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Nonprofit 路 Online
A mentoring nonprofit for young people in Philadelphia. It pairs boys in grades 2 to 12 with mentors, runs leadership and financial literacy programs, and offers a college prep group for students heading to Lincoln or Cheyney University.
Last active date not known yet
Nonprofit 路 River Wards
A college and career readiness nonprofit that works inside partner Philadelphia high schools, helping students plan for college and jobs after 12th grade.
Last active date not known yet
Nonprofit
A Philadelphia film group that helps local residents make their own short films, with no filmmaking background needed. It also runs teen film programs and a yearly teen film festival.
Last seen active: July 2026
Nonprofit 路 Lower Northwest
A nonprofit that brings schools and local employers together so students in grades 6 to 12 can build job and college readiness through real community projects with professional partners.
Last seen active: May 2025
Nonprofit 路 University Southwest
A Philadelphia nonprofit that gives books to children and families. It runs programs in medical settings, family events, and a children's writing and illustration program.
Last seen active: September 2026
Nonprofit 路 South
Parents, guardians and teachers at A.S. Jenks Elementary who run school events and fundraising and show appreciation for staff.
Last seen active: October 2026
Program 路 Central
A free after-school program that puts Philadelphia-area high school students on teams with architects, engineers, and construction professionals. Teams work on mock and real design challenges and attend career and professional development sessions.
Last seen active: October 2026
Nonprofit 路 Upper North
A youth nonprofit that runs a school-based mentoring program and works with partners on a gaming and esports program for youth affected by gun violence. Its site also lists a partner program for young women ages 12 to 21.
Last active date not known yet
Nonprofit 路 West Park
A nonprofit that runs music and arts workshops for kids, including DJ, beatmaking and music production camps, and pairs young people with one-on-one mentors. It also connects artists who want to mentor.
Last seen active: December 2024
Faith community 路 Lower North
A mosque and community center in Kensington with a Youth Club, an Interfaith program and an Outreach program. The society has been operating since 1989.
Last active date not known yet
Nonprofit 路 Central
A Philadelphia youth group that mentors girls through after-school programs, life skills training and a summer camp.
Last seen active: June 2026
Nonprofit 路 South
A youth sports nonprofit that teaches baseball and other sports to kids in Philadelphia from a young age through high school, with a focus on young people who have fewer resources.
Last seen active: November 2022
Nonprofit 路 North
A nonprofit that advocates for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families. It runs parent training sessions on special education topics, Zoom drop-in hours for school planning help, and a youth leadership program.
Last seen active: October 2026
Nonprofit
A touring blacklight mask and dance theater company, founded in 2001, that makes shows for all ages, teaches workshops, and runs a summer camp with scholarships.
Last active date not known yet
Nonprofit 路 North
A music group that teaches Latin American and Puerto Rican music to children and adults. Offerings include guitar, cuatro, and percussion classes, private and group lessons, an after-school program, and a Latin Music Clubhouse.
Last seen active: October 2026
Nonprofit 路 Lower Northwest
A national AmeriCorps program that places full time teaching artists in K to 12 schools and community settings, including in Philadelphia.
Last active date not known yet
Program 路 University Southwest
A contemporary art center in West Philadelphia, also listed as the University City Arts League. Artists teach adult classes and workshops, members can use open studio time, and kids can join an after school art program.
Last seen active: October 2026
Nonprofit 路 Central
A Philadelphia nonprofit, founded in 1985, that builds leadership in Asian American communities. It runs youth leadership programs, a yearly Mid-Autumn Festival in Chinatown, culture and storytelling projects, and civic and immigrant rights work.
Last seen active: October 2026
Student group
A Penn program that runs identity and current-issues discussions for Philadelphia high school students, with Penn students as facilitators.
Last active date not known yet
Nonprofit 路 Lower North
A Latino-based nonprofit in North Philadelphia that offers health and behavioral health care, foster care and adoption, family and children's services, early childhood education, and community and economic development.
Last seen active: October 2026
Student group
A student group for Penn undergraduates who want to teach. It runs events and a mentoring program with Penn's Graduate School of Education, and students sign up through an online interest form.
Last seen active: September 2026
Nonprofit 路 University Southwest
A nonprofit at 4431 Walnut Street that runs TIES Islamic schools, full time on weekdays and part time on weekends, and publishes free Islamic articles and audio.
Last active date not known yet
Nonprofit
A nonprofit that trains student athletes in basketball, football, soccer, and track and field, and adds academic support, health education, and leadership work. Families sign up by contacting the group.
Last active date not known yet
Program 路 Lower North
Athletic Recreation Center is a City of Philadelphia Parks and Recreation center in the Lower North part of the city. It offers programs and leagues for neighbors, and its advisory council is open to anyone who comes to a meeting and signs in.
Last seen active: October 2026
Nonprofit 路 Upper Northwest
A Philadelphia nonprofit for young people that runs mentoring and leadership programs, including literacy, mock job interviews, and a scholarship. It also runs service events such as a toy drive and a movie night.
Last seen active: May 2025
Student group
A student-run Penn group that tutors children and teens who are in medical treatment or have a family member in treatment, and runs STEM sessions with partner charities.
Last active date not known yet
Program 路 Upper Northwest
Awbury Park & Recreation Center is a City of Philadelphia Parks and Recreation center in the Upper Northwest part of the city. It offers programs and leagues for neighbors, and its advisory council is open to anyone who comes to a meeting and signs in.
Last seen active: October 2026
Nonprofit
A nonprofit that runs after-school programs for kindergarten through 8th grade students in under-resourced parts of Philadelphia, with art, fitness, money skills, and wellness classes run with partner groups.
Last active date not known yet
Nonprofit 路 University Southwest
A sports and learning group that uses wrestling, mentoring, and tutoring to help student athletes in under-served parts of Philadelphia do well in school.
Last seen active: February 2026
Nonprofit 路 Central
A Philadelphia nonprofit that uses global education and travel to build independence and a sense of adventure in teenage girls.
Last active date not known yet
Program 路 Upper North
A neighborhood recreation center run by Philadelphia Parks and Recreation in the Upper North part of the city, Belfield Recreation Center hosts programs and leagues, plus an advisory council that any neighbor can join.
