Awarded Grants

To support “Camden Voices Amplified,” which seeks to empower Camden parents and students through grassroots organizing and independent journalism demanding equity, transparency, and accountability, amplifying authentic community voices, and building lasting leadership.

To support "Voices of 52nd Street,Then & Now: A Community Archive and Celebration," which seeks to document and preserve the vital voices that contributed to the thriving of the historic West Philadelphia corridor and community, past and present, in the face of stifling gentrification and erasure.

To expand "Defining Safety," a collaborative public art and documentary project that urgently amplifies Philadelphians’ voices on safety, and strengthens campaigns for budget transparency, equity, and community-driven alternatives to policing and incarceration.

To support the "Uncaged Potential" podcast, which continues to increase awareness of juvenile justice issues and youth-led organizing efforts through an audio and visual podcast developed by directly impacted young people.

To support the “Black Mama's Bail Out Storytelling Campaign,” which will amplify stories of people formerly incarcerated, pre-trial in Philadelphia, through short videos that will serve as the centerpiece of their community education and advocacy work for their annual Black Mama's Bail Out campaign in Spring 2026.

To support “Red de Confianza: Información, Cuidados y Movimiento Comunitario,” which seeks to strengthen access to reliable and culturally relevant information in Philadelphia's Latino migrant community, activate a network of community spokespersons to produce verified multimedia content in Spanish, and update a community directory that fosters organizing, advocacy, and collective action based on care.

To support “Project Dream Forward,” a youth-led cultural organizing campaign that seeks to advance a vision for collective liberation using zines, wearable messaging, and film production to transform apathy into action and develop new leaders, while contributing to a citywide movement.

To support “Project Engage,” an intergenerational community storytelling project in Chester, PA that: trains youth in podcasting, audio production, and journalism; lifts up the vital histories and cultural legacies of local elders; and empowers Chester residents to shape how their city is seen and understood.

To support the “With All Due Respect Campaign,” a worker-led fight to regulate Philadelphia’s temporary workers industry and amplify the voices of Black and formerly incarcerated workers navigating exploitative labor conditions.

To expand "Pardon Me,” an impact campaign based on the eponymous documentary, that will grow the West Philly Pardon Network into a statewide training and storytelling hub and launch a statewide digital storytelling initiative that amplifies community voices, builds pressure for pardon recommendations, and increases awareness of second chances as an economic and moral imperative.