purpose
Mar. 1, 2021 11:21 am
Connecting young people to opportunity and employers to talent
A new initiative from Philadelphia Youth Network will focus on providing “opportunity youth” (youth ages 16 to 24 who are neither in school nor working) with programming that can reconnect them to the workforce.
purpose
Nov. 17, 2020 10:00 am
This successful Black-led org couldn’t get a loan that wasn’t predatory. Philanthropy needs to step up
"YEAH is working on a shoestring, breaking the cycle of violence in Cobbs Creek. The program is evidence-based, and we should be tripping over ourselves to fund it," says guest columnist Sarah Martinez-Helfman.
purpose
Nov. 8, 2019 8:15 am
Tour an imagined drop-in center for youth experiencing housing insecurity
Youth from West Philly created avatars of themselves leading a tour of their imagined center, The Stoop, with help from Neighborhood Time Exchange media artist María Alarcón.
purpose
Aug. 14, 2019 9:57 am
Philadelphia Youth Network seeks proposals for summer employment programs
Can your organization offer access to meaningful paid work experiences for young people ages 12-24? If so, read more about this RFP.
purpose
May 17, 2019 1:15 pm
YOUTHadelphia awards largest grant in its history to Youth HEALers Stand Up!
The Philadelphia Foundation’s Youth Advisory Committee spent weeks narrowing down the applicants to five grantees.
people
Feb. 21, 2019 12:50 pm
The importance of Black male educators and role models
"When I was entering my teenage years, I was fortunate to have Black male mentors who pushed me to pursue my best self," writes City Year AmeriCorps member Michael Harding.
people
Jan. 12, 2017 2:23 pm
The founder of a local education program will give a TED talk this spring
Play On Philly! founder, TED fellow and trumpeteer Stanford Thompson will present on the national TED stage in April.
people
Oct. 10, 2016 11:05 am
This youth advocate is leaving the charter school she ‘grew with’ to build something new
After 21 years with YouthBuild, Simran Sidhu is leaving the organization to head up a new, "different type" of youth org that will involve programming, funding or a mix of both.