Philly District Attorney's Office Announces Eighth Round of Violence Prevention Grants
NBC News: Hannah Gross - April 3, 2023 Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner announced the eighth round of violence prevention...
Why Not Prosper Highlighted for "Love Bags" by CBS
CBS News: Madeline Wright - April 5, 2023 Love bags were delivered to inmates Wednesday at the Philadelphia Industrial Correctional...
Center for Employment Opportunities Highlighted for Violence Prevention Work
WHYY: Sammy Caiola - February 9, 2023 Rasheed Abdus says when he got out of prison four years ago, at age 21, he struggled to find a job....
Two PRC Members Receive Funding from Governor Wolf's Women’s Reentry Services Initiative
Maternity Care Coalition and Why Not Prosper received funding through the Women’s Reentry Services Initiative. Congratulations to both...
PAR Recycle Works Highlighted in WHYY Feel Good Fridays Series
WHYY: Elizabeth Estrada - November 25, 2022 The aisles and shelves in the warehouse at PAR-Recycle Works in North Philadelphia are...
Broad Street Ministry’s Civic Engagement Reaches an Important Voting Group
PGN: Michele Zipkin - October 26, 2022 With the midterm elections in less than two weeks, organizations and individuals have been ramping...
A Mural Program Helps Previously Incarcerated Women Return To Life
NextCity: Marielle Argueza - October 5, 2022 December Ablessing Collins is hard to miss in a room. She constantly uses her hands to talk...
Philly-Based Why Not Prosper Program Expands to Harrisburg to Help Formerly Incarcerated Women
The Burg: Maddie Gittens - September 20, 2022 While Rev. Michelle Simmons was helping formerly incarcerated women in Philadelphia, she...
Mural Arts Guild Program Spotlighted by The Philadelphia Citizen
The Philadelphia Citizen: Lilly Rodriguez - September 8, 2022 To read the full article, click here. You can imagine prison, but you can’t...
Petey Greene Philadelphia Awarded $75K Grant from Patricia Kind Family Foundation
The PGP Philadelphia has received a $75,000 grant from the Patricia Kind Family Foundation, to be awarded over three years. With this...