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Citywide Parent Café Day: May 18
Parenting is tough. Join us for a series of parenting cafes in a judgment-free space!
Pull up a chair, grab a cup of coffee, and join us for good conversations and connections with other parents and caregivers!
There are five separate sessions taking place citywide. RSVP for the session that best suits your schedule. Light refreshments will be served. If you have dietary restrictions, please contact the event organizer for the session you’d like to attend.
Apply for an Office of Reentry Partnerships microgrant by May 20, 2024
The Office of Reentry Partnerships provides microgrants to community-based organizations that are active members of the Philadelphia Reentry Coalition (PRC) and are committed to reentry work.
Five grants will be awarded at $20,000 each. Half of the grant funding ($10,000) will be distributed upon award and the remainder will be distributed after six months. Organizations applying for this grant must meet eligibility requirements. To learn more, view the grant guidelines.
Applications are being accepted online. The application deadline is May 20, 2024 at 5 p.m.
Report on comments regarding proposed health center in NE Philadelphia
Review public comments regarding a proposed new health center in Northeast Philadelphia.
We hire year round!
The Philadelphia Department of Human Services is committed to supporting the placement stability of children and youth in foster care and the juvenile justice systems. As part of this commitment, DHS regularly releases job announcements on the main phila.gov/jobs webpage to support our hiring efforts. Please either apply for an open position or sign up for job alerts. Please share these announcements with your networks.
You can also take a look at this jobs booklet to learn more about working at DHS.
Class Code | Class Title | Starting Salary | Application Link |
5A05 | Social Work Services Trainee (General) (Bilingual) | $44,467 | Sign up to be notified when this position is posted. |
5A07 | Social Work Services Manager 2 (General) (Bilingual) | $58,316 | Sign up to be notified when this position is posted. |
5B21 | Juvenile Detention Counselor Trainee (General) | $47,319 | Sign up to be notified when this position is posted. |
5B23 | Juvenile Detention Counselor 2 (General) | $52,898 | Sign up to be notified when this position is posted. |
Action guides
City of Philadelphia Action Guides
Upcoming events
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May18EventTreePhilly Giveaway9:00 am to 1:00 pmAmerican Swedish Historical Museum, 1900 Pattison Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19145, USAEvent
TreePhilly Giveaway
May 18, 20249:00 am to 1:00 pm, 4 hoursAmerican Swedish Historical Museum, 1900 Pattison Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19145, USAmapFree trees for all! Register here: treephilly.org/spring-2024-yard-tree-giveaways -
May18EventMifflin Square Love Your Park Clean up9:00 am to 11:00 amMifflin Square Park, 500 Wolf St, Philadelphia, PA 19148, USAEvent
Mifflin Square Love Your Park Clean up
May 18, 20249:00 am to 11:00 am, 2 hoursMifflin Square Park, 500 Wolf St, Philadelphia, PA 19148, USAmapShow your neighborhood park some love with friends and neighbors. Tools, gloves, water, and snacks will be provided. Register for this free event today. -
May18EventMeadows Clean-Up10:00 am to 11:30 amFDR Park, 1500 Pattison Avenue &, S Broad St, Philadelphia, PA 19145, USAEvent
Meadows Clean-Up
May 18, 202410:00 am to 11:30 am, 2 hoursFDR Park, 1500 Pattison Avenue &, S Broad St, Philadelphia, PA 19145, USAmapCome join FDR staff every third Saturday of the month to remove invasive plants and build trails in the former golf course.
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May18EventLove Your Park Plant Exchange10:00 am to 1:00 pmPennypack Environmental Center, 8600A Verree Rd, Philadelphia, PA 19115, USAEvent
Love Your Park Plant Exchange
May 18, 202410:00 am to 1:00 pm, 3 hoursPennypack Environmental Center, 8600A Verree Rd, Philadelphia, PA 19115, USAmapGarden Club Plant Exchange S May 18 | 10-1 p.m.
Our Pennypack Garden Club will be celebrating the final day of LYP Week
with a seed/plant/cutting sale and exchange.
There will be a selection of native and food plants for sale and exchange.
Bring your native and food plants, seeds, and cuttings to share with neighbors.
Bring your invasive Barberry, English Ivy, Butterfly Bush, Honeysuckle, and Burning Bush with roots for a 1:1 native replacement.
Ask our Garden Club for advice, learn more about what we are working on, go on a guided hike to the meadow (times TBD), and more!
No registration. Open to the public.
Please have all exchanges individually labeled.
Free to exchange, cash to buy.
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May18EventCUA 2 & 5 Virtual City-Wide Parent Café: ‘We Are One’10:00 am to 12:00 pmVirtual via ZoomEvent
CUA 2 & 5 Virtual City-Wide Parent Café: ‘We Are One’
Description: APM CUA 2, APM CUA 5
Registration: Yaneirie Rondon at 267-507- 1343, yaneirie.rondon@apmphila.org
Danyielle Lambert at 215-526-4499, danyielle.lambert@apmphila.org
Theme: 'We Are One'
This discussion will focus on Social Connections and Concrete Support. -
May18EventNET CUA 1 & 7: "We are One" City Wide Cafe10:00 am to 12:00 pm1300 W Lehigh Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19132, USAEvent
NET CUA 1 & 7: "We are One" City Wide Cafe
To RSVP contact: Syanne Seth 267-479-5917 / syanne.seth@net-centers.org Shanae McBee (267)838-7075 / shanae.mcbee@net-centers.org -
May18Event5th Annual Diversity Law enforcement Job Fair10:00 am to 2:00 pm1816 N 15th St, Philadelphia, PA 19121, USAEvent
5th Annual Diversity Law enforcement Job Fair