PCM & Mutual Aid: Community Fridge, Radical Little Garden & Radical Little Library

As a collective, PCM has been working to align our work more with the goals and practices of mutual aid. PCM sees mutual aid as organizing children and families to challenge unequal systems by working to care for each other and meet the needs in our community. One idea we hope to highlight is how[…]

Standing In My Truth – My Coming Out Journey

PCM Core Member, Ty Johnson (he/him) is an educator in Philadelphia, who specializes in special education, science, reading, and math. Ty completed leadership training with PhillyPLUS, where he learned to balance adaptive and technical skill sets to drive teacher improvement and gains in student outcomes. His greatest achievements came while serving as an Assistant Principal[…]

PCM Awarded The Allen Hilles Fund Grant!!

We are very appreciative of the General Operating Support grant we received from The Allen Hilles Fund, which directly supports our work in communities! The Hilles Fund makes grants to organizations that provide education, youth development and community development opportunities, and help neighborhoods and/or communities organize, plan, and work together to improve their quality of[…]

PCM awarded General Operating Support & Accessibility Grant from RESIST!

We would like to thank Yani and the RESIST grant-making panel for this amazing award! Your trust in us to “do the work” of racial justice organizing for children and families means the world!! About RESIST: Resist is a foundation that supports people’s movements for justice and liberation. We redistribute resources back to frontline communities[…]

PCM awarded the Black-led Organization Grant from the Patricia Kind Family Foundation!

We are so excited to be the recipient of a Black-led Organization grant from the Patricia Kind Family Foundation!! This grant will provide PCM with general operating support throughout the 2021-2022 fiscal year!! Thank you to the Patricia Kind Family Foundation team for this awesome award. We are truly grateful!! About Patricia Kind Family Foundation[…]

PCM awarded Bread & Roses – Future Fund Grant!

We would like to thank Bread & Roses for awarding Philly Children’s Movement with a Future Fund grant! We are extremely grateful to be a Future Fund grantee, and we are very excited about the opportunities & resources this grant will provide for future PCM activities & operations!! About Bread & Rose – from www.breadrosesfund.org:[…]

Welcome Nicole Fisher, PCM’s new Organizing Director!

Nicole Fisher (she/her) joined Philly Children’s Movement in Spring 2021 as PCM’s Organizing Director. Nicole is a native Philadelphian, educated at McCall Elementary School, Central High School, Howard University and the Fashion Institute of Technology. Nicole has an extensive background in the visual & performing arts; apparel design for womenswear brands, film & stage; arts[…]