Eagles Team Up With Roxborough's Northern Children's Services

The Philadelphia Eagles have announced that Northern Children’s Services, a behavioral health and child welfare agency based in Roxborough, are now one of the official Philadelphia Eagles Care Partners.

Each year the Eagles pick five nonprofit organizations, “in an effort to jointly increase their positive influence on the community,” the team said. Others this year include Family Lives On Foundation, Greener Partners, Little Smiles and Steppingstone Scholars.

Following the season-long partnership, the team and Northern Children’s Services “will continue to collaborate with the Eagles and the other organizations on a number of community outreach events and campaigns,” NCS said.

“This unique program is a real opportunity for us to strengthen and deepen our work in the communities we serve through capital, capacity and relationship-building,” NCS President and CEO, Renata Cobbs-Fletcher said as part of the announcement. Children and families with whom the agency works received tickets to a pair of Eagles pre-season games.

Formerly known as Northern Home for Children, Northern Children’s Services has a history that dates back to 1853.

The Eagles begin their 2015 season Monday night against the Atlanta Falcons.