The groups announced 17 local organizations will receive a total of $192,000 in City funding to conduct grassroots outreach to maximize the number of Philadelphia households claiming the newly expanded federal Child Tax Credit.
Grants include $3.5M for Project HOME to expand housing and support for people with substance use disorder.
"All you can do is continue to have conversations and be encouraging. Have open dialogue with them, share as much information as you have, try to break up myths."
"It is our obligation to lift as we climb. To try to move things in a positive direction in which everyone is encompassed in the American dream."
"We hold the key... And we, as the folks who are in charge at this point, have the ability to say, “This hasn’t been working, let’s try something new." "
Join the next Montgomery County Funders Community of Practice to learn about Your Way Home Montgomery County’s most recent research project to understand how racial inequity plays out in our community.
As we await the official decision from the Supreme Court on in Dobbs v Jackson Women's Health Organization that could end the right to legal abortion, join us to hear about how abortion restrictions impact individual and societal well-being, how funders can respond, and what this decision might mean for Pennsylvania.
Beginning Oct. 3, 2022, Frisby-Greenwood will lead Pew's work across the region to advance critical public policy solutions, support local social services organizations, and foster a vibrant civic and cultural life.
The tour will include remarks from Upper Darby Mayor Barbarann Keffer and key local speakers on three different panels focused on workforce development, immigration and advocacy, and community/economic development.
PHP announces its support of two new programs focused on the health and well-being of young children and their parents and caregivers.
