New Philly fund offers residents a chance to send $15K to neighborhood groups

Uplift Center for Grieving Children will be awarded $50,000 by District Attorney Larry Krasner and the Philadelphia Foundation as part of its violence prevention microgrants.

The Department of Commerce expects to award 20 historically disadvantaged businesses $50,000 forgivable loans, which convert into grants, later this year.

During a two-hour hearing, tenants and attorneys described a system that’s violent and traumatic.