Last seen active: October 2026
Nonprofit 路 University Southwest
A nonprofit that uses music to help Philadelphia youth build skills and confidence, running music labs at schools, shelters and community sites.
Last active date not known yet
Nonprofit 路 Central
A mentoring agency for Philadelphia and six nearby counties in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Adult volunteers, called Bigs, spend regular time with one child through a one-to-one mentoring program.
Last seen active: October 2026
Nonprofit 路 Central
A Philadelphia nonprofit that teaches digital filmmaking and video skills to young people. Students make their own films, and most programs include a stipend.
Last seen active: July 2026
Nonprofit 路 Central
A nonprofit that works to get Black women and girls into sport. Its youth program offers after-school sports and academic enrichment for girls, and it gives college scholarships each year.
Last seen active: December 2025
Nonprofit
A charity that runs its own youth education workshops, health outreach, and social welfare help, and invites volunteers and partners through a contact form. The site does not say when or where its programs meet.
Last active date not known yet
Program 路 Upper Far Northeast
Boyle Recreation Center is a City of Philadelphia Parks and Recreation center in the Upper Far Northeast part of the city. It offers programs and leagues for neighbors, and its advisory council is open to anyone who comes to a meeting and signs in.
Last seen active: October 2026
Nonprofit 路 Central
A youth club organization in Philadelphia neighborhoods, offering preschool, after-school and teen programs at clubhouses such as Bridesburg, Northeast Frankford, Germantown and Wissahickon.
Last seen active: June 2026
Program 路 River Wards
Bridesburg Recreation Center is a City of Philadelphia Parks and Recreation center in the River Wards part of the city. It offers programs and leagues for neighbors, and its advisory council is open to anyone who comes to a meeting and signs in.
Last seen active: October 2026
Nonprofit
A community group for young people that runs an after school homework program, a youth program called Lady BET, a chess program, and a youth-led online talk show.
Last active date not known yet
Nonprofit 路 Upper North
Offers literacy and mental health support to children who have learning or behavior challenges. The center says its services run year round and invites families to call or email.
Last active date not known yet
Nonprofit
A Philadelphia nonprofit that supports children and young people up to age 21 who are in or entering foster care. Neighbors help by donating money or hygiene supplies for Care Kits, or by sponsoring a family or child for the holidays.
Last seen active: December 2024
Program 路 River Wards
A parenting group in Fishtown that runs open playgroups, so families with babies and young children can play, learn and meet other parents.
Last active date not known yet
Nonprofit 路 Central
The Philadelphia chapter of a civil rights group for Muslim communities. It helps people report discrimination, publishes know your rights guides, runs a youth leadership program, and shares voter registration information.
Last seen active: October 2026
Program 路 Lower Far Northeast
A one-week overnight summer camp for kids 8 to 15 from the Philadelphia area. Campers hike, swim, paddle on the lake, play sports, make art, and sit around the campfire.
Last seen active: April 2026
Faith community 路 West Park
A United Methodist church that runs a food cupboard, a community ministry, a van ministry, and children's and youth programs.
Last active date not known yet
Program 路 West Park
A neighborhood recreation center run by Philadelphia Parks and Recreation in the West Park part of the city, Carousel House Recreation Center hosts programs and leagues, plus an advisory council that any neighbor can join.
Last seen active: October 2026
Nonprofit 路 Central
A volunteer advocate program for children in foster care. Trained volunteers get to know one child or sibling group and report to the Family Court judge about what the child needs.
Last seen active: June 2025
Program 路 Lower North
Cecil B. Moore Recreation Center is a City of Philadelphia Parks and Recreation center in the Lower North part of the city. It offers programs and leagues for neighbors, and its advisory council is open to anyone who comes to a meeting and signs in.
Last seen active: October 2026
Nonprofit 路 North
A nonprofit founded in 1995 in the Fairhill area. It runs an after school program for elementary students, a summer camp, and arts and photography projects rooted in Latino culture.
Last active date not known yet
Neighborhood or civic group 路 Upper North
Chew and Belfield Neighbors Club is a nonprofit founded in 1981 that runs neighborhood cleanups, free tutoring and classes, and job help, and holds a free summer clothing and furniture giveaway.
Last seen active: October 2026
Nonprofit 路 University Southwest
A community nonprofit that helps families and individuals in hardship with food boxes, clothing, and hygiene kits. In the summer it sponsors lunches for local kids and runs a youth enrichment program for 4th to 6th graders, and it offers scholarships to high school seniors.
Last seen active: March 2026
Program 路 West
Christy Recreation Center is a City of Philadelphia Parks and Recreation center in the West part of the city. It offers programs and leagues for neighbors, and its advisory council is open to anyone who comes to a meeting and signs in.
Last seen active: October 2026
Program 路 Lower Southwest
A neighborhood recreation center run by Philadelphia Parks and Recreation in the Lower Southwest part of the city, Cibotti Recreation Center hosts programs and leagues, plus an advisory council that any neighbor can join.
Last seen active: October 2026
Program 路 West
Cobbs Creek Recreation Center & Pool is a recreation center in the West part of the city with programs, leagues and a community advisory council. Showing up to one council meeting and signing in makes you a voting member.
Last seen active: October 2026
Nonprofit 路 University Southwest
Nonprofit that teaches free tech workshops to students in grades 6 to 12, from first lines of code to building a startup idea.
Last seen active: October 2026
Program 路 River Wards
A neighborhood recreation center run by Philadelphia Parks and Recreation in the River Wards part of the city, Cohocksink Recreation Center hosts programs and leagues, plus an advisory council that any neighbor can join.
Last seen active: October 2026
Nonprofit 路 West Park
A Philadelphia group that helps whole families build self-sufficiency and learn about services they can use. Its YES youth program, running since 1997, works to keep students in school, and its site has voter pages for 2026.
Last seen active: October 2025
Program 路 University Southwest
Add B. Anderson is one of the City's Community Schools, where volunteers help with after school and family programs. Open shifts are listed on the City's volunteer portal.
Last seen active: October 2026
Program 路 University Southwest
Alain Locke School is one of the City's Community Schools, where volunteers help with after school and family programs. Open shifts are listed on the City's volunteer portal.
Last seen active: October 2026
Program 路 North
Alexander K. McClure is one of the City's Community Schools for pre-K through fifth grade. Volunteers can help with programs for students and families, including weekly reading coaching.
