Community Resources

4Smart Girls Only is a Philadelphia based mentoring program, whose mission is to educate, empower, and enlighten the lives of female youth through enrichment programs, and a wide range of services.  They provide one-on-one mentoring to help girls feel comfortable to be able develop and shine. Additionally, 4Smart Girls Only Foundation hosts group activities which give their youth the chance to create a sisterhood bond, be involved with the community, and to make lasting connections.

Website: 4smartgirlsonly.wixsite.com/website

AFAHO provides culturally & linguistically sensitive health, human, and educational services to African and Caribbean immigrants and refugees in West and Southwest Philadelphia. AFAHO’s African Youth Empowerment Program (AYEP) is an after-school program for African and Caribbean refugee and immigrant high school students created to empower the targeted youth to improve their educational and health outcomes, while equipping them with skills to become self-sufficient, civically engaged, and healthy young adults.

Website: afaho.org
Email: Caitlin@afaho.org
Phone Number: 215-546-1232

ASAP’s four initiatives (Chess, Debate, Drama and Scrabble) engage students in activities that complement classroom instruction, strengthen communities, and broaden students’ horizons. We are committed to supporting our partners with a mix of in-person and virtual after school and weekend programs during the 2021-2022 school year. Contact us today for more details!

Website: phillyasap.org
Email: programs@phillyasap.org

Phone: 215-545-2727

The Attic Youth Center works to create a safe space, community, and opportunities for LGBTQ+ youth and youth allies. They help shape youth into healthy, independent, civic-minded adults. The Attic provides after school activities, assistance seeking housing or jobs, a space for youth to express their identity, and caring and compassionate adults to talk to. The programs available assures that the youth who participate  are growing and thriving.

Website: atticyouthcenter.org/

Concilio provides critical human service programming to the Latino community in Philadelphia, through programs such as foster care, adoption services, housing, youth development and after-school programming, and children’s immunization outreach for the City of Philadelphia. Concilio is also an art and cultural convener for the community’s most significant and historic events.

Concilio is offering the following programs for high school students:

• Test Preparation
• Essay Writing/FASFA Workshops
• Homework Help and Tutoring
• Field Trips
• College & Career Exploration
• Community Service & Volunteering
• College Virtual Trips
• Relationship Skill Building
• Scholarship Search and Application Assistance

Website: elconcilio.net
Email: Taalen.traub@elconcilio.net

Congreso de Latinos Unidos is a non-profit organization who uplifts individuals and families in predominantly Latino neighborhoods to achieve economic self-sufficiency and well being. Congreso provides programs focused on the Latino community. They are client-centered and use a data-driven perspective to establish their relationships with the intended  population.

Website: congreso.net/

Since 2002, Dream Camp has run year-round OST programming for low-income Philadelphia youth ages 6-18. The mission of the ESF Dream Camp Foundation is to transform the lives of underserved youth through innovative year-long programs that nurture the individual, educate the mind, and inspire the spirit.

Website: esfdreamcamp.org

The Free Library of Philadelphia works to improve literacy, guide learning, and inspire curiosity. They aspire to build an enlightened community devoted to lifelong learning. The Free Library provides an inclusive public space available to individuals of all ages and backgrounds. Within these spaces staff provide educational resources, help with homework, English Language Learning, support job searches, and more!

The Philly High School Choice website guides students through a series of questions to display schools that match their priorities and needs.

Website: freelibrary.org/

Girls Inc. inspires all girls to be strong, smart, and bold. Our programs – in partnership with schools, communities, youth-serving organizations, and our offices – focuses on the development of the whole girl. We provide a variety of programs focused on academic enrichment, healthy living, and life skills instruction. A combination of long-lasting mentoring relationships, a pro-girl environment and research-based programming equips girls to lead fulfilling and productive lives and become role models in their community.

Website: girlsincpa-nj.org/
Email: bpendleton@girlsincpa-nj.org

Phone: 215-735-7775 ext. 408

Quiz Bowl is an unique extracurricular that strives to go beyond the high school curriculum! It is an academic competition in which teams of students collaborate to commit to a competition on a toss-up of questions. Practice material is available for free online through interactive question search programs. Students who are intellectually curious are given the opportunity to apply what they learn in school and build their leadership skills. 

