PHILADELPHIA  –  Mayor Cherelle L. Parker today applauded City Council’s final passage of the Fiscal Year 2027 Budget, a $7.1 billion spending plan that advances critical investments in public safety, housing, economic mobility, neighborhood quality of life, and opportunities for Philadelphia residents while maintaining the City’s strong fiscal foundation.

The FY27 Budget reflects the Parker Administration’s commitment to building a safer, cleaner, greener Philadelphia with access to economic opportunity for all.

“This budget is about delivering results for the people of Philadelphia,” said Mayor Cherelle L. Parker. “From safer neighborhoods and cleaner streets to economic opportunity, housing, and quality City services, this budget reflects our commitment to improving the lives of Philadelphians in every neighborhood. I am grateful to City Council and all of our partners who worked together to move our city forward.”

Throughout the budget process, thousands of Philadelphians participated through neighborhood town halls, public testimony, stakeholder meetings, and community engagement opportunities. Their voices helped shape a budget that responds to community priorities while positioning Philadelphia for long-term growth and stability.

The FY27 Budget includes major investments in:

  • Public safety initiatives that support violence prevention, neighborhood wellness, and community-based interventions.
  • Housing programs that expand access to affordable housing, preserve existing homes, and help more Philadelphians remain in their neighborhoods.
  • Economic mobility initiatives that connect residents to workforce development, career pathways, financial empowerment resources, and family-sustaining employment opportunities.
  • Quality-of-life improvements that support cleaner streets, and invest in neighborhood infrastructure, parks, libraries, and other public spaces.
  • Education and youth-focused investments that help prepare Philadelphia’s next generation for success.

Expanding Economic Mobility and Workforce Development

The FY27 Budget includes $51 million in new investments focused on economic mobility and workforce development, including:

  • Funding to create 1,000 new Career Connected Learning opportunities for Philadelphia youth, bringing the total number of slots up to 9,000.
  • $2.1 million for expanded financial counseling and empowerment services.
  • $10 million in FY27 workforce development investments.
  • Additional support for small and local businesses.

These investments build on the Administration’s commitment to ensuring more Philadelphians have access to family-sustaining careers, financial stability, and pathways to economic success.

Continuing Historic Housing Investment

The budget continues to advance the Administration’s H.O.M.E. Initiative, representing an unprecedented, historic commitment to building, restoring and repairing 30,000 units of housing for residents throughout Philadelphia.

Funding supports new housing production, preservation efforts, Land Bank initiatives, proactive rental inspections, and innovative strategies designed to increase housing supply and affordability across the city.

Making Strategic Investments in Public Safety

The budget includes significant public safety investments, including:

·      $25 million in FY27 grants for community violence intervention partners and grassroots organizations.

·      Continued Vision Zero investments to safeguard bicyclists and pedestrians.

·      Additional investments in Police, Fire, and Prisons.

·      Dedicated quality-of-life resources to address neighborhood concerns.

·      New enforcement resources to combat illegal dumping and maintain public spaces.

Together, these investments support safer communities while strengthening prevention, intervention, and enforcement strategies.

Sustaining the City’s Wellness Ecosystem

The FY27 Budget dedicates $63.5 million in FY27 to support Philadelphia’s wellness ecosystem, including continued operations and support for:

·      Riverview Wellness Village

·      Philly Home at Girard

·      Kensington Wellness Support Center

·      Wellness Court

·      Housing and recovery support services

These investments continue the City’s comprehensive approach to addressing homelessness, substance use disorder, behavioral health challenges, and neighborhood wellness.

Investing in Education and Philadelphia’s Future

The FY27 Budget continues the City’s commitment to educational opportunity through:

  • Expansion of Extended Day, Extended Year programming to 47 traditional and charter schools.

  • Expansion of PHLpreK to 5,350 seats.

  • Additional operating support for the Community College of Philadelphia, along with expanded dual enrollment opportunities for students.

Preserving 340 School-Based Positions

Throughout the FY27 budget process, Mayor Parker made clear that protecting Philadelphia students and the educators who support them was a top priority.

The Fiscal Year 2027 Budget includes one-time funding that will preserve approximately 340 school-based positions that were at risk of elimination in the coming school year.

Recognizing that a long-term solution is still needed to sustain these positions, Mayor Parker and City Council President Kenyatta Johnson announced a shared commitment to identify a recurring, predictable source of revenue to support these positions beyond FY27.

The Mayor has also made clear that if a recurring funding source is not identified, the City would implement painful cuts to offset the cost of the 340 positions. The Administration has identified those painful cuts starting in FY28 and will include these cuts in the Five Year Plan that is transmitted to the City’s financial oversight authority (PICA) later this month.  The shared commitment from the Mayor and the Council President is to find recurring revenue for the District to avoid those future cuts to the City’s budget.

“From the beginning of this budget process, we said that protecting educational opportunities for our children was non-negotiable,” said Mayor Parker. “This milestone reflects what is possible when leaders come together around a shared goal: ensuring that Philadelphia’s students have the resources they need to learn, grow, and succeed.”

The Mayor thanked City Council, School District leadership, educators, parents, advocates, labor partners, and other community stakeholders who helped advance the conversation around sustainable school funding. Read the full school funding announcement

Supporting the City’s Workforce

The proposed five-year plan includes a labor reserve for collective bargaining agreements —the largest labor reserve ever included in a Five-Year Plan—demonstrating the City’s commitment to supporting the workforce that delivers critical services to residents every day.

Delivering Infrastructure and Quality-of-Life Improvements

The FY27 Budget also includes major investments that will improve daily life for residents, including:

  • $181 million for SEPTA across the FY27 operating and capital budgets.

  • Funding for two new City health centers.

  • More than $60 million for paving and ADA improvements.

  • $35 million for Parks and Recreation investments and $6.5 million for libraries.

  • Investments in cultural institutions, including increased operating and capital support for the Dell Music Center.

  • Federal infrastructure matching funds to accelerate major projects across Philadelphia.

    The FY27 Budget will take effect on July 1, 2026 and builds upon the Administration’s broader ‘One Philly, One Future’ agenda and positions the City to continue making meaningful progress on the issues residents care about most.

“We have laid out an ambitious vision for Philadelphia, and this budget provides the resources necessary to continue turning that vision into reality,” Mayor Parker said. “Together, we are building a city that is safer, cleaner, greener, with access to economic opportunity for all.”

For additional information about the FY27 Budget, visit phila.gov

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