Last seen active: October 2026
Program 路 Lower North
A Community School partnership between the City, the School District and neighbors, Edward Gideon School welcomes volunteers through the City's volunteer portal.
Last seen active: October 2026
Program 路 Lower Northeast
A Community School partnership between the City, the School District and neighbors, Frankford High School welcomes volunteers through the City's volunteer portal.
Last seen active: October 2026
Program 路 Upper North
A Community School partnership between the City, the School District and neighbors, Franklin S. Edmonds School welcomes volunteers through the City's volunteer portal.
Last seen active: October 2026
Program 路 Upper Far Northeast
George Washington High School is one of the City's Community Schools. Volunteers help with after school and family programs, and open shifts are posted on the City's volunteer portal.
Last seen active: October 2026
Program 路 North Delaware
Hamilton Disston is a school at 6801 Cottage Street that the City lists as a Community School, where partners run family supports, school events and after-school programs. Volunteer sign-up steps are not published on the school or City pages, so ask first.
Last seen active: October 2026
Program 路 Upper North
James Logan Elementary School is one of the City's Community Schools, where volunteers help with after school and family programs. Open shifts are listed on the City's volunteer portal.
Last seen active: October 2026
Program 路 River Wards
John H. Webster Elementary is a kindergarten to 5th grade school on Frankford Avenue and part of the City's Community Schools program. Volunteers help hand out groceries to families each week and support school events now and then.
Last seen active: October 2026
Program 路 River Wards
Kensington Health Sciences Academy is a public high school for grades 9 to 12 on Emerald Street and part of the City's Community Schools program. It takes volunteers through the City's portal, but none were listed when we last checked.
Last seen active: October 2026
Program 路 North
Murrell Dobbins is a career and technical high school for grades 9 to 12 and one of the City's Community Schools. Volunteers help with the school's food distribution, its pantries, and events such as resource fairs.
Last seen active: October 2026
Program 路 West Park
Overbrook Educational Center is a K to 8 public school and a City Community School, a partnership between the City, the School District, and neighbors that offers family, health, and after-school services. Volunteers sign up through the District's volunteer process.
Last seen active: October 2026
Program 路 Lower North
A Community School partnership between the City, the School District and neighbors, Paul L. Dunbar welcomes volunteers through the City's volunteer portal.
Last seen active: October 2026
Program 路 North
Richard R. Wright School is one of the City's Community Schools. Volunteers help hand out groceries, work the on-site food pantry, and support school events such as resource fairs.
Last seen active: October 2026
Program 路 West Park
Samuel Gompers School is one of the City's Community Schools, where volunteers help with after school and family programs. Open shifts are listed on the City's volunteer portal.
Last seen active: October 2026
Program 路 South
A Community School partnership between the City, the School District and neighbors, South Philadelphia High School welcomes volunteers through the City's volunteer portal.
Last seen active: October 2026
Program 路 South
Southwark School is one of the City's Community Schools, where volunteers help with after school and family programs. Open shifts are listed on the City's volunteer portal.
Last seen active: October 2026
Program 路 North
William Cramp Elementary is one of the City's Community Schools for kindergarten through fifth grade. Volunteers are sometimes needed for grocery giveaways and special events.
Last seen active: October 2026
Program 路 Lower Southwest
William T. Tilden Middle School is one of the City's Community Schools, where volunteers help with after school and family programs. Open shifts are listed on the City's volunteer portal.
Last seen active: October 2026
Program
Community Schools Special Projects lists one time and short term volunteer projects at the City's Community Schools, posted on the City's volunteer portal.
Last seen active: October 2026
Nonprofit 路 Central
A Philadelphia nonprofit with live and online programs for teen girls in leadership, mental wellness, and life skills. Mentors, advisors, and coaches run the programs, and the group has a parent support team.
Last seen active: February 2024
Nonprofit 路 Online
A nonprofit that uses writing to help children become creative and critical thinkers. It offers free one-on-one coaching for young writers, a drop-in writing night, and classroom help for teachers.
Last seen active: September 2026
Nonprofit
The Scouting America council for Philadelphia, Montgomery and Delaware Counties. It runs Cub Scouts, Scouts BSA, Venturing, Sea Scouts and Exploring through local units, and it checks the adults who lead them first.
Last active date not known yet
Program 路 Lower North
Cruz Recreation Center is a recreation center in the Lower North part of the city with programs, leagues and a community advisory council. Showing up to one council meeting and signing in makes you a voting member.
Last seen active: October 2026
Nonprofit
A professional theater company in West Philadelphia that has been staging plays since 2005. It also runs CuriosiTeens!, a free company for local teens.
Last active date not known yet
Nonprofit 路 Upper North
A literacy nonprofit that tutors children ages 3 to 10 one on one and coaches families on reading at home. It also works with schools.
Last active date not known yet
Nonprofit 路 University Southwest
An arts group that turns residents' own life stories into dance and percussion work, with a yearly community festival in Mantua and a long-running youth dance program there.
Last active date not known yet
Nonprofit 路 Lower Northeast
A nonprofit on Ditman Street that runs a mobile food distribution called Soup for Souls, a mentor program for children, and a campaign to rebuild the Ditman Community Center.
Last active date not known yet
Program 路 Lower North
Dendy Recreation Center is a City of Philadelphia Parks and Recreation center in the Lower North part of the city. It offers programs and leagues for neighbors, and its advisory council is open to anyone who comes to a meeting and signs in.
Last seen active: October 2026
Nonprofit 路 South
A South Philadelphia nonprofit that teaches outdoor and environmental skills to young people and adults. Its programs include boating, fishing, youth leadership, dragon boating and greening work in parks and along waterways.
Last seen active: October 2026
Program 路 North Delaware
Disston Recreation Center is a City of Philadelphia Parks and Recreation center in the North Delaware part of the city. It offers programs and leagues for neighbors, and its advisory council is open to anyone who comes to a meeting and signs in.
Last seen active: October 2026
Program 路 South
East Passyunk Community Recreation Center is a recreation center in the South part of the city with programs, leagues and a community advisory council. Showing up to one council meeting and signing in makes you a voting member.
Last seen active: October 2026
Faith community 路 Lower Southwest
A United Methodist church on Lindbergh Boulevard with a Sunday service, a weekday food bank and mission house, a men's and a women's prayer ministry, and a Girl Scout group.
