Rock to the Future
Rock to the Future supports positive youth development and economic empowerment through free, student-driven music programs for Philadelphia youth. Through music, our students build skills to unlock their fullest potential to support lifelong well-being. We provide a bridge to well-being, professional pathways, economic empowerment, and violence reduction through music. We are dedicated to the Kensington […]
Hopeworks Kensington
With a KCR Fund grant, Hopeworks plans to place 60 young adults in permanent full-time jobs with an average starting wage of $43,000. That translates to an additional $2.5M in wages to the families and the local economy. The following year, Hopeworks plans to place 100 young adults in permanent full-time jobs, with an impact […]
Kensington Soccer Club
Kensington Soccer Club envisions a world where every child has access to safe play spaces, every person has the opportunity to advance toward a goal that drives their passion, and every community has the ability to thrive. Our plan for returning soccer programming to Heitzman rec center will be largely aided by this funding. We […]
Mother of Mercy House
Mother of Mercy House does everything with the warmest of hearts. We don’t discriminate, we are inclusive; we work with the community and add programs as we see needs or as the community sees needs. This KCR Fund grant will support a number of operational and programmatic activites. It will help to support a part-time […]
Klean Kensington
This KCR fund grant will support cleaning and beautifying Kensington, addressing issues through direct action together. We imagine that the 19 parcels we are keeping clean will not merely be clean spaces, but green spaces, with neighbors participating in regular care (watering plants, etc.). We also imagine that partnering organizations and block captains will be […]
Kensington Voice
This funding will support the cost of Kensington Voice’s rent and utilities so we can provide on-site programming through Miss Awilda’s Media Learning Lab and the Youth Voices after-school and summer programs in our 1,800-square-foot studio space at 3237 Amber Street (19134). By covering rent costs, it will also directly support Kensington Voice’s newsroom so […]
Philly Bridge & Jawn
Philly Bridge & Jawn (PB&J) is the brain child of Bryan Belknap, LEAP’s youth advocate and leader of the after-school program at McPherson Square Library for the past 7 years. Through this work Bryan has gained a close understanding of the barriers preventing our teens from breaking the cycles of poverty and violence that plague […]