The American Psychological Foundation invites applications for its Trauma Psychology Grant program.

Through the program, a grant of up to $3,200 will be awarded to support innovative work to alleviate trauma.

To be eligible, applicants must be early career psychologists (doctoral-level psychologist who is no more than 10 years post-doctoral) and be affiliated with a nonprofit charitable, educational, and scientific institution or governmental entity operating exclusively for charitable and educational purposes.

For complete program guidelines and application instructions, see the American Psychological Foundation website.

Deadline: February 15, 2023

The American Psychiatric Association Foundation invites applications for its Awards for Advancing Minority Mental Health.

Through the program, grants of $5,000, a plaque, and recognition in APA/APAF publications and websites will be awarded to mental health and wellness organizations in support of programs that raise awareness of mental illness in underserved minority communities, the need for early recognition, the availability of treatment and how to access it, and the cultural barriers to treatment; increase access to quality mental health services for underserved minority communities; and improve the quality of care for underserved minority populations, particularly those in the public health system or with severe mental illness.

To be eligible, programs and organizations must have been in operation for at least two years.

For compete program guidelines and application instructions, see the American Psychiatric Association Foundation.

Deadline: February 6, 2023

The City of Philadelphia and the Thomas Scattergood Behavioral Health Foundation announced the launch of the Overdose Prevention and Community Healing Fund.

The $3.5 million fund, using opioid settlement funds, will implement a community-driven grantmaking process that focuses on geographic areas most impacted by the overdose crisis in Philadelphia and directly addresses prevention, recovery, and healing for the many individuals and communities affected.

The fund will invest in direct programs in overdose prevention, substance use awareness, and harm reduction, in addition to holistic programs that address community trauma and stigma associated with substance use and promote safety and mental well-being for communities and community-based workers in the substance use field.

Grant focus areas include: expanding community-based prevention, education, and harm reduction; promoting and facilitating connections to behavioral health treatment and recovery services; addressing and responding inclusively to complex, unmet community needs related to substance use for communities of color and underserved populations; heal individual and collective trauma related to substance use; reduce stigma related to substance use in communities; and promote public safety and wellness for community workers in the substance use field. The fund will award two types of grants:

Capacity Building Grants: Grants of $20,000 will be awarded to support a wide range of general operating uses. Funding can also serve as capacity-building grants to support organizational development, training, technical assistance, and research.

Program Grants: Grants of $100,000 will be awarded to support programs and projects that directly advance at least one of the six grant focus areas.

All applicants must attend a compliance session, which will be offered twice via virtual communication on January 23, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. ET, and January 25, 2023, at 5:30 a.m. ET.

To be eligible, applicants must be tax-exempt as defined by section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code (or have a fiscal sponsor), and be based in and serving communities located in Philadelphia County. Organizations must have an annual budget of $5 million or less.

For complete program guidelines and application instructions, see the Thomas Scattergood Behavioral Health Foundation website.

Deadline: February 3, 2023 at 5:00 p.m. ET

Bloomberg Philanthropies invites applications for the 2022 Public Art Challenge, which encourages mayors to partner with artists, elevating the value of including the creative sector when developing solutions to significant urban issues.

The program supports temporary public art projects that celebrate creativity, enhance urban identity, encourage public-private collaborations, and strengthen local economies. Mayors of United States cities with at least 30,000 residents may apply for up to $1 million in funding to create temporary public art projects that address important civic issues. Submissions for dynamic works of art across all disciplines will be considered, and proposed projects will be evaluated on their ability to generate public-private collaborations, celebrate creativity and urban identity, and strengthen local economies.

Up to 10 winners will be chosen to execute their projects—which may include multiple installations in a single city—over 24 months. Grants will cover project-related expenditures including development, execution, and marketing.

To be eligible, U.S. cities are required to have 30,000 residents or more to apply, and the lead applicant must be submitted by the mayor or chief executive of the host city on behalf of a collaboration between the city and an artist and/or arts organization.

Phase 1 applications are February 15, 2023, at 5:00 p.m. ET; finalists will be asked to submit Phase 2 applications in spring 2023.

For complete program guidelines, application instructions, and information about previously supported projects, see the Bloomberg Philanthropies website.

