Objectives

• Engage leaders from HBCUs, Pan-Hellenic organizations, and the private sector.
• Bridge the gap between the City of Philadelphia and local organizations to foster community development, leadership, and opportunity.

Meet the executive committee members

Objectives

• Promote educational excellence and leadership.
• Increase awareness about the HBCU experience among Philadelphia students.
• Plan city-wide events like college fairs, cultural events, academic symposiums, and community service projects.
• Collaborate with local public, private, charter, and parochial schools to develop educational pathways from K-12 to HBCUs.
• Connect local service organizations and current HBCU students with local school students to provide academic support, leadership training, and career exposure.
• Share personal stories and information about scholarship opportunities from local organizations.

Objectives

• Mobilize local service organizations to raise awareness about climate change, recycling, and sustainability initiatives.
• Organize community campaigns to lead tree plantings, neighborhood clean-up days, composting workshops, and citywide beautification efforts.
• Partner with the City to participate in citywide clean-up efforts that strengthen neighborhoods and reinforce public trust.
• Establish a rapid response task-force that will mobilize HBCU faculty and students trained in legal, medical, and social service fields during community crises.
• Support communities impacted by violence, displacement, and public safety emergencies through coordinated advocacy, care, and resource connection.

Objectives

• Develop and promote internship, mentorship, and job placement programs that connect with HBCUs and Pan-Hellenic, fraternal, and other service organizations.
• Hold quarterly events showcasing Black-owned businesses.
• Lead community wealth building workshops and financial literacy workshops about credit, homeownership, investing, and cooperative economics.
• Organize career fairs, networking events, and leadership development opportunities tailored to HBCU students.
• Elevate the roles of Pan-Hellenic, fraternal, and other service organizations in Philadelphia by promoting philanthropic and community service efforts.

Objectives

• Mobilize trusted community leaders and institutions to expand access to care and inform City health priorities through community-driven solutions.
• Expand mental healthcare access with community wellness town halls, resource guides, and referral pathways.
• Support youth, seniors, and families with mentoring, wellness circles, screenings, and telehealth access.
• Promote preventive health by leading health fairs, mobile screenings, and community-based fitness initiatives.
• Respond to trauma and crisis by holding trauma-informed care trainings and delivering rapid response support in affected communities.

Objectives

• Host food giveaways and distributions in neighborhoods with the highest levels of food insecurity.
• Partner with and volunteer at local food banks and pantries, and identify areas that need additional food access.
• During major holidays, deploy organizations in all 10 Councilmanic Districts to distribute healthy holiday meals and feed the entire city.
• Partner with schools to serve as trusted food distribution hubs.
• Support HBCU students who have aged out of foster care with food, toiletries, and essential supplies, especially during campus closures and holiday breaks.

Objectives

• Mobilize all participating service organizations to adopt a school and provide mentorship support throughout the academic year.
• Collaborate with school administrators, counselors, and parents to align mentoring efforts with student needs and school goals.
• Deploy trained mentors to schools for regular in-person and virtual mentoring sessions focused on academic success, leadership development, and social-emotional growth.
• Offer tutoring, college and career readiness workshops, HBCU exposure, and scholarship awareness for students and families.
• Serve as positive role models by supporting attendance, conflict resolution, and student engagement initiatives.