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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.

 

Upcoming events

  • May
    18
    TreePhilly Giveaway
    9:00 am to 1:00 pm
    American Swedish Historical Museum, 1900 Pattison Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19145, USA

    TreePhilly Giveaway

    May 18, 2024
    9:00 am to 1:00 pm, 4 hours
    American Swedish Historical Museum, 1900 Pattison Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19145, USA
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    Free trees for all! Register here: treephilly.org/spring-2024-yard-tree-giveaways
  • May
    18
    Mifflin Square Love Your Park Clean up
    9:00 am to 11:00 am
    Mifflin Square Park, 500 Wolf St, Philadelphia, PA 19148, USA

    Mifflin Square Love Your Park Clean up

    May 18, 2024
    9:00 am to 11:00 am, 2 hours
    Mifflin Square Park, 500 Wolf St, Philadelphia, PA 19148, USA
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    Show your neighborhood park some love with friends and neighbors. Tools, gloves, water, and snacks will be provided. Register for this free event today.       
  • May
    18
    Meadows Clean-Up
    10:00 am to 11:30 am
    FDR Park, 1500 Pattison Avenue &, S Broad St, Philadelphia, PA 19145, USA

    Meadows Clean-Up

    May 18, 2024
    10:00 am to 11:30 am, 2 hours
    FDR Park, 1500 Pattison Avenue &, S Broad St, Philadelphia, PA 19145, USA
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    Come join FDR staff every third Saturday of the month to remove invasive plants and build trails in the former golf course.

    For more information, go to Friends of FDR Park's website. 
  • May
    18
    Love Your Park Plant Exchange
    10:00 am to 1:00 pm
    Pennypack Environmental Center, 8600A Verree Rd, Philadelphia, PA 19115, USA

    Love Your Park Plant Exchange

    May 18, 2024
    10:00 am to 1:00 pm, 3 hours
    Pennypack Environmental Center, 8600A Verree Rd, Philadelphia, PA 19115, USA
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    Garden 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.

  • May
    18
    CUA 2 & 5 Virtual City-Wide Parent Café: ‘We Are One’
    10:00 am to 12:00 pm
    Virtual via Zoom

    CUA 2 & 5 Virtual City-Wide Parent Café: ‘We Are One’

    May 18, 2024
    10:00 am to 12:00 pm, 2 hours
    Virtual via Zoom
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    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.
  • May
    18
    NET CUA 1 & 7: "We are One" City Wide Cafe
    10:00 am to 12:00 pm
    1300 W Lehigh Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19132, USA

    NET CUA 1 & 7: "We are One" City Wide Cafe

    May 18, 2024
    10:00 am to 12:00 pm, 2 hours
    1300 W Lehigh Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19132, USA
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    To RSVP contact: Syanne Seth 267-479-5917 / syanne.seth@net-centers.org Shanae McBee (267)838-7075 / shanae.mcbee@net-centers.org
  • May
    18
    5th Annual Diversity Law enforcement Job Fair
    10:00 am to 2:00 pm
    1816 N 15th St, Philadelphia, PA 19121, USA

    5th Annual Diversity Law enforcement Job Fair

    May 18, 2024
    10:00 am to 2:00 pm, 4 hours
    1816 N 15th St, Philadelphia, PA 19121, USA
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