Broad Street Ministry (BSM) is one the Philadelphia region’s most innovative social service organizations serving individuals experiencing deep poverty through stabilizing services, clinical supports and therapeutic arts programming. This includes healthy meals, case management, a mailing address and ID procurement service, distributing clothing and personal hygiene products and support for returning citizens. By reducing anxiety […]
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The RISE Partnership continues its work by providing capacity building support and technical assistance to organizations that were recipients of City of Philadelphia anti-violence Community Expansion Grants (CEG). Adapted from RISE Partnership’s implementation cohort model and values, the technical assistance is tailored to best fit the needs of the CEG cohort. Grantees participate in: In-person […]
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To more inclusively address the mental health needs of our community, Rowan College at Burlington County (RCBC) has partnered with Calm Clarity to provide training to improve mental health and well-being and develop inclusive leadership skills to counteract the unconscious biases and systemic disparities faced by our community. This will involve training facilitators to guide […]
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We are excited to announce the official launch of the RISE Partnership. RISE stands for Readiness, Implementation, Sustainability for Effectiveness and is an effort to strengthen nonprofit organizations in the Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey region. The RISE Partnership builds on BECI (the Building Evaluation Capacity Initiative), which has been working with organizations in […]
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In July 2007, HAP entered into its first contract with the City of Philadelphia’s Office of Homeless Services to develop an expedited Supplemental Security Income (SSI/SSDI) disability benefits application protocol for chronically homeless Philadelphians modeled after a federal initiative titled SOAR (SSI/SSDI Outreach Access and Recovery). HAP developed, and continues to administer, Philadelphia’s only SOAR […]
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The Barra Foundation and The Sheller Family Foundation awarded Mural Arts Philadelphia and Mental Health Partnerships grants to initiate a program in Philadelphia. Mural Arts Philadelphia proposed a mural-making work opportunity for individuals experiencing economic instability. The opportunity specifically targets participants experiencing economic instability in Center City and Kensington, Philadelphia. The initial grant award included support for a set […]
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