Last active date not known yet
Nonprofit 路 West
A Philadelphia nonprofit with creative learning, cultural activities, and healthy food programs for young people and their neighbors. It runs a youth leadership cohort and community dinners, and it takes volunteers through an online form.
Last seen active: September 2026
Nonprofit
A group that supports women and girls through learning and college events, with quarterly meetings and a way to volunteer or donate.
Last seen active: January 2024
Student group
Penn students who mentor high school students from West Philadelphia partner schools and teach short lessons on medical science, such as neurology and cardiology.
Last active date not known yet
Program 路 Upper North
Emanuel Recreation Center is a recreation center in the Upper North part of the city with programs, leagues and a community advisory council. Showing up to one council meeting and signing in makes you a voting member.
Last seen active: October 2026
Nonprofit 路 Upper North
A Philadelphia nonprofit that offers one-on-one reading and math tutoring, adult education, career planning and job placement, mentoring, and health and wellness help. You start each one with a request form or a phone call.
Last active date not known yet
Nonprofit 路 Upper Northwest
Helps young adults who are leaving foster care build everyday independent living skills, with life skills training and a safe place to live.
Last active date not known yet
Nonprofit 路 West
ECS Philly works to reduce poverty in Philadelphia, mostly in West Philadelphia, with a food pantry, housing help, one-on-one coaching, after-school enrichment, and monthly community dinners. The City also lists it as a Neighborhood Advisory Committee that ECS leads.
Last seen active: October 2026
Nonprofit 路 River Wards
A nonprofit that runs hands-on STEM activities for girls in grades 3 to 8, both after school and on Saturdays.
Last active date not known yet
Nonprofit 路 Central
A Philadelphia nonprofit for teen girls, especially girls of color in urban areas. It runs eight week programs in personal development, job readiness and podcasting, and keeps an alumnae network.
Last seen active: November 2021
Nonprofit 路 University Southwest
A Philadelphia nonprofit that prepares young people for careers in music and the creative economy. Its 15 Month Fellowship takes Philadelphia high school students in grades 9 to 12, and it also runs Spin Academy, FAMCON, and The 808.
Last active date not known yet
Nonprofit
A Northwest Philadelphia group that runs a weekly food program for neighbors and seniors, a Sunday prayer gathering, a spring neighborhood cleanup, and school coaching and scholarships.
Last seen active: December 2025
Program 路 North
A neighborhood recreation center run by Philadelphia Parks and Recreation in the North part of the city, Feltonville Recreation Center hosts programs and leagues, plus an advisory council that any neighbor can join.
Last seen active: October 2026
Nonprofit
A Philadelphia charity, founded in 1819, that helps local Jewish women in financial need. It gives emergency grants and monthly stipends, funds medical alert systems for frail older women, and pays for camp scholarships.
Last seen active: April 2025
Nonprofit 路 North Delaware
A nonprofit that offers life skills workshops, career coaching, low-cost therapy, and wellness workshops for young adults. The site says these programs serve people ages 17 to 25 who identify as a minority, and it shares resources to help them prepare for adult life.
Last active date not known yet
Program 路 Upper North
Finley Recreation Center is a recreation center in the Upper North part of the city with programs, leagues and a community advisory council. Showing up to one council meeting and signing in makes you a voting member.
Last seen active: October 2026
Program
A two year program for teens that teaches firefighting and EMS basics through Saturday training at the Fire Academy, and members who finish earn points toward civil service exams.
Last seen active: April 2024
Student group
A Penn student chapter of a national nonprofit that tutors Philadelphia high school students in money skills and investing, and helps them make a final investment plan.
Last active date not known yet
Program 路 Lower Northwest
A golf program for young people in the Philadelphia area. It runs First Tee programs, girls' golf, a caddie academy, and Down the Shore programs, and it offers scholarships for participants.
Last seen active: September 2026
Faith community 路 Upper Northwest
A United Methodist congregation in Germantown that describes itself as a Reconciling Congregation, hosts a neighborhood meal with the Germantown Community Fridge, and holds a back to school drive.
Last seen active: August 2026
Student group
A Penn student board that brings the needs of first-generation and low-income students to university leaders, and researches issues that affect them.
Last active date not known yet
Program 路 River Wards
A cooperatively run playschool in Fishtown where young children learn through play, using ideas from Reggio Emilia, emergent curriculum and Montessori.
Last active date not known yet
Program 路 River Wards
Fishtown Recreation Center is a recreation center in the River Wards part of the city with programs, leagues and a community advisory council. Showing up to one council meeting and signing in makes you a voting member.
Last seen active: October 2026
Friends group
The parent volunteer group at FitzPatrick Elementary in Philadelphia. Parents help run school events and fundraisers and meet once a month during the school day.
Last seen active: August 2025
Nonprofit 路 Central
A nonprofit that supports young athletes with tutoring, college application help, mentoring, and gym training at partner gyms. Volunteers can tutor, coach, or mentor.
Last active date not known yet
Program 路 South
Ford Recreation Center is a recreation center in the South part of the city with programs, leagues and a community advisory council. Showing up to one council meeting and signing in makes you a voting member.
Last seen active: October 2026
Program
Pays a stipend to income eligible seniors who volunteer 15 to 40 hours a week mentoring children ages 3 to 7 in Philadelphia Pre-K and elementary classrooms, as part of the national AmeriCorps Seniors network.
Last seen active: February 2025
Program 路 Central
Adults 55 and older with limited income who spend their days in pre-K and elementary classrooms, giving one-on-one help to children ages 3 to 7 and earning a stipend for their time.
Last active date not known yet
Nonprofit 路 Upper North
A nonprofit that coaches and mentors at-risk boys and young men through workshops, a youth leadership academy, and street outreach. It also runs transitional housing.
Last active date not known yet
Nonprofit 路 North
Runs seminars, workshops and rites of passage programs, and has a curriculum project for state correctional facilities. Its website shows no dated events, so ask the office what is running.
Last active date not known yet
Friends group 路 Central
A family team at Bache-Martin School that stands behind students and staff. Parents and guardians are invited to volunteer and to sign up for the school newsletter.
Last active date not known yet
Friends group 路 Central
A friends group that supports Bodine school and its students through community socials and fundraising. People can keep up with events through a mailing list.
