In a recent letter to the editor printed in The Philadelphia Inquirer, CSFP Executive Director Ina Lipman stressed the urgent need to provide more immediate educational solutions for children trapped in failed public schools. She states: “We cannot be satisfied that only 10 percent of all Philadelphia public school students will graduate from college. What…

More than 150 new families joined CSFP staff and volunteers on April 6th for our annual new parent workshop, paperwork clinic and school fair. CSFP Executive Director Ina Lipman addressed the crowd, highlighting that spring is a joyful time for the organization. “This is my favorite time of year,” Lipman stated, “because we get to…

On Thursday, March 14th, friends, donors, and volunteers joined CSFP staff for our Annual Lottery Day Celebration at the offices of Drinker, Biddle & Reath, LLP. As we began to make calls letting selected families know that their children won the scholarship lottery, we all shared the joy this wonderful news brought to so many…

On March 2nd and 3rd, CSFP hosted its eighth annual family weekend at The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University. In partnership with the Academy, CSFP invited its scholarship recipients and their families to visit the fun and educational museum at a greatly discounted price. Over 900 participants visited the Academy and enjoyed the…

Earlier this week, CSFP Executive Director Ina Lipman discussed CSFP scholarships, school tuition, and the CSFP scholarship lottery with KYW News reporter Cherri Gregg. Ina described CSFP’s scholarship program, which currently provides 3,500 children with tuition support to attend safe, quality K-8th grade schools in the area. She let area families know that CSFP scholarships…

On Wednesday, December 12th, Philadelphia-area scholarship groups Children’s Scholarship Fund Philadelphia (CSFP), SKY Community Partners and Business Leadership Organized for Catholic Schools (BLOCS) hosted an informational meeting for area business leaders focusing on Pennsylvania’s Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (OSTC) program. Through the OSTC program, companies can receive tax credits for up to 90% of donations…

CSFP would like to recognize and congratulate a former team member that continues to exemplify the values that CSFP stands for and embraces: Cindy Nicoletti. Recently, Cindy was featured in her alma mater’s newsletter – the University of Pennsylvania’s “Penn News Today.” Please click here for the story. Pursuing her childhood dream of becoming an…

On Thursday, November 15, 2012, CSFP hosted its Annual New Application Kick-off Event at Citizens Bank Park. This event marks the opening of CSFP’s 2013-2014 new scholarship application season. CSFP Board President Evie McNiff and CSFP Executive Director Ina Lipman acknowledged the presence and generous support of several attendees and lead donors, including The Maguire…

It’s that time of year again! CSFP will celebrate the start of its 2013-2014 scholarship application season with a press announcement at Citizens Bank Park, starting at 9:45 AM on Thursday, November 15, 2012. We invite you to join us and be among the first to apply for one of our new 2,000 scholarships. We…

The CSFP School Directory was designed to help parents begin the process of finding a school that is the right match for their child. It offers questions to consider regarding academics, cost, school location and transportation options, extra-curricular activities, and values and discipline methods. It also contains important information submitted by school administrators of over…