Website: gpqb.wordpress.com/

The Main College-Bound Program (MPG) is projected to serve 100 youth ages 10-18 for program year 2020-21, in a culturally based enrichment program.  Fundamentally, the program prepares youth to graduate from high school and matriculate into the college of their choice.  The program consists of five principle workshops: Roots, Trends, Leadership Training, Girls/Boys Talk and College Preparation over a 29-week period on the North Philadelphia Office.  MPG offers an opportunity for youth to explore Multicultural American History, examine current trends in the urban community and engage in activities to foster successful admission and matriculate into the college of their choice. This program takes the “long view” of development by beginning to prepare youth at age 10 and helps them build their academic skills and college readiness.

Classes begins on October 3, 2020 with rolling admission.

Website: idaay.org/our-programs/main-college-bound-program
Email: aleacock@idaay.org

Mighty Writers teaches kids ages 3-17 to think clearly and write with clarity so they can achieve success at school, at work and in life. Last year, Mighty Writers reached 3,300 students. They focus on reaching many more kids in hard-pressed neighborhoods all over the area because for them, the clock is ticking. Tomorrow is today. It’s why they focus so intently on getting kids on their road to glory now.

Website: mightywriters.org

Since its inception, North10, Philadelphia has provided the young scholars of Hunting Park and East Tioga a sense of belonging through out-of-school-time programming housed at the Lenfest Center. North10 is proud of our deep relationships with community members. This program was developed based on direct feedback from residents and therefore reflects the needs of the students in our neighborhood. North10 learned that a program is needed to: Prepare students and their families for increased virtual learning and ensure that adequate technology is in place; Address learning gaps from the sustained time outside of the classroom; And, just as critically, reinforce a sense of community that has been absent since the the pandemic began.

Website: north10phl.org

The objective of Path to Greatness PTG) is to address the issues that are plaguing our youth and interfering with their potential for GREATNESS. Our Mission is to empower elementary, middle, and high school students to be proud of who they are and help them realize that Greatness lives inside them all. The vision of PTG is for the youth we serve to realize the greatness they have inside themselves. Our goal is to Educate, Encourage, Empower, Inspire, and Transform youth’s lives and get them started on his/her “Path to Greatness.” We provide workshops for students during the day and after school in person or virtually. We provide parent empowerment workshops for parents of students at the schools we serve. We provide mentoring for students who desire to be mentored and provide mentoring for graduating seniors who need help developing a life after high school plan with a fellow organization we partner with.

Website: www.path2great.org

Philadelphia Futures is driven with the idea that college is the key to economic self-sufficiency and satisfying life. The organization has made its mark on the lives of thousands of students by providing financial resources necessary to support their academic goals in high school. The overall goal of Philadelphia Futures is to assist and motivate low-income, first-generation college students using the appropriate tools and opportunity to promote admission and success in college.

Website: philadelphiafutures.org/

Rock to the Future provides student-driven music programs in a safe and supportive environment at no cost for Philadelphia youth. The new 2020 virtual programs keep youth connected, creative, and engaged from home and are available for grades 3 – 12. Classes include instruction on guitar, bass, drums, piano, or vocals, making music on a computer, protest songwriting, collaboration with professional musicians, music scoring, and more. One-on-one academic tutoring and college and trade school help is also available. Students will be given an instrument and all supplies needed to join, no experience is necessary, there is no cost, and we can provide assistance with technology training and needs. Rock to the Future believes music education should be accessible for all youth!

Website: rocktothefuture.org/
Phone Number: 215-302-9633

Tools for Success provides resources, empowerment, education and professional development to Philadelphia youth. They offer mentorship, educational and professional development workshops and career camps.

Website: www.toolsivsuccess.org/programs.html
Email: tools.success@gmail.com
Phone Number: 484-748-0391

Focused on building socially responsible young leaders in Greater Philadelphia, Youth Action is a no cost program that offers engaging and intense leadership/service- learning workshops on Saturdays 2-3 times out of month (10am-12pm; this year’s program will begin virtually) for middle & high school aged youth focused on civic history/participation/current events, service project planning, communication, meeting facilitation, agenda planning, professional/internship etiquette, budgeting, group dynamics, networking and additional leadership skill-sets.

Website: www.youthactionteam.org/programs
Application Instructions: Select Junior Youth Action for 7th and 8th grades. For 9th and 10th grades, select Inspiring Leaders Program.
Email: inspire@youthactionteam.org
Phone Number: 888-Youth90 ext 906