Last active date not known yet
Friends group 路 Central
Volunteers who keep the library open at Laura W. Waring Elementary School, a school for grades K to 8 on Green Street. The library reopened for students in 2022 after more than ten years closed.
Last active date not known yet
Nonprofit 路 South
A nonprofit that helps Indonesian families in the Philadelphia area with paperwork, banking, and City ID, and keeps Indonesian culture alive through music, a youth group, and a children's summer camp.
Last seen active: August 2026
Program 路 Lower North
A neighborhood recreation center run by Philadelphia Parks and Recreation in the Lower North part of the city, Gathers Recreation Center hosts programs and leagues, plus an advisory council that any neighbor can join.
Last seen active: October 2026
Nonprofit 路 West Park
A nonprofit that supports girls of color through mentoring and scholarships, from middle school through graduate school. It is also developing a residential leadership academy for girls in foster care or facing homelessness, and it gives grants to local and global nonprofits.
Last seen active: July 2026
Nonprofit
The Girl Scout council for Philadelphia and eight nearby counties. Girls join troops, and adults lead a troop, help one, or take council roles such as committee member or awards mentor.
Last seen active: October 2026
Nonprofit 路 South
A nonprofit that helps girls build confidence and leadership skills through programs such as career exploration, science and math, self-defense, money skills and summer camps. Families can enroll a girl through the site.
Last seen active: October 2026
Nonprofit 路 University Southwest
Girls' rights group in Philadelphia, run by young women and their allies, with a Saturday program and a summer institute for girls and young women ages 14 to 24.
Last active date not known yet
Nonprofit 路 North Delaware
A nonprofit that offers free youth soccer training for children ages 5 to 15, along with mentoring, education, health programs, and community events such as multicultural fairs and tournaments.
Last active date not known yet
Nonprofit 路 South
A South Philadelphia nonprofit that runs family programs, including early learning and free Pre-K, after-school and summer camps, benefits and bill help, and adult and parent classes. It also includes a Neighborhood Advisory Committee for the area.
Last seen active: October 2026
Program 路 Upper Northwest
A youth volunteer group for teens that cares for the gardens and house at Grumblethorpe, a historic house in Germantown run by PhilaLandmarks. Members farm, bake, keep bees, and help at events, with adult mentors.
Last active date not known yet
Program 路 South
Guerin Recreation Center is a City of Philadelphia Parks and Recreation center in the South part of the city. It offers programs and leagues for neighbors, and its advisory council is open to anyone who comes to a meeting and signs in.
Last seen active: October 2026
Nonprofit 路 Upper North
A Philadelphia nonprofit that runs youth programs on health and fitness, career and college readiness, and juvenile justice awareness.
Last active date not known yet
Program 路 Lower Northwest
Gustine Recreation Center is a City of Philadelphia Parks and Recreation center in the Lower Northwest part of the city. It offers programs and leagues for neighbors, and its advisory council is open to anyone who comes to a meeting and signs in.
Last seen active: October 2026
Nonprofit 路 South
Caregivers, teachers, and staff at G.W. Childs school who raise money and run school events, from an open house to a Trunk or Treat.
Last seen active: September 2026
Nonprofit
A lacrosse program that uses the sport to support middle and high school students in the Olney area, with more than 200 students served.
Last seen active: September 2026
Program 路 South
A neighborhood recreation center run by Philadelphia Parks and Recreation in the South part of the city, Hawthorne Cultural Center hosts programs and leagues, plus an advisory council that any neighbor can join.
Last seen active: October 2026
Nonprofit 路 Lower Southwest
A Philadelphia charity that supports families, children and childcare providers through mentoring, coaching, training workshops and scholarships for childcare tuition. It also holds community drives and fundraisers.
Last active date not known yet
Program 路 Lower Northwest
Hillside Recreation Center is a City of Philadelphia Parks and Recreation center in the Lower Northwest part of the city. It offers programs and leagues for neighbors, and its advisory council is open to anyone who comes to a meeting and signs in.
Last seen active: October 2026
Faith community 路 Lower Northwest
A Catholic parish in Manayunk on Hermitage Street with Sunday and weekday Masses and a Religious Education program for children.
Last active date not known yet
Nonprofit 路 Upper Northwest
A Philadelphia nonprofit that gives out food, diapers, clothing, and water to families in need. It also runs a summer camp, a college scholarship, and holiday baskets and toys.
Last active date not known yet
Program 路 North
Hunting Park Recreation Center is a recreation center in the North part of the city with programs, leagues and a community advisory council. Showing up to one council meeting and signing in makes you a voting member.
Last seen active: October 2026
Nonprofit 路 University Southwest
Uses science education and open discussion to help Black and Brown students and their communities get into STEAM fields (science, technology, engineering, arts, and math). It runs community screenings and talks and has a scholarship fund.
Last seen active: August 2026
Nonprofit 路 Central Northeast
A Philadelphia program that teaches FIBA 3x3 basketball to young people through clinics, camps and tournaments, including sessions at city recreation centers. It also trains and mentors basketball referees.
Last seen active: October 2026
Nonprofit 路 Central
A hip hop dance school for kids and teens, ages 3 and up, with two studios on Chestnut Street. It teaches hip hop dance and music, runs after school pick up programs, and offers camps, sibling discounts, and financial aid.
Last seen active: October 2026
Nonprofit 路 Central
Working since 2011, this group matches high school students with mentors and runs workshops, seminars and youth conferences.
Last seen active: December 2025
Program 路 Central Northeast
Jardel Recreation Center is a City of Philadelphia Parks and Recreation center in the Central Northeast part of the city. It offers programs and leagues for neighbors, and its advisory council is open to anyone who comes to a meeting and signs in.
Last seen active: October 2026
Faith community
A secular Jewish community in Northwest Philadelphia for families and adults. Its Sunday school teaches Jewish history, holidays and values to children from kindergarten through high school, and adults can join study groups, outings and social clubs.
Last seen active: October 2026
Student group
A student-run group, linked to Chabad at Penn, that offers service projects, mentoring, and Jewish learning. It aims at students who do not usually take part in Jewish campus life.
Last active date not known yet
Nonprofit 路 Lower Northeast
A nonprofit that offers free meals and behavioral health programs for students in grades K to 12 and adults 55 and older in Philadelphia.
