In April 2018, CSFP received a perfect 100 score from the nation’s leading charity watchdog, Charity Navigator. Just one of two education-based charities to make this list in April, we are incredibly proud of this honor, which recognizes our sustained commitment to fiscal responsibility, good governance, and best practices. Charity Navigator rates thousands of charities…

Currently, CSFP enjoys the assistance of 30+ Parent Ambassadors (PAs), who help liaise between CSFP staff, parents, and school communities. The PA program began in 2016 and has been growing ever since. PAs meet quarterly to go over program requirements, check in with staff about parent engagement strategies, and provide professional development to our PAs….

As a part of our ongoing efforts to provide access to quality education for Philadelphia children, we have been working with several local organizations on an initiative to increase awareness of and access to effective Pre-K programs in Philadelphia. Through a grant funded by the William Penn Foundation, CSFP is working to connect our schools…

CSFP is pleased to announce that it has appointed Heather Weiss Frattone as its new Executive Director. Ms. Frattone starts her new role today, just after CSFP announced that it has awarded another 2,000 new scholarships to K-8 grade children for next school year. Ms. Frattone joins CSFP from the University of Pennsylvania Law School,…

Two years ago, Matt Tucker and his wife April sat down to figure out their holiday giving. After a little googling for education-based charities in the area, Matt discovered CSFP, which at the time was one of Charity Navigator’s Top Ten Charities Receiving Private Donations. The Chester County resident has been interested in education for…

On March 14, CSFP staff, volunteers, donors, families, and alumni gathered to call the winners of CSFP’s final school year 2018-19 scholarship lottery and inform them they were selected to receive a four-year, partial scholarship to one of over 170 private schools in the area. The 2,000 newest scholarship recipients were chosen from a pool…

The first CSFP New Parent Forum and Registration Clinic for the 2018-2019 school year was held on Saturday, January 6th at Honickman Learning Center. More than 100 new scholarship recipients and their families attended the event, during which they received one-on-one registration assistance and an informational presentation about private school registration, requirements, deadlines, and additional…

On December 7, CSFP staff, donors, and volunteers gathered to call the new winners of CSFP’s scholarship lottery at a special holiday celebration hosted by FS Investments. The event marked the conclusion of CSFP’s priority lottery, through which CSFP randomly selected over 1,500 low-income Philadelphia families who applied to our K-8th grade scholarship program. All…

Did you know that CSFP works with 170 schools to increase access to quality education for Philadelphia children? Our schools are as diverse as the population we serve, and the concentration of each school is different. From secular to independent, parochial to Montessori, there is an option for all families within CSFP’s network of partner…

Dinner, drinks, an engaging conversation with Michael Smerconish and Eva Moskowitz, and a Zoltar machine to deliver fortunes. All these elements magically came together at CSFP’s Crystal Ball this past Saturday. Together with our guest speakers, Mayor Kenney, and a crowd of over 400 wonderful supporters, we raised over $3 million for CSFP’s scholarship program…