Approved $20,000/yr x 3 years January 2020 to support Philly Food Rescue program, a recovery and redistribution of surplus and emergency food to food-insecure Philadelphians, using ride-share technology to organize volunteers to pick up the food and deliver it.
Approved $20,000/yr x 3 years January 2022 to support Youth Arts Workshop, a year-round out of school time arts program for to middle school youth from Chinatown North and greater Philadelphia.
Approved $5,000/year x 3 years January 2017 to support the Elementary Education Program.
Approved $25,000/yr x 3 years June 2020 to support Youth Violence Outreach (YVO) Initiative. YVO provides free therapeutic services to 8 to 22-year-old youth who have experienced the violent death of a loved one and/or community violence.
Approved $12,500/yr x 3 years April 2016 general operating support.
Approved $5,000/yr x 3 years April 2014 to support youth leadership programs.
Approved $10,000/yr x 2 years January 2010 for general operating support of field studies program.
Approved $10,000/yr x 3 years April 2012 for general operating support.
Approved $10,000/year x 3 years January 2017 to support Single Stop program.
Approved $20,000/year x 2 years January 2017 general operating support.
Approved $10,000/yr x 2 years August 2013 to support education programs.
Approved $20,000/yr x 3 years June 2026 for general operating support from Partners Fund. The Azzim Dukes Initiative (ADI), Philadelphia's authentic youth boxing nonprofit, uses boxing as a vehicle for youth development and violence reduction. ADI provides skill-based, age-appropriate boxing instruction, mentoring, and meals to people under 25 from across the region. We believe that every kid is a contender, and the best defense is knowing your options.
Approved $10,000/yr x 3 years August 2012 for general operating support.
"Approved $10,000 in 2020 to help individuals experiencing homelessness rebuild their lives through the power of exercise, community support, and essential employment and<br />
Approved $5,000/yr x 3 years August 2010 to support Of Mythic Proportions: the Storytelling Performance Project.
Approved $15,000/yr x 3 years June 2020 general operating support for youth programs designed to reduce community violence and street involvement among teens ages 13 to 19 while also promoting empowerment and providing safe zones.
Approved $15,000/yr x 3 years August 2013 for general operating support.
Approved $7,500/yr x 2 years January 2012 for general operating support.
Approved $8,000/yr x 3 years January 2013 to support wrestling/mentoring program.
Approved $25,000/yr x 3 years January 2021 general operating support. ASAP’s mission is to develop high quality after school activities and resources to empower youth and strengthen communities in Philadelphia.
Approved $10,000/yr x 3 years April 2014 to support Family Navigator Program.
Approved $20,000/yr x 3 years August 2014 to support PA Benefits Center.
Approved $25,000/yr x 3 years January 2022 to support the permanent supportive housing program at Bethesda Spruce Street.
housing resources."
Approved $10,000/yr x 3 years September 2018 general operating support.
Approved $7,500/yr x 2 years April 2010 to support the Philadelphia high school chapters matching students with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) in one-to-one friendships with students in their school without IDD.
Approved $20,000/yr x 3 years January 2011 to support housing programs.
Approved $20,000/yr x 3 years January 2023 to support programs for youth impacted by violence.
Approved $25,000 June 2021 general operating support. Organization's Mission: Beyond The Bars is a student driven music and career skills program that is dedicated to interrupting the cycles of violence and incarceration while helping our students recognize their immense potential and bright futures.
Approved $5,000 capacity building grant September 2023 to support professional development programs.
Approved $20,000/yr x 3 years September 2018 to support AWEP's Refugee Case Management services.
Approved $5,000 x 1 year August 2014 for general operating support.
Approved $10,000/yr x 3 years January 2013 to support Bristol Community Based Mentoring Initiative.
Approved $25,000/yr x 3 years January 2021 to support food pantries.
Approved $50,000/yr x 3 years April 2016 to support WorkReady summer jobs program.
Approved $25,000 June 2021 general operating support. Organization's Mission: Black Brain Campaign's mission is to eradicate the stigma against mental health in the Black community. We strive to help the community learn more about mental health and to advocate to ensure therapy treatment includes cultural humility. Our goal his to improve mental health by providing education, resources, and advocacy.
Approved $25,000/yr x 3 years January 2024 for general operating expenses to sustain and continue growing the organization as a resource to the community by providing free mental health services.
Approved $50,000 one-time emergency grant in 2021 to support COVID testing/vaccine efforts.
Approved $5,000/yr x 3 years August 2011 for general operating support.
Approved $25,000 one-time emergency grant in 2021 to support free school-based book distribution to PK-3 students in the Phila. school district to increase literacy and access to books.
Approved $10,000/yr x 2 years January 2017 to support the Promise Corps College and Career Readiness Program.
Approved $20,000/yr x 3 years June 2021 to support Call to Action Literacy Initiative helping Philadelphia’s youth increase their reading and writing skills and enable them to reach their full potential.
Approved $15,000/year x 3 years June 2022 to provide general operating support for out-of-school and summer programming for Philadelphia middle school students.
Approved $45,000 over 3 years - $20,000 - $15,000 - $10,000 April 2018 to support Spruce Street - Case Manager position.
Approved $7,500 capacity building grant September 2023 to support Data Conversion Project.
Approved $10,000/yr x 3 years August 2013 for general operating support.
Approved $25,000/yr x 3 years June 2021 to support College Readiness and Persistence programs providing academic, social/emotional, and financial support to disadvantaged high school youth in the Greater Philadelphia Area.