Last seen active: June 2025
Nonprofit 路 Central
A nonprofit that brings lessons on money, work, and starting a business into schools and after-school programs. Volunteers from many kinds of jobs teach short classes and guide hands-on activities such as a budgeting simulation.
Last seen active: October 2026
Nonprofit 路 Central
A community led group in South Philadelphia, made up of Latine immigrants, that works for the rights of workers, parents, youth and immigrant families. It runs youth leadership, immigrant justice and community care programs, plus food and diaper pickups.
Last seen active: July 2025
Program 路 Lower Northwest
A neighborhood recreation center run by Philadelphia Parks and Recreation in the Lower Northwest part of the city, Kendrick Recreation Center hosts programs and leagues, plus an advisory council that any neighbor can join.
Last seen active: October 2026
Student group
Penn students who volunteer with Camp Kesem, a national group whose free summer camps serve kids whose parent has cancer. Volunteers work as counselors or as general members.
Last active date not known yet
Nonprofit 路 North Delaware
A Philadelphia nonprofit that mentors young people, runs after-school enrichment, and helps families in need through community outreach. It also runs First Teachers, a parent support community.
Last active date not known yet
Nonprofit 路 Central
A faith-based service ministry that offers counseling, mentoring, job skills training, money training, and parenting workshops. The ministry says it serves people who may or may not attend church.
Last active date not known yet
Nonprofit 路 West
A Philadelphia group that works with girls ages 8 to 17 on mentoring, money skills and wellness. It holds public events such as skate nights, money workshops and pop-ups.
Last seen active: April 2026
Nonprofit 路 Central Northeast
A nonprofit that runs health and fitness programs for kids and families, including the Fitadelphia and What's Eating You Kid? programs. It also lists summer camps, community festivals and fitness events.
Last active date not known yet
Nonprofit 路 Lower Southwest
A mentoring club for at-risk young people that uses sports, music and art to help build trust between young people and law enforcement officers.
Last active date not known yet
Program 路 Lower Northeast
Lawncrest Recreation Center is a City of Philadelphia Parks and Recreation center in the Lower Northeast part of the city. It offers programs and leagues for neighbors, and its advisory council is open to anyone who comes to a meeting and signs in.
Last seen active: October 2026
Program 路 University Southwest
Lee Cultural Center is a City of Philadelphia Parks and Recreation center in the University Southwest part of the city. It offers programs and leagues for neighbors, and its advisory council is open to anyone who comes to a meeting and signs in.
Last seen active: October 2026
Program 路 Lower Northwest
A tennis and education program based at the LEGACY Tennis Center on Ridge Avenue. It offers junior clinics, camps, private lessons, tournaments, and after-school programs at partner schools.
Last seen active: June 2026
Nonprofit 路 North Delaware
A community nonprofit that offers family events, childcare, life skills and job readiness help, and referrals for health and mental health care. Its website lists these services without dates or costs, and its education classes are listed as coming soon.
Last active date not known yet
Nonprofit 路 Upper Northwest
A Philadelphia nonprofit that works with area youth and police, gives a training scholarship called the Life Award, and supports seniors, people in prison, military families, and young children who have lost both parents.
Last active date not known yet
Nonprofit 路 Fairhill
A Fairhill community organization founded in 1893 as a preschool and afterschool program. It runs youth sports leagues, a STEM program for kids 8 to 13, and Recreation Over Violence, an affordable sports program for children and families. Its Lions Elite teams play at several age levels.
Last seen active: June 2026
Nonprofit 路 Lower Northwest
A nonprofit that teaches filmmaking and media skills to young people from communities that are underrepresented in film, with mentoring and paid internships for young adults.
Last active date not known yet
Nonprofit 路 Lower Northwest
A Christ-centered nonprofit ministry for women. It runs Love Bags, care packages of everyday supplies and encouraging notes for people in need, plus teen workshops and life coaching.
Last seen active: August 2025
Nonprofit 路 University Southwest
Helps families in Philadelphia County who are pregnant or raising a child aged 0 to 8. It offers diapers and other basic goods, parenting classes, family support, and events.
Last active date not known yet
Program 路 Central
A neighborhood recreation center run by Philadelphia Parks and Recreation in the Central part of the city, Lloyd Hall hosts programs and leagues, plus an advisory council that any neighbor can join.
Last seen active: October 2026
Nonprofit 路 Central
A community movement led by its members. It runs a speaker and mentor program focused on violence prevention and youth leadership, and it asks people to help with drives and events.
Last active date not known yet
Program 路 Upper Northwest
Lonnie Young Recreation Center is a City of Philadelphia Parks and Recreation center in the Upper Northwest part of the city. It offers programs and leagues for neighbors, and its advisory council is open to anyone who comes to a meeting and signs in.
Last seen active: October 2026
Nonprofit 路 Upper North
A youth organization that pairs young people with mentors for school, leadership and career planning. It also offers educational opportunities, arts and culture activities, and trips.
Last active date not known yet
Nonprofit 路 Central
A harp nonprofit that teaches harp and helps students with college applications at partner Philadelphia public schools, at no cost to them. Adults can volunteer on its committees and attend public concerts and benefits.
Last seen active: June 2026
Nonprofit 路 Central
A nonprofit theater company that teaches classes in acting, musical theatre, comedy and film for children and teens, with camps and after-school programs. It also runs troupes for improv, cabaret and acting, and holds auditions for its productions.
Last seen active: September 2026
Nonprofit 路 Lower Northeast
A nonprofit that builds personal and professional skills in girls ages 11 to 17 so they can lead in their communities. Its leadership program takes sign-ups through a link on the programs page.
Last seen active: October 2026
Nonprofit 路 South
A youth theater group in West Philadelphia that helps young people write their own 10 minute plays, then stages them with professional directors and actors in free public performances.
Last active date not known yet
Nonprofit 路 Central
A mentoring program that works with young men in Philadelphia who are at high risk of gun violence. Mentoring is open to young men from age 13, with a stipend, and local adults can volunteer as mentors.
Last seen active: October 2023
Friends group 路 South
A volunteer-led group that supports Marian Anderson Neighborhood Academy, a Philadelphia public school. It helps celebrate the school, raises money for its needs, and connects families with the school.
