Thank you for coming to our open house! + Resources in our community!
Rep. Joanna E. McClinton March 14, 2025 | 3:02 PM
Thank you for coming to our open house!
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Thank you for coming to our district office open house! I hope that you enjoyed seeing our improved space and learning how we serve you! If you missed our open house no worries. Stop by weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at 149 South 60th Street and follow @repmcclinton on all platforms for information on future events!
Community Health Conversations with Penn Medicine
Come hear the findings of Philadelphia’s 2025 community health needs assessment and discuss ways that Penn Medicine can better meet the needs of our community!
Please register to attend at survey.pennmedicine.org/s3/Let-s-Talk-Registration-Form
Tuesday, March 18, 5:30-7 p.m.
Pennsylvania Hospital, 800 Spruce St, Philadelphia, PA 19107
Hosted in partnership with Pennsylvania Hospital
Once registered, you will receive an email with meeting information including parking and arrival instructions. Refreshments and parking provided.
Do not hesitate to reach out with any questions, CAREs@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
2025 Fair City Challenge
Economy League of Greater Philadelphia has announced the 2025 Fair City Challenge, which is a competition to identify and support community-based social entrepreneurs with great ideas for revaluing property in historically disinvested Philadelphia neighborhoods - while preventing displacement. All Challenge finalists will win $10,000 and entry into an accelerator to develop a business plan to advance their idea. The Grand Prize winner will earn a $50,000 investment.
The challenge considers projects focused on one of the following categories: The Home & the Homeowner, The Neighborhood, and The City.
If you have any questions, please contact Meg Niman at mniman@economyleague.org.
Application closes: Friday, March 28, 11:59 p.m.
Fresh Produce Giveaway
Join my office and Rep. Amen Brown on Friday, March 21 for our monthly produce giveaway with Caring for Friends. We will be at my Philadelphia office, 149 S. 60th Street (60th and Walnut), from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. If you have any questions, please contact my office at 215-748-6712
Driving Hunger Away During Ramadan
Join Sen. Sharif Street, Philabundance, and the City of Philadelphia Office of Muslim Engagement at several locations throughout Philadelphia during Ramadan for free food. For more information visit https://www.senatorsharifstreet.com/register.
Apply for the Property Tax/Rent Rebate!
The Property Tax Rent Rebate program is open!
The rebate program benefits eligible Pennsylvanians 65 or older; widows and widowers 50 or older; and people with disabilities 18 or older.
This year, eligible applicants will receive a one-time bonus Property Tax/Rent Rebate payment, which is 70% of the original rebate amount for every claimant who’s been approved for a rebate on rent or property taxes paid in 2024.
Applications can be filed online at mypath.pa.gov.
Additional information is available on the Property Tax/Rent Rebate homepage.
Please contact or visit my office if you have any questions or need assistance applying!
Opportunities for my Youngest Neighbors
Mayor’s Internship Program
The Mayor’s Internship Program is accepting applications until March 17. Interns are paid $18 an hour and contribute to research, administrative tasks, and support work. The internship requires 25 to 37.5 hours per week, depending on the department's needs. This includes weekly professional development sessions and group projects. Each year interns complete a group or community project. Eligible applicants are undergraduate and community college students who will have completed their sophomore year before June 2025. MIP will consider a few graduates from the Class of 2025 and current graduate students. This year's internship will run from June 9 through August 15. For more information visit phila.gov.
James R. Roebuck Pennsylvania Legislative Black Caucus Foundation Scholarship
The James R. Roebuck PLBC Scholarship is now accepting applications.
Successful applicants will receive a $1,500 scholarship made possible by the Pennsylvania Legislative Black Caucus Foundation for educational purposes. Students are encouraged to use the scholarship award for tuition, fees, books, or school-related supplies and equipment.
Applicants must be a resident of Pennsylvania, person of color and graduating high school senior or current undergraduate college student.
The deadline to apply is 5 p.m. on Saturday, April 5. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
The PA House Scholarship is Open!
High school seniors who will be attending a PA college or university in the fall have until April 15 to apply for the PA House of Representatives Scholarship.
Two scholarships are awarded each year. The award can be used towards the cost of tuition and fees for a four-year program at a college, university, or career school in Pennsylvania. Half of each annual award will be paid in the fall semester and half in the spring semester. Students must maintain eligibility criteria in all four years to receive ongoing awards.
Learn more and apply: https://www.tfec.org/scholarships/pahr/