Deadline: February 15, 2023 at 5:00 p.m. ET

Higher ed partners: Please join PHENND for this virtual discussion with representatives from the Pennsylvania Department of Education who will give a brief overview of the graduation pathways described in Act 158.  Following that presentation, we will have an open discussion on the best ways local higher education institutions can be supportive of School District of Philadelphia students as they work to meet the graduation requirements.

Topics may include offering additional dual enrollment programs, providing internship and service-learning opportunities, tutoring students for the Keystone Exams; any and all ideas are welcome!  Let’s be creative and ensure that our university-school partnerships are providing the best supports possible as students navigate these new pathway criteria.

Please register for this Zoom meeting here.

About Us

While each volunteer/employee with the Philadelphia Youth Football organization brings a unique set of competencies and skills to their work, we believe all employees/volunteers should:

• Be student-centered, embrace school and life, and show it through actions and interactions with youth, colleagues, and parents.
• Personify and live “football and team enrichment”.
• Consistently maintain high standards for his or her own work and motivates others to achieve the same standard of excellence.
• Demonstrates a desire and willingness to constantly grow and learn, both personally and professionally, and sees others – especially our youth – as having the ability to learn and reach success.
• Foster a positive culture by being optimistic, selfless, flexible, and collaborative.
• Demonstrate a belief in and commitment to fostering an inclusive and diverse program and organization.

About You

Minimum Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or equivalent (preferred, not required).
• College, minor league, flag football; and professional experience is a MAJOR PLUS.
• One (1) year of coaching experience or administration duties with a football program is a plus.
• Effective interpersonal, communication, time management, and organizational skills.
• Able to travel on SEPTA. Valid PA Driver’s License if you possess a vehicle.
• Ability to work with diverse populations and varying athletic skill levels

Preferred Qualifications:

• Excellent interpersonal, communication, time management, and organizational skills.
• Knowledge of football.
• Running experience of high school, college preferred.
• Passion for coaching and competing.
• Prior coaching experience and/or coaching license(s) preferred.

Youth Football Coaches Certifications: Become certified so you can enhance fundamentals, teach more efficiently and keep athlete well-being top of mind. Click on Youth Certifications:  Football Development | USA Football. PYFA will reimburse you if needed.

Clearances

To ensure the safety of our youth, state law requires that all prospective mentors participate in a state-certified child abuse and criminal record check, and an FBI fingerprint-based background check. Coaches/mentors are not matched with students until certifications are received.  In order to work with our youth, all clearance certificates must be current and in place. Below are the three links that will allow you to acquire your certifications:

1. Pennsylvania State Police Criminal History Check (click on Volunteer)
2. PA Department of Human Services Child Abuse History Clearance (click on Volunteer)
3. FBI Fingerprinting

For FBI fingerprinting, here is the process: Click on “Digital Finger Printing” Icon; Enter service code: 1KG6ZJ; Schedule or Manage Appointment; Enter requisite personal information (follow the prompts) and Select a time & location for your appointment

If you are already in possession of clearances, providing copies is certainly acceptable. Certifications must accompany all volunteer applications. Please send your certificates and applications to Eugene Pough at: epough@pyfa215.org

To Apply: Please contact Eugene Pough at epough@pyfa215.org.

Term: Yearly

Position start date: TBD by applicant’s overall onboarding process

The Philadelphia Youth Football Academy seeks candidates who hope to help foster a love for football atmosphere where all people are valued and where all perspectives are respected and appreciated, as described in our Diversity and Inclusion statement.

Location: Finley Recreation Center

About Us

While each volunteer/employee with the Philadelphia Youth Football organization brings a unique set of competencies and skills to their work, we believe all employees/volunteers should:

• Be student-centered, embrace school and life, and show it through actions and interactions with youth, colleagues, and parents.
• Personify and live “football and team enrichment”.
• Consistently maintain high standards for his or her own work and motivates others to achieve the same standard of excellence.
• Demonstrates a desire and willingness to constantly grow and learn, both personally and professionally, and sees others – especially our youth – as having the ability to learn and reach success.
• Foster a positive culture by being optimistic, selfless, flexible, and collaborative.
• Demonstrate a belief in and commitment to fostering an inclusive and diverse program and organization.

WHAT ARE THE PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE FUNDRAISING COORDINATOR?

