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Sep. 24, 2014 11:44 am
Stoneleigh Foundation Emerging Leadership Fellowship Seeking Project Applications
The Stoneleigh Foundation’s Emerging Leader Fellowship places recent college graduates interested in social policy and public service with nonprofits for a one-year period so they can gain leadership experience while implementing innovative solutions to social problems. The multi-stage application process is about to begin with the approach of the first deadline, October 9, for project […]
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Sep. 23, 2014 12:53 pm
Project HOME Releases Annual Report
Infographic attached to report. Full graphic here. Project HOME released its annual report this week for fiscal year 2014 — the homeless service provider’s 25th year in operation. The report outlines Project HOME’s revenues, expenses and project highlights from the past fiscal year. It also includes an introduction from Executive Director Sister Mary Scullion and […]
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Sep. 23, 2014 12:02 pm
12+ Helps Neighborhood School Students Attend Post-Secondary Education
Over 70 percent of the 2013 graduates from Kensington Health Sciences Academy (KHSA) have gone on to a post-secondary education thanks to help from 12+, a nonprofit organization in Philadelphia that prepares students for secondary education. KHSA’s post-secondary enrollment rate was at 11 percent before the start of 12+’s programming. 12+ works with schools in underserved […]
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Sep. 22, 2014 1:00 pm
Steppingstone Scholars Pilots ‘Middle Grades Academy’ With Help From Philadelphia Foundation Funding
Photo by Adachi Pimentel of Adachi Photography Steppingstone Scholars, an education-focused nonprofit, received funds from the S. Albert Fund at The Philadelphia Foundation to help pilot a school-based program model, “Middle Grades Academy,” in partnership with Drexel and Temple universities. Steppingstone is working with Drexel at McMichael Promise Academy, located in the West Philadelphia Promise Zone. […]
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Sep. 22, 2014 11:52 am
Biz Journal: City launches platform matching STEM professionals with youth
This story was originally published in the Philadelphia Business Journal Philadelphia wants more STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) professionals mentoring youth – especially girls, low-income and minority students. [Last week], the city launched a new online STEM resource center, which will showcase STEM education programs on its “ asset map,” as well as host a volunteer […]
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Sep. 19, 2014 12:29 pm
Project HOME and Chinatown CDC Collaborate on Affordable Housing Project
Rendering of 810 Arch Street via Project HOME website A new development at 810 Arch Street is bringing affordable housing to the mix of parking lots, institutional buildings and shabby storefronts that mark the eastern boundary of Chinatown. The Philadelphia Chinatown Development Corporation and Project HOME are partners on the development, which will contain 94 affordable […]
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Sep. 19, 2014 11:35 am
March to End Rape Culture Broadens Message with Name Change
This year’s March to End Rape Culture (formerly known as SlutWalk Philadelphia) on September 27 will be the most collaborative march in the event’s history. The march this year has the most co-sponsors, speakers, and volunteers than any other year, according to lead organizer Christie Eastburn. “The Philadelphia SlutWalk chapter rebranded as the ‘March to […]
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Sep. 18, 2014 12:51 pm
With Its Pilot Phase Over, the Philadelphia Public History Truck Reaches North Philly
Photo via Philadelphia Public History Truck Facebook With a planning grant from the Barra Foundation, the Philadelphia Public History Truck, a former water ice truck that is now a community-building vehicle, will expand its reach to North Philadelphia. “Basically, the grant is exploratory to see if the truck would actually work as a curriculum model […]
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Sep. 18, 2014 10:20 am
Local Art Teacher Chosen to Design 22nd and Market Memorial
Plans to build a memorial park at the site of the tragic collapse of the Salvation Army thrift store on June 5, 2013 are moving forward: the 22nd and Market Memorial Committee, formed soon after the collapse, chose local artist Barbara Fox last week to design a memorial sculpture at the park. The contest was open to […]
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Sep. 17, 2014 1:27 pm
Kensington Community Food Co-op Announces Member Loan Campaign
As major companies issue IPOs and apply for large commercial loans, a local food co-op is taking a more modest approach to investment. The Kensington Community Food Co-op is set to begin a campaign to solicit financial loans from its 560 members to help pay for the construction of its storefront location at the intersection […]