelchair access
- We do not know yet. Ask the group before you go.
- Languages spoken
- We do not know yet which languages are spoken.
Requirements
We found no special requirements. Ask the group if you are not sure.
How to reach them
We copy contact details as the group or a public source published them. Each one shows where it came from.
- Website: fespp.org Source: nccsdata.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com, seen October 4, 2026 ; Source: fespp.org, seen October 8, 2026
- Email: fespp19130@gmail.com Source: fespp.org, seen October 8, 2026 ; Source: fespp.org, seen October 8, 2026
- Contact: Kyle Haines Source: IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Pennsylvania extract, seen October 4, 2026 ; Source: nccsdata.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com, seen October 4, 2026 ; Source: fespp.org, seen October 8, 2026
- Social media: Facebook, Instagram Source: fespp.org
Sources and last check
Checked by our research team on October 8, 2026. This was a closer look, including what a first visit is like.
- Last checked by our team
- October 8, 2026
- Status
- Probably active
- Our confidence in this listing
- Medium
We think this group is probably still active, but the newest sign we found is more than a year old.
- IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Pennsylvania extract, seen October 4, 2026. Supports: Name, Location, Contact name, Ein
- nccsdata.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com, seen October 4, 2026. Supports: Name, Location, Website, Contact name, Ein
- fespp.org, seen October 8, 2026. Supports: Summary, Schedule, Status, Contacts, First step, Location
- fespp.org, seen October 8, 2026. Supports: First step, What to expect, Email, Schedule
- fespp.org, seen October 8, 2026. Supports: Schedule
- fespp.org, seen October 8, 2026. Supports: Cost, First visit tips
- fespp.org, seen October 8, 2026. Supports: What they do
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