• Identify and plan annual fundraising opportunities (typically 3-4 events per year).
• Schedule, manage and ensure successful execution of events, including online auction.
• Ensure events are within budget, meet team objectives and appropriately represent the Retrievers organization and its brand within the Community.
• Plan events in coordination with the Board of Directors, other volunteers, and vendors
• Work with internal and external parties to initiate, plan and execute fundraising events
• Functions as team liaison with other animal organizations’ and rescues’ events (AHS, RAGOM, etc.).
• Identify grants available and write grant requests.
• Work with the Social Media team to maintain fundraising websites as needed (i.e. GiveMN Give to the Max website, GoFundMe).
• Work closely with Events and Marketing as needed

 WHAT OTHER SKILLS ARE REQUIRED FOR A FUNDRAISING COORDINATOR?

• Self starter
• Team player
• Strong communication skills
• Strong written and verbal skills
• Ability to communicate recommendations with Board of Directors and provide regular updates
• Ability to build strong relationships with team members and within the community
• Highly organized and detailed oriented
• Strong Facebook page knowledge

To Apply: Please contact Eugene Pough at epough@pyfa215.org.

Term: Yearly

Position start date: TBD by applicant’s overall onboarding process

The Philadelphia Youth Football Academy seeks candidates who hope to help foster a love for football atmosphere where all people are valued and where all perspectives are respected and appreciated, as described in our Diversity and Inclusion statement.

Location: Finley Recreation Center

On January 26, the SHINEonPA STEM Ecosystem (representing Northeastern Pennsylvania) will discuss its successful out-of-school time STEM programs; and Berks STEM Connection will showcase its Career Ready Berks platform and their STEM industry partnerships.

Date and Time: January 26, 2023, 8:30-9:30 AM

Register HERE.

Learn how to set the right goals for guiding your work.

Date and Time: Wednesday, February 15, 2023, 6:00 PM –  7:30 PM

Register.

Tour guides will lead walking tours of current and future phases of the Rail Park for community members, local organizations, private companies, students, and others. This position requires a commitment to learning and understanding the history of The Rail Park and its surrounding neighborhoods. Tour Guide experience and familiarity with the Rail Park are not a requirement. Training will be provided and is required.

Job Summary 

Friends of the Rail Park seeks tour guides who are passionate about the Rail Park, Philadelphia and their community. Tour guides will lead walking tours of current and future phases of the Rail Park for community members, local organizations, private companies, students, and others. This position requires a commitment to learning and understanding the history of The Rail Park and its surrounding neighborhoods. Tour Guide experience and familiarity with The Rail Park are not a requirement. Training will be provided and is required. Tour guides, however, should feel comfortable public speaking and interacting with tour participants.  Tour guides will be able to create their own schedule and will be compensated for each tour given.

Training and Development

Tour guides will have to attend three mandatory training sessions and lead a practice tour. The training sessions include Rail Park 101, Inclusivity training + Infrastructural Racism Training, and Tour Creation  + Storytelling Workshop. These workshops are tentatively scheduled for February 22nd, March 1st, and March 8th. There will also be a virtual program overview and Q and A session on February 15th which is not mandatory but highly encourage on attending.  Guides will then create and present a tour to Friends of the Rail Park staff for evaluation. Once guides pass their evaluation, they will be eligible to lead tours. Training and check-ins will continue on a biannual basis.

Learn more and apply.

Location: Campus Center, Multipurpose Room, 326 Penn Street, Camden, NJ 08102

Tim Wise is the author of Dispatches from the Race War.

Register.

This course illuminates the organization and procedures of the Pennsylvania Judicial System with the goal of bringing Pennsylvanian’s awareness of and confidence in their courts. We will discuss the different subject matters of each court, knowing your way around the courtroom, how judges are selected, and how you can be a more knowledgeable citizen.

Please spread the word about the workshop as it is completely free for anyone to join and gain knowledge the organization and procedures of the Pennsylvania Judicial System with the goal of bringing Pennsylvanians awareness of and confidence in their courts. We will discuss the different subject matters of each court, knowing, how judges are elected, and how you can be more knowledgeable citizen.

Register.

MOCEVS hosts the National Service Task Force (NSTF) which, since 2015, has committed to reducing barriers to service. The goal of the NSTF is to make national service more accessible to any Philadelphian committed to service.