Last seen active: May 2026
Program 路 Central
Marian Anderson Recreation Center is a recreation center in the Central part of the city with programs, leagues and a community advisory council. Showing up to one council meeting and signing in makes you a voting member.
Last seen active: October 2026
Program 路 Lower North
A neighborhood recreation center run by Philadelphia Parks and Recreation in the Lower North part of the city, Martin Luther King Recreation Center hosts programs and leagues, plus an advisory council that any neighbor can join.
Last seen active: October 2026
Nonprofit 路 South
A youth services group that supports teens with leadership, mentoring, and scholarships to help them grow into adult leaders.
Last active date not known yet
Faith community
A masjid in West Philadelphia that teaches Quran recitation with tajweed, tafsir, hadith and practical fiqh, and runs a children's Islamic school. It also has youth programs and weekly tafsir and hadith circles.
Last seen active: August 2025
Faith community 路 University Southwest
A masjid on South 60th Street that runs social services, spiritual education, and a Jawala Scouts program for young men focused on life skills and outdoor training.
Last seen active: December 2024
Faith community 路 Upper North
A mosque on Limekiln Pike with Friday prayer and programs for families. The site also lists health and human services and Ramadan programs, and links to a child care center and a learning institute on their own sites.
Last active date not known yet
Student group 路 Online
Penn students who run a math contest for high schoolers, with problems meant for beginners and experienced students alike. The site does not list volunteer roles, so ask the staff by email.
Last active date not known yet
Student group
Penn students who tutor middle schoolers in math at Andrew Hamilton School, a West Philadelphia school. The Netter Center for Community Partnerships supports the program.
Last active date not known yet
Student group 路 Online
A Penn chapter of a national group. Penn students guide high school students with strong grades but limited means through college applications, working with them online.
Last active date not known yet
Program 路 Lower Far Northeast
A neighborhood recreation center run by Philadelphia Parks and Recreation in the Lower Far Northeast part of the city, McArdle Recreation Center hosts programs and leagues, plus an advisory council that any neighbor can join.
Last seen active: October 2026
Program 路 North
A neighborhood recreation center run by Philadelphia Parks and Recreation in the North part of the city, McDevitt Recreation Center hosts programs and leagues, plus an advisory council that any neighbor can join.
Last seen active: October 2026
Program 路 North
A neighborhood recreation center run by Philadelphia Parks and Recreation in the North part of the city, McVeigh Recreation Center hosts programs and leagues, plus an advisory council that any neighbor can join.
Last seen active: October 2026
Nonprofit 路 West
A mentoring nonprofit that works with young people ages 10 to 24 through one-on-one and group mentoring, life skills training, and job pathways for top mentees.
Last active date not known yet
Nonprofit 路 North
A North Philadelphia nonprofit with early learning and after-school programs, adult tutoring, and a meals program. Volunteers can tutor adults or help with Mercy Meals.
Last active date not known yet
Club 路 Upper Northwest
A club for men and fathers that supports its own members, mentors young people, and runs community drives for food, back-to-school supplies, and coats.
Last seen active: August 2026
Nonprofit 路 Lower North
A free nonprofit that helps Philadelphia kids get better at writing. Volunteers help with homework at its after-school Academy, mentor one young writer over time, or help with food and diaper distribution.
Last active date not known yet
Nonprofit 路 Central
A three-year college mentoring program for high-potential high school students from low-income families in Philadelphia. Volunteer mentors meet with two students on Saturdays during the school year to help with college planning and applications.
Last seen active: June 2026
Nonprofit 路 Lower Southwest
A community organization that works to reduce violence and poverty and to improve living conditions for underserved communities. Its listed programs include literacy, after school, mentorship, vocational training and youth services.
Last active date not known yet
Student group
A student group that runs a four-day conference where high school students debate bills. It also holds speaker events and panels on how Congress works.
Last seen active: April 2026
Nonprofit 路 West
Free homework help, English classes for children and adults, and college application help, mainly for Bangladeshi-American families in West Philadelphia.
Last seen active: November 2016
Nonprofit 路 West Park
Offers workshops, trainings and resources to parents, caregivers and families, with a focus on learning and family life. The site lists no upcoming sessions, so ask the group when the next one is.
Last seen active: August 2023
Program 路 Upper North
A neighborhood recreation center run by Philadelphia Parks and Recreation in the Upper North part of the city, Morris Estate Recreation Center hosts programs and leagues, plus an advisory council that any neighbor can join.
Last seen active: October 2026
Nonprofit 路 University Southwest
A West Philadelphia community center for families and youth. It runs a free homeschool support program, a food pantry that runs every other Saturday, and health and wellness workshops.
Last seen active: May 2024
Nonprofit 路 Upper Northwest
A co-op for homeschooling families in the Philadelphia area. Each family pays tuition for the term, and members take turns in volunteer roles such as assistant teacher and social event coordinator.
Last active date not known yet
Nonprofit 路 Central
A youth group in Philadelphia that runs workshops and mentoring for kids and teens ages 10 to 17. Workshops cover essay and creative writing, creative performance, college and career exploration, and high school readiness.
Last seen active: December 2025
Program 路 South
Murphy Recreation Center is a recreation center in the South part of the city with programs, leagues and a community advisory council. Showing up to one council meeting and signing in makes you a voting member.
Last seen active: October 2026
Nonprofit 路 Central
A nonprofit theater school for ages 2 and up that teaches singing, acting, and dance. It also runs an adult choir, adult dance classes, and productions for students and adults.
Last seen active: September 2026
Nonprofit 路 Central
A Philadelphia nonprofit that brings music and dance to schools and neighborhoods through workshops, short residencies, lessons, and student ensembles. It also runs a volunteer program for people 16 and older.
Last active date not known yet
Faith community 路 Lower Far Northeast
A youth and community center at 11080 Knights Road, run by the Muslim Society of Delaware Valley. It offers Friday prayer, Quran reading sessions, a Sunday teen circle, an adult Quran reading circle, and occasional events such as a sisters' wellness series.
Last seen active: October 2026
Nonprofit 路 Lower Southwest
A youth-led group that gives young Muslims a faith-based place to learn and grow. Its Weekend Islamic School teaches children Quran memorization, Arabic, and Islamic studies, and the group also runs mentoring, service, and sports activities.
Last active date not known yet
Nonprofit 路 University Southwest
A Philadelphia nonprofit that works on mental health and suicide prevention. It runs community events, mentoring, chess and golf programs, and art therapy.
