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At Penn’s annual Supplier Diversity Forum & Expo, local and diverse businesses come together to network, share ideas, and uplift underrepresented Philadelphia communities.

The West Philadelphia Creative Grants and the West Philadelphia Arts Council aim to create a more inclusive, equitable, and empowered future for BIPOC artists and organizations in West Philly.

Penn’s Graduate School of Education connects hundreds of students, faculty, and resources to local Philadelphia schools and community programs to bridge educational inequality gaps.

The Homeward Initiative, a nonprofit developed by the 2019 President’s Engagement Prize winner and Penn alum Brendan Taliaferro, helps LGBTQ+ youth in Philadelphia find short-term housing solutions in the city.

A new grant will fund the Community Health Worker (CHW) program and groundbreaking study to improve chronic disease self-management and address the social drivers of health.

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.

West Philadelphia Collaborative History (WPCH), a project sponsored by the University of Pennsylvania’s Graduate School of Education (GSE), collects resources and stories about the history of 20th- and 21st-century West Philadelphia for the benefit of the community at large.