As a result, in 2018, Service Year Alliance designated Philadelphia’s NSTF a service year Impact Community. Service Year Alliance defines Impact Communities as, “collaborative efforts among community stakeholders to leverage service years as a tool to address community needs. By coordinating local efforts, Impact Communities work to create the conditions for universal national service — full-time, paid service that is impactful, equitable, offers career, education, and civic opportunity, and exists at scale.”

Find out more about Service Year Alliance Impact Communities  and the NSTF.

The event will be on February 15th, 2023 from 9-11 am. We plan for the event to be in person at The Friends Center, 1501 Cherry St., in the Rufus Jones Room.

Questions? Contact Symbol Lai, symboll@childrenfirstpa.org.

Register HERE.

Enjoy free admission and extended hours on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Special programming includes two readings of MLK’s historic “I Have a Dream” speech at 11:45 am and 1:45 pm, family-friendly concerts featuring songs from the civil rights era, and arts and craft activity tables in the grand hall lobby.

Learn more and reserve tickets.

The Real-World Learning Project Manager’s role falls under PLC’s Real-World Connections activities and is the result of PLC securing funding for The Workport @ PLC, a sustainable system that will support real-world learning across a network of progressive high schools in Philadelphia.

PLC is looking for a Philadelphia-based, seasoned professional with workforce and youth development experience in the city, to be the Founding Real-World Learning Project Manager (RWL Project Manager). The Workport @ PLC is being built from the ground up. The RWL Project Manger will be responsible for all tasks related to the piloting, implementing, and managing the Workport @ PLC. The successful candidate must establish, implement, and refine the workflow for this position.

Full job description and application information.

Contact with officials of public agencies, a diverse range of contracted providers, and City and departmental staff to obtain information or render assistance are significant aspects of the work. Work is performed under the direction of a technical superior.

Application deadline: January 20, 2023

Learn more and apply.

Proposals are due February 3, 2023 and the Call for Proposals outlines guiding questions to consider including,

• How can we integrate equity, justice, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility into civic and community engagement work in practical, scalable, and creative ways?
• What practices can higher education institutions instill in order to create more experiential civic learning opportunities? How do we hold institutions accountable for advancing anti-racist practices?
• How can we balance voter registration, education, and turnout efforts with broader civic and community outreach and engagement?
• Do campuses have institution-wide political and civic learning objectives? What are the student-level practices and outcomes and how are they assessed?
• What are effective civic learning and engagement pedagogical and programmatic strategies, relevant to both the historical perspective and the current climate?
• How are communities in which campuses are situated integrated into the work of strengthening democracy through political & civic learning initiatives as meaningful partners in the work?

Questions can be directed to Cathy Copeland, Director, American Democracy Project (ADP), CopelandC@aascu.org, 202-478-7833.

Watch this video to learn more about the Sandbox.

Date and Time: Thursday, January 19, 2023, 9:30–11:00 AM

Location: IL Sorriso Cafe, 2400 North Howard Street, Philadelphia, PA 19133

Learn more and register.

College Together is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that serves youth in the Philadelphia area. CT is building a new and trusted college option where local students earn an accelerated college degree in a project-based format, receive 1-on-1 support, and take on little-to-no-debt. Through a partnership with non-profit and regionally accredited Southern New Hampshire University, CT’s learners are mentored daily through a digital, project-based, and work-relevant college curriculum. They receive one-on-one in-person support and forge community at our downtown “CT Campus.”

About the Position

CT is looking for a full-time staff member to join our growing team. The College Success Senior Associate will focus on learner support, collaboration within the coaching team, and academic program development.

In this role, they will:

• Work with a growing team of coaches dedicated to student achievement and advancement;
• Support a caseload of learners through on-time/accelerated degree attainment;
• Leverage program data, learner feedback, staff involvement, and any additional qualitative and quantitative means to shepard the continued development of a high quality student support program;
• Design and execute interventions based on trends in student pacing, engagement, and term persistence;
• Develop & refine academic support resources for all Associate and Bachelor degree pathways;
• Cultivate in-depth knowledge of each college project, as well as trends in feedback to align with best coaching practices;
• Liaise with partner university programs to ensure smooth and consistent delivery of rigorous academic content;
• Curate Learning Lounge resources to create a comfortable, welcoming, and focused study environment.

Learn more and apply.