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Penn Nursing aims to change attitudes around geriatric care by placing students directly into local nursing homes, an innovation in education that could transform the future nursing workforce.

Low-income taxpayers across the city receive tax prep guidance from Wharton students, who are participating in an Academically Based Community Service (ABCS) course.

Through the Penn Engineering Student Learning and Engagement (PESTLE) program, students can register for volunteer opportunities that help Philadelphia’s communities thrive.

From working within individual classrooms to powering two whole-school partnerships, Penn’s Graduate School of Education (GSE) supports the well-being and growth of K–12 students in Philadelphia.

Abriana Stewart-Height, a Philly native and 2023 alum from the General Robotics, Automation, Sensing and Perception (GRASP) Lab at Penn Engineering, connects K–12 students with robotics and other STEM opportunities through her volunteer work.

In early 2024, Penn’s Graduate School of Education (GSE) hosted nearly 175 local high school students at the Youth United Against Incarceration Symposium, which fostered discussions surrounding the root causes of mass incarceration and strategies to combat injustice within the criminal justice system.

Penn Engineering’s Community Outreach Team and the American Heart Association brought high schoolers from across the city to the home of the Philadelphia Eagles for a hands-on STEM experience.

Pennovation Works is a leading entrepreneurial hub where innovators, mentors, and visitors collaborate. Their technological achievements this past year continue to advance Philadelphia’s innovation ecosystem.

A community-based research partnership invites Philadelphia community members to conduct their own research into the educational issues they face as a way of catalyzing change.

A group of undergraduate students teamed up with the director of Makuu: The Black Cultural Center to create The Economic Justice Partnership, an initiative focused on teaching financial literacy to students throughout Philadelphia.