“They won the lottery, but this one had nothing to do with PowerBall or Mega Millions; they won an academic scholarship.” 6abc Action News describes the joy of the 1,700 Philadelphia families who learned of their new CSFP scholarships for the 2019-2020 school year during our December 2018 Lottery Day celebration.

Candace Williams, whose daughter Jade is among the 1,700 Philadelphia students selected in our December 2018 random lottery to receive a partial K-8th grade scholarship, told CBS Philly, “They create leaders, and I know that she’s destined to be a great woman one day and so I’m really grateful.”  

On Thursday, December 13th, CSFP staff, volunteers, donors, and host NRG Energy celebrated Lottery Day at Lincoln Financial Field by calling 1,700 Philadelphia families to share some exciting news: their children have been selected to receive partial K-8th grade scholarships for the 2019-2020 school year! CBS Philly captured the joy and surprises live at the…

Thursday, December 13, 2018

6-8 p.m.

Lincoln Financial Field
1 Lincoln Financial Field Way
Philadelphia, PA 19148

The happiest day of the year!

This past Saturday, CSFP and our partners at GreatPhillySchools (GPS) teamed up to host the Philly K-8 School Fair. We brought together 1,300 children and family members, 93 diverse schools, and community partners for a day of sharing information at Girard College.   We developed the Philly K-8 School Fair back in 2016 to increase…

CSFP’s Parent Ambassador (PA) program focuses on building community. As PAs work with school administrators, CSFP families at their schools, and their own personal networks to increase awareness and understanding of our program, they build valuable connections across the Greater Philadelphia community. And a substantial portion of that community is parents with pre-K aged children….

Each year, CSFP brings administrators from our network of 170 partner schools together for a Partner School Meeting to network, share best practices, and review CSFP partner school guidelines. This year’s meeting also featured guest speakers on topics relevant to K-8th grade education: Great Philly Schools (GPS) representatives spoke about their rating system, and representatives…

Lorraine Ballard Morrill of iHeartMedia featured CSFP ED Heather Frattone on a recent episode of “Philadelphia Community.” Listen to the interview to learn more about our scholarship process and how families can apply. 

On Comcast Newsmakers, host Jill Horner and CSFP ED Heather Frattone discusssed two opportunities available for Philadelphia families with K-8th grade children. The Philly K-8 School Fair, on October 27, will host over 100 diverse public district, public charter, and private schools at Girard College. The event is designed to help families across the city learn…

The Philadelphia Sunday Sun covers CSFP’s Citywide Application Launch in this article. In total, CSFP will award 2,000 new scholarships for the 2019-2020 school year.