By Faith Enternal Health Care DBA By Faith Health And Healing
This grant will support By Faith, Health and Healing’s mission to address the opioid crisis in Kensington. Funds will ensure program sustainability, provide essential resources for participants, enhance program quality and outreach, and facilitate program accessibility. These critical investments will enable us to effectively deliver high-quality programs, expand our reach, and empower individuals and families […]
Black Rebel Nomads
On the Other Side Of the Tracks (Formally Known As “Poetry In The Park’) Other Side of the Tracks will enhance support for Kensington’s underserved community through creativity and connection. Funds will provide essential supplies for arts workshops, including aerial rigs, crochet hooks, and yarn, plus equipment like a strobe light for events. Stipends for […]
12 Plus
Over the past decade, our postsecondary services have involved providing personalized one-on-one assistance to all our high school graduates as they embark on their college, career, military, or alternative postsecondary opportunities. Our alumni, many of whom continue to live, study, and work in the neighborhoods they have always lived in, have largely received this postsecondary […]
Taller Puertorriqueño
The 2024 KCR grant supports our organization’s annual operating budget, strengthening our ability to serve the Kensington, Harrowgate, and Fairhill communities. By directing funds towards personnel expenses, building maintenance, programming, supplies, and community outreach efforts, it enhances our capacity to address critical needs and empower community residents to thrive. The grant is instrumental in supporting […]
Photography Without Borders
Our goal is to expand our photography and video workshops, providing students the opportunity to express themselves through advanced media while teaching them the skills to pursue careers in digital and motion arts and related fields.
Historic Fair Hill
Our School Literacy Partnership program provides direct services in 4 partner schools, including school library operation/staffing, bilingual classroom literacy support, reading tutoring, book distribution, & family workshops. This work meets needs stemming from unconstitutional school funding and the elimination of school libraries due to budget cuts, which have led to unacceptable achievement gaps. Our Youth […]
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 […]
Yoga 4 Philly
We plan to offer trauma-informed yoga classes at Elkin Elementary School, Esperanza Health Center, and the New Day Drop-in Center. These classes aim to support community wellness and resilience, addressing the specific quality of life concerns that are important to residents.