Promise Zone Updates
The Promise Zone: Achieving Capacity Together (ACT) Mini- Grant Program is accepting applications through October 30th, 2015. This program provides grants…MORE
The Intersection of Early Childhood and Immigration Policy
Please join us at our workshop on the Intersection of Early Childhood and Immigration Policy, which will take place on…MORE
Next mayor can use existing means to help reduce poverty
FARAH JIMENEZ, FOR THE INQUIRER, Sunday, March 1, 2015 In 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson threw down the gauntlet. This thing called…MORE
Escaping poverty
Inquirer Editorial Board, Sunday, March 1, 2015 A North Philly resident makes his way on foot through the snow-covered streets. Any…MORE
Reducing poverty would benefit all Philadelphians
Phil Goldsmith, For The Inquirer, Sunday, March 1, 2015 About 400,000 Philadelphians live in poverty, including nearly four out of every 10…MORE
Highlights of the Uniting to Fight Poverty Summit
On November 17, 2014, the Mayor’s Office of Community Empowerment and Opportunity (CEO) convened its first annual Uniting to Fight…MORE
Find a BenePhilly Center Near You!
Philadelphia now has six BenePhilly Centers open across the city. These center provide screening low-income Philadelphia residents for federal, state,…MORE
Mayor’s Fund for Philadelphia Seeks Strategic Plans for Promise Zone
The Mayor’s Fund for Philadelphia solicits proposals for developing two products that will help advance the Philadelphia Promise Zone. These…MORE
Summit to tackle soaring local poverty rate
Damon C. Williams, The Philadelphia Tribune, Nov. 16, 2014 Mayor Michael Nutter has made confronting poverty a staple of his…MORE
First-year report released on city’s plan to combat poverty
Stephanie Farr, Daily News, Nov. 17, 2014 Shared Prosperity Philadelphia – the city’s plan to tackle its staggeringly deep poverty…MORE