RAW Tools Philly
Last year our network decommissioned over 1000 guns. Here in Philadelphia, we collaborated will continue to incentivize gun surrenders, offering “Groceries for Guns” where we give $250 in grocery credit for each gun donated. We’d love to continue to do that with this grant! We also have created several public art installations using chopped up […]
Kensington Soccer Club
This grant will be used to pay coaches and staff to run a wide variety of programs in the community. Those programs include after-school programs at schools in the KCRF area, recreational soccer at the CORE at Esperanza, teen enrichment programs, summer drop-in programs, girls empowerment programs, and recreational programs at parks and rec centers […]
PB&J (Philly Bridge & Jawn)
With our pilot, we wanted to make sure Kensington’s young people did not feel alone or unsupported. We used our connections in the neighborhood to introduce our young people to groups and caring adults working in the area. This “hang in there, you are not alone” message will remain central to our work. However, we […]
Servant Partners
Servant Partners will use funds from the Kensington Community Resilience Fund to support our welding, dance, and trauma healing programs. This funding will provide three need-based scholarships to residents of Kensington/Fairhill to enroll in Reignite Philly welding training. This scholarship provides an 80% discount on the cost of the program, which is already priced to […]
Rock to the Future
Rock to the Future supports positive youth development and economic empowerment through free, student-driven music programs for Philadelphia youth. We provide a bridge to well-being, professional pathways, economic empowerment, and violence reduction through music. We are dedicated to the Kensington Community and have served this neighborhood since 2010. In 2024, our goals for MusiCore After […]
Klean Kensington
This 2024 KCR Fund grant will be used to expand our ability to pay more teens to beautify and garden in Kensington. We will pay local teens to beautify the neighborhood, turning problem spots connected to drugs, trash, and violence in the neighborhood into thriving garden spaces and gathering spots for kids and neighbors to […]
Iglesia Internacional Peña De Horeb, Inc.
The grant will be used for the beginning of a building, in order to provide more help and information to the resilient people of Kensington. To have healthy families. Work in the emotional, physical, spiritual area, bring events to the community in a massive, creative, dynamic way, educate, inform, heal, among others.
Fab Youth Philly
For 2024, we are requesting funding for our Babysitter Certification Training Program. The Red Cross has an online babysitter certificate that trains teens in child development, child-friendly activities, and safety protocols. While a teen could pay the $40 fee and take the 4-hour course on their own, many teens don’t even know it exists and […]
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 […]
Big Picture Philadelphia
With generational poverty and structural racism at the root of educational inequity, BPP approaches education through the lens of economic empowerment. Our programs use mentorship-based internships and social-emotional skill-building to support young people in managing and healing from trauma while preparing them for success during and after high school. Ultimately, we want the young people […]