QVNA Committees

QVNA Committees consist of neighbors who want to make a difference in their neighborhood. Committee members volunteer their time and address a wide range of issues.  Get involved and make a difference. There’s a committee for everyone!  Or, if there’s an important community issue you’d like to address, take the lead and start a new QVNA committee by contacting QVNA.

The current list of committees includes:

  • Beautification Committee - The Beautification Committee explore ways to keep our community cleaner, including organizing clean-up days, putting public trash cans on the street, and running public education campaigns to make sure our neighbors do their part to keep QV clean.
  • Friends of Bainbridge Green - The mission of the Friends of Bainbridge Green is to beautify “Bainbridge Green”, the park on Bainbridge Street between Third and Fifth.
  • Friends of Beck Park -
  • Friends of Mario Lanza Park - The Friends of Mario Lanza Park are Queen Village residents who are dedicated to maintaining and beautifying Mario Lanza Park.
  • Friends of Shot Tower - The Friends of the Shot Tower is a local neighborhood organization that works to provide outdoor activities and improvements to support families and friends within Queen Village and its surrounding communities. This includes working to keep an attractive and green environment, applying for grants, and planning events and activities in the Shot Tower Playground.
  • Friends of Weccacoe Playground - The Friends of Weccacoe Playground is a QVNA committee of volunteers who help make the Weccacoe Playground a clean, green, and safe place for kids and adults.
  • Grants -
  • Historic Preservation Committee - The mission of the Historic Preservation Committee is to document and promote the history of Queen Village and to celebrate the cultural traditions and memories of the generations who have called Queen Village home.
  • Public Safety Committee - The mission of the committee is to make Queen Village the safest neighborhood in Philadelphia by encouraging community members to take an active role in the safety and security of our community; educating residents about how to enhance the safety and security of our neighborhood; serving as a mechanism for sharing information about issues that affect the safety and security of our community and serving as a liaison between the community and law enforcement.
  • QV Dogs Committee - The Dogs Committee was created to work on projects that improve the quality of life for dog owners and interested fellow-travelers in Queen Village. Current projects include creating a maintenance program for the dog run, exploring possible sites for additional dog runs, and tackling issues regarding dog waste.
  • QVK9 - Dog owners in Queen Village united to provide pet education, outreach, and fun for everyone.
  • Schools and Youth Activities - The Schools & Youth Activities Committee aims to support the children living in and attending school in our neighborhood.
  • Sustainability Committee - The Sustainability Committee meets every third Wednesday at 7:30 at the QVNA office at Weccacoe Playground.
  • Taxes Committee -
  • Tree Tenders - The Queen Village Tree Tenders are a dedicated team of neighborhood volunteers who have been planting and taking care of trees in Queen Village since 2005.
  • Zoning Committee - The QVNA Zoning Committee meets the first and third Tuesdays of each month to review cases. All are welcome to attend and learn about development in Queen Village.