CSFP has earned our seventh consecutive 4 star rating!
Children’s Scholarship Fund Philadelphia is thrilled to announce that applications to our random lottery for K-8th grade scholarships for the 2019-2020 school year will open on Saturday, September 22, 2018! To kick off application season, we invite you to join us at our Citywide Application Launch. To spread the word about our need-based, K-8th…
read moreThroughout the fall, CSFP will spend time in communities throughout the city providing resources and support to help families make the best decision about their children’s K-8th grade education. We will host two important events: Citywide Application Launch September 22nd, 11AM-2PM CSFP will host a citywide event to celebrate the opening of our random lottery*…
read moreNow in our third year of the Parent Ambassador (PA) program, CSFP will work with 45 parents of children in our program to build community this school year. PAs help CSFP spread the word about our scholarships, liaise with school administrators, and work to ensure that CSFP families get the most out of their scholarships….
read moreMore than 400 CSFP students and family members joined CSFP for our annual trip to the Adventure Aquarium in Camden on August 1. CSFP scholarship recipients and their families learned about sharks, hippos, and other marine life at this one-day event, made possible through CSFP’s partnership with local cultural access program, Art-Reach. CSFP provides trips…
read moreIn July, 27 CSFP students, entering 8th and 9th grades, joined CSFP and local teachers at the Honickman Learning Center for a summer tutorial focusing on math, writing, and computer programming. This six-session tutorial featured individualized instruction, small group projects, and independent learning activities focused on the three core subject areas. CSFP began this summertime…
read moreCSFP has the pleasure of working with some amazing people across Philadelphia and the surrounding region. Our Young Friends group brings together a diverse group of young professionals with one goal in mind: increasing access to quality education for Philadelphia children. We caught up with one of our young friends, Liz Moyer, to ger her…
read moreThe Jewish Exponent covered CSFP’s annual Student Award Ceremony, and highlighted CSFP 4th-grader Brocha.
read moreCSFP alumni Patrick and Peter both won high school senior awards at our annual Student Award Ceremony this past year. Both young men are headed off to college this fall. The Northeast Times caught up with them just after the ceremony.
read moreThe Philadelphia Tribune describes highlights from CSFP’s 2018 Student Awards Ceremony, including the personal journey of CSFP alumnus Sahir, who will attend Temple University in the fall. Read the full article here.
read moreOver 1,500 families, students, organizational friends, and supporters joined CSFP on Tuesday, June 19, to celebrate our annual Student Award Ceremony. At the event, CSFP welcomed new K-8th grade students to our needs-based scholarship program, and recognized the achievements of current and former scholarship students and several community members. CSFP recognized Mr. Thomas P. Nerney…
read moreEach year, we turn away nearly 8,000 deserving students whose lives could be transformed through education. With your support, we can change that.