Hope Partnership for Education
Hope Partnership for Education offers neighbors and youth a safe, joy-filled learning environment 11 months of the year. The talented, and tenured, staff uses research-based strategies and relationship-building techniques to inform practices. By focusing on achievement, exposure, and outstanding mentorship, we know that our students and alumni will build a legacy of success driving towards […]
Hart Lane Neighborhood Farm
Funds from this grant will be used to help Hart Lane Neighborhood Farm to grow into a more sustainable form to meet the long-term needs of the surrounding community. We are seeking to formalize our work into a501(c)3 non-profit entity that can accept charitable donations on our own and partner more effectively to bring resources […]
Friends of Harrowgate Park
The funds will be used to supplement the miscellaneous food and prizes for all of the 2024-25 events we will host; from community meetings, festivals, movie nights etc. We also plan to work with the Middle School students this year to build future park leaders and give stipends for volunteer opportunities such as assisting with […]
By Faith Health and Healing
By Faith, Health and Healing will utilize the funds of this grant to further address the impacts of community trauma in the Kensington, Harrowgate, and Fairhill communities. In partnership with local organizations and residents, over the next 12 months we expect to continue to build strong community networks to provide struggling families with peer support […]
The Simple Way
For the past 25 years, our desire has been to care for, support, and bolster our immediate neighbors here in Kensington through listening, learning, and invitation. Through our food choice pantry, community gardens, resource-sharing, and neighborhood celebrations, our staff of community members helps our residents meet their basic needs and creates an environment that feels […]
By Faith, Health and Healing
By Faith, Health and Healing aims to use trauma-informed programs to build resiliency and help Kensington families thrive. Through this grant, we look to expand and support our three foundational programs. Mothers Helping Mothers: Women of Power is a biweekly comprehensive program designed to support mothers experiencing grief and stress associated with various types of loss. […]
Ed Snider Youth Hockey & Education
Snider’s mission is to create opportunity for under-resourced youth of the Greater Philadelphia Region to prosper in life. Our goal is to arm youth with the knowledge, skills, behaviors, and attitudes required to build productive lives and be leaders in their families, communities, and workplaces. Our whole-child development model supports the changing needs of students […]
Hart Lane Neighborhood Farm
The Hart Lane Farm strives to honor the land, plants and people of the Kensington neighborhood by holding space to grow, thrive and create through the experience of our urban ecosystem. We seek to engage as many of our neighbors as we can in the healing atmosphere of the garden space and seek to offer […]
RAWtools Philly
Our goal is to work for the healing of our hearts, the healing of our streets, and the healing of our world. We are aspiring to build a neighborhood, and a City, that we are “proud to call home.” This particular project is about creating a way for neighbors to channel their pain into change, […]
Los Bomberos de la Calle
One of our major goals is to preserve the rich cultural tradition of Bomba and Plena music and dance from Puerto Rico. The best way to preserve this tradition is to receive more exposure and build community amongst all especially in the young and growing Latino population which we have been doing for the past […]