City of Philadelphia Announces 2025 Overdose Prevention and Community Healing Fund Recipients 

The grant is designed to meet community needs and is a signature part of Mayor Parker’s response to the opioid crisis in Philadelphia  

Philadelphia –The City of Philadelphia’s Office of Public Safety (OPS) hosted a grant award workshop to honor and support the 2025 recipients of the Overdose Prevention and Community Healing Fund (OPCH). The event brought together the 22 community-based organizations receiving a total of $2.2 million in funding to support grassroots efforts addressing the opioid crisis through healing, prevention, and resilience-building at the neighborhood level.

“The Overdose Prevention and Community Healing Fund isn’t just about dollars going to into community organizations, into our neighborhoods; it’s about strategic decision-making with the intention to restore normalcy, to restore the well-being of entire communities,” said Mayor Cherelle L. Parker. “As an administration, we are tackling the opioid crisis on all fronts by making sure our efforts match the needs on the ground: from the Riverview Wellness Village, to enhanced street cleaning in Kensington, to working with our partners in City Council on Kensington-specific legislation, to these grants – the overall goal is to advance real, meaningful progress that makes the people in those communities feel seen, supported and like someone in City Hall cares.”

The grant program focuses on three geographic areas: Citywide, Kensington, and North Philadelphia. These focus areas reflect both the communities most visibly impacted by the crisis and the reality that substance use affects residents across all parts of the city, each with distinct needs and challenges.

The grants will prioritize the following programmatic areas:

  • Overdose Prevention: Reducing the risk of overdose through outreach, education, harm reduction, treatment, and recovery supports;
  • Community and Family Healing: Promoting healing and resilience among individuals, families, and communities impacted by the overdose crisis; and
  • Substance Use Prevention: Providing education, awareness, and support to individuals and communities to prevent the initiation of substance use.

“The Office of Public Safety as the administrator of the OPCH program is committed to transparency, accountability, and meaningful community engagement,” said Adam Geer, Chief Public Safety Director. “At its core, our mission is to reduce harm and promote healing by using the City’s platform and collective resources to elevate the work of the individuals and organizations in our communities – that is how we can be most effective and what Mayor Parker means when she talks about One Philly, a United City.”

Grantees who received program-level funding from the OPCH Fund in 2024 were invited to apply. Proposals were evaluated based on demonstrated impact, alignment with community priorities, organizational capacity, and feasibility of proposed activities, with community perspectives also informing the final selections.

In addition to grant funds, 2025 OPCH Fund grantees will receive technical assistance training through workshops and consultation with experts at no cost, beginning with this first workshop that was hosted in late July.

By convening grantees at the start of the funding cycle, the City is laying the groundwork for stronger collaboration, cross-organizational learning, and a place-based service pipeline that reflects local needs. This intentional approach reflects a shift in how Philadelphia is investing in overdose prevention—centering community voices, prioritizing equity, and creating new opportunities for grantees to build capacity, share strategies, and work together toward sustained neighborhood recovery.

The following organizations were awarded 2025 OPCH Fund programming grants:

  • The African American Male Wellness Agency
  • AMANDLA, Inc. (Safe-Hub Philadelphia)
  • Black Muslim Men United
  • Broad Street Love
  • By Faith Enternal Health Care
  • CADEkids
  • Fab Youth Philly
  • Face to Face
  • Homeless Advocacy Project
  • Housing, Opportunity, Purpose and Education, Inc. (HOPE, Inc.)
  • Hunting Park Green
  • The Lighthouse, Inc.
  • Mercy Neighborhood Ministries, Inc.
  • Mother of Mercy House
  • Musicopia
  • NewView Institute
  • North Philly Project
  • Ordinarie Heroes
  • PB&J (Philly Bridge & Jawn)
  • Philly House
  • The Reawakening Agency
  • Uplift Center for Grieving Children

To learn more about the OPCH Fund and how to apply for future OPS funding opportunities, visit www.phila.gov/OPSGrants or email: OPSgrants@phila.gov.

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