Last active date not known yet
Program 路 University Southwest
Myers Recreation Center is a recreation center in the University Southwest part of the city with programs, leagues and a community advisory council. Showing up to one council meeting and signing in makes you a voting member.
Last seen active: October 2026
Nonprofit 路 South
A Philadelphia nonprofit that helps foster and adoptive parents care for children's hair and cultural heritage. It runs family workshops and styling training, and it offers salon services and hair care supplies to children and teens in hard circumstances.
Last active date not known yet
Nonprofit 路 Central
The Philadelphia chapter of a national professional network for Black MBA holders and students. Members can use its career network and job listings, and its Leaders of Tomorrow program works with high school students.
Last active date not known yet
Nonprofit 路 Central
Parents, teachers and neighbors who support George W. Nebinger School. They plan school events, fundraisers and volunteer days, and anyone can come to the general meetings.
Last seen active: September 2026
Nonprofit 路 University Southwest
A community bike shop that teaches young people to repair bikes and lets them earn a bike by finishing a program. It also runs group rides for youth and open shop nights for adults.
Last seen active: October 2026
Nonprofit 路 University Southwest
An archive and cultural center in West Philadelphia that shares the history of African American Muslims through exhibits, lectures and youth camps.
Last active date not known yet
Program 路 Central
A neighborhood recreation center run by Philadelphia Parks and Recreation in the Central part of the city, Northern Liberties Recreation Center hosts programs and leagues, plus an advisory council that any neighbor can join.
Last seen active: October 2026
Program 路 Upper North
Olney Recreation Center is a City of Philadelphia Parks and Recreation center in the Upper North part of the city. It offers programs and leagues for neighbors, and its advisory council is open to anyone who comes to a meeting and signs in.
Last seen active: October 2026
Nonprofit 路 North
A Philadelphia nonprofit that helps young people build leadership, school and career skills. It also runs a mobile pantry, an educational farm and nutrition workshops.
Last active date not known yet
Nonprofit 路 North Delaware
A faith-based nonprofit in the Oxford Circle neighborhood. It runs an after-school program at Carnell Elementary, adult English and job training classes, family resource centers at two schools, and a regular food distribution.
Last seen active: September 2026
Program 路 Central
A neighborhood recreation center run by Philadelphia Parks and Recreation in the Central part of the city, Palumbo Recreation Center hosts programs and leagues, plus an advisory council that any neighbor can join.
Last seen active: October 2026
Program 路 West Park
Parkside-Evans Recreation Center is a City of Philadelphia Parks and Recreation center in the West Park part of the city. It offers programs and leagues for neighbors, and its advisory council is open to anyone who comes to a meeting and signs in.
Last seen active: October 2026
Program 路 River Wards
A Sunday cooking program in Kensington for teens ages 12 to 19. Teens learn to cook, plan meals, and build life skills, and they are paid for taking part.
Last seen active: December 2023
Student group
A Penn student volunteer group that helps Philadelphia students build reading, writing, research, critical thinking and public speaking skills through speech and debate. The program is not competitive, and volunteers can give as much time as they have.
Last active date not known yet
Student group
Penn students who tutor second and third graders one on one at West Philadelphia elementary schools. The group uses a set reading curriculum to build reading skills.
Last active date not known yet
Nonprofit
A Philadelphia area chapter of The Links, a national service organization for women, founded in 1975. It offers scholarships and mentoring and holds programs in the arts, sciences, education and civic engagement.
Last active date not known yet
Nonprofit 路 Central
A nonprofit, founded in 2000, that helps families get the school support children with disabilities need. It offers free help with IEPs, runs networks for parents and self advocates, and works for children to learn in their neighborhood schools.
Last seen active: October 2026
Club
The Philadelphia alumnae chapter of Delta Sigma Theta, with about 700 members. It works on education, health, economic development and civic life in the city, and it opens some of its events to the public.
Last seen active: October 2026
Club 路 Upper Northwest
The Philadelphia alumni chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi. It runs the Achievement Academy, a youth mentoring program, and funds scholarships through its Achievement Foundation. The chapter is based at the Achievement Center in Germantown.
Last seen active: October 2026
Nonprofit 路 Central
A nonprofit that brings working artists and scientists into schools and community sites for hands-on arts and STEAM lessons. Families can enroll students in its STEAM afterschool program, and artists can apply to teach.
Last seen active: September 2026
Club
The founding chapter of Jack and Jill of America, a club of mothers that organizes activities for children from age 2 through 19 in leadership, culture and education.
Last active date not known yet
Nonprofit
A free after school program for Philadelphia public and charter school students. It pairs competitive rowing with academic support, mentoring and wellness lessons.
Last seen active: July 2026
Program 路 North Delaware
Penn State Extension's county 4-H program for young people ages 5 to 18. Its project clubs cover areas such as animal science, civic leadership, the arts, environmental science, health, and STEM.
Last seen active: October 2026
Nonprofit
A membership group for LGBTQ+ families in the Philadelphia area. It hosts get-togethers and family events, runs resource fairs, and offers classes for people thinking about becoming parents.
Last seen active: November 2025
Nonprofit 路 University Southwest
A film education group for local independent filmmakers. It runs beginner classes on making films, writing scripts and acting on camera, plus Take One, a youth film program that offers paid internships.
Last seen active: March 2026
Nonprofit 路 West Park
A nonprofit that runs summer reading and math programs where college and high school students teach younger students, with family and community involvement.
Last seen active: December 2024
Nonprofit 路 Central
A parent and caregiver advocacy group for Philadelphia public schools. It helps families start and run Home and School Associations and holds workshops to train parent advocates.
Last seen active: September 2025
Nonprofit 路 University Southwest
A Philadelphia group that teaches nonviolence and runs family help, including a monthly food distribution and a holiday toy drive for children.
Last seen active: October 2026
Nonprofit 路 Lower North
An outdoor learning school. Its school and youth group programs serve students in grades 6 to 12, and it also runs day programs, multi-day expeditions and scholarship courses.
Last active date not known yet
Team or league 路 University Southwest
A North Philadelphia basketball program for young players. It fields teams, runs coaching, hosts clinics and tournaments, and gives away gear to the community.
Last active date not known yet
Friends group
The parent association for The