Our Service Partners of Philadelphia
A current list of organizations we partner with. (May 2018) The groups vary from advocacy, environmental action, soup kitchens, mentoring, and more. Listed below are a few our Philadelphia urban partners. We're always looking to develop more relationships with Philadelphia-based organizations.
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Nutrition Ministry
Service Focus: Neighborhood nutrition Through the various Community Nutrition Programs at St. Luke's Germantown we offer meals to 1,800 people a month. From breakfasts, lunches, dinners and Food Cupboard, serving meals to those in need. URDC (Urban Resource Development) Service Focus: housing needs of low and moderate income families. RDC purchases and renovates abandoned or dilapidated houses and then sells them to first time home buyers. Service Focus: Food insecurity; caring for elders
Aid For Friends seeks to alleviate hunger and loneliness for isolated, home-bound individuals. The organization serves around 2,200 people/year -- that makes them 10X bigger than any other meal service program in the area! Service Focus: Environmental Stewardship The Awbury Arboretum seeks to preserve and interpret Awbury's historic house and landscape, thereby connecting an urban community with nature and history. Awbury hosts events throughout the year to teach neighbors in Germantown about farming and gardening. Service Focus: Homelessness, Addiction, Domestic Violence, & Mental Illness Seeking God's guidance and believing that we are all members of one family, the mission of Bethesda Project is to find and care for the abandoned poor and to be family with those who have none. Service Focus: Caring for elders Center in the Park is a non-profit community center in Northwest Philadelphia primarily focused on the needs of older people. The Center fosters respect, independence, and personal growth for each individual. Service Focus: Working with children City Camp is an urban day camp adventure serving parishes of the Diocese of Pennsylvania to families in their local communities. Through creative and innovative activities and programs, children and you build community and encounter the Gospel through games, songs, storytelling, and more. Service Focus: Urban Church Life and Neighborhood Revitalization The Advocate Center for Culture and Education (ACCE, pronounced ace) unites community residents, volunteers, churches, service providers and educational institutions in a cooperative effort of mutual support and learning to improve the life prospects and well-being of North Philadelphia residents. Service Focus: Homelessness, food insecurity, access to social services Face to Face meets basic human needs and reduces suffering. With hospitality, they provide a safe environment and practical tools, which enable the people of their community to confront personal challenges, empower their lives, and fulfill their unique potential. Service Focus: Education and community development The mission of the Free Library of Philadelphia is to advance literacy, guide learning, and inspire curiosity. Free Library has 56 branches with 6 million visitors each year! Service Focus: Environmental stewardship, education The gardens at the historic Grumblethorpe house in Germantown are tended by children in the Grumblethorpe Education Program with assistance from middle and high school volunteers under the guidance of Grumblethorpe educators. They provide educational opportunities for children and fresh food for the local community. |
Greener Partners
Service Focus: Farming and sustainability Greener Partners seeks to create healthy communities through food, farms, and education. With a diverse range of projects throughout the Philadelphia region, they seek to make local food accessible by offering multiple ways of experiencing fresh, local food in our communities. Service Focus: Anti-gun-violence advocacy Heeding God’s Call is a faith-based movement to prevent gun violence by uniting people of faith in the sacred responsibility to protect our sisters, brothers and children. They advocate for faith communities to make commitments to raise voices and take action to prevent gun violence. Heeding God’s Call helps faith communities organize to publicly pressure local gun stores to adopt a set of practices to deter straw purchasing. Service Focus: Food access Especially for people at acute nutritional risk due to life- threatening illness, MANNA (Metropolitan Area Neighborhood Nutrition Alliance) prepares and delivers delicious nourishing meals and counsel, empowering individuals to battle illness and improve their quality of life. Service Focus: Food access Philabundance seeks to reduce hunger and food insecurity in the Delaware Valley by providing food access to people in partnership with organizations and individuals. Service Focus: Childhood development In Philadelphia’s most disadvantaged neighborhoods, 65% of children live in poverty and 54% do not complete high school. Boys and Girls Clubs offer young people in these communities a positive, safe place to learn and grow. Service Focus: Homelessness Project HOME seeks to empower adults, children, and families to break the cycle of homelessness and poverty, to alleviate the underlying causes of poverty, and to enable all of us to attain our fullest potential as individuals and as members of the broader society. Service Focus: Urban Education St. James School is a faith-based Philadelphia middle school in the Episcopal tradition, committed to educating traditionally under-resourced students in a nurturing environment. Service Focus: Homelessness Saint John’s Hospice seeks to be a community grounded in faith and service where homeless persons find dignity, respect, nourishment, and opportunities for new beginnings. Saint John’s Hospice provides a noon meal to 300-350 men each weekday. Service Focus: Food insecurity The SHARE Food Program is a nonprofit organization serving a regional network of community organizations engaged in food distribution, education, and advocacy. SHARE promotes healthy living by providing affordable wholesome food to those willing to contribute through volunteerism. Families who receive food from SHARE also volunteer there! |
