Posts in 'Community-Centered Journalism'

To establish a better direct connection with students in Philadelphia through journalism, Chalkbeat will collaborate with the district-wide online student newspaper, the Bullhorn, and jumpstart a reporting series on how gun violence is impacting the city's youth.

Nominated to receive a general operating grant.

COVID-19 Emergency Fund to 2019 Grantees.

To empower Germantown residents to tell their own stories digitally through a series of trainings focused on audio production, podcasting, show development and streaming.

The 2021 Community Voices grant will support the distribution of a free community journal, published in Arabic and English, that amplifies culture from the Southwest Asia and North Africa region, with writers predominantly from the region. Distributing a physical newspaper across Philadelphia (and now Allentown) will put Arabic in public space to be seen and felt.

For “The Gaslit Streets,” a podcast to center community voices and creative talent in Camden, NJ.

While cell phone videos allow millions of Americans to see police brutality in a way that was previously not possible, the abuse and degradation of people in prisons remains largely out of public view. The 2021 Community Voices grant will enable the Prison Society to evolve and deepen their highly impactful work supporting, mobilizing, and amplifying the voices of incarcerated people from the Philadelphia region and their families, and in so doing advance decarceration.

Through the 2021 Community Voices Grant, Manifestando Tus Sueños will utilize various communication tools (digital, visual, written and audio) to advocate for, empower, inspire and educate those who wish to manifest their dreams past their current realities. Through Spanish-language content, Manifestando Tus Sueños will motivate their audience to evolve, create and live up to their maximum potential.

The 2021 Community Voices grant will support the creation of a multimedia room for community members to produce arts and culture reportage focused on Southwest Asian and North African (SWANA) communities in the Philadelphia area.

With the 2021 Digital Equity grant, Madre Tierra will uplift and support Spanish-speaking women through digital literacy initiatives using informative, animated comics for tv and social media, as well as comics printed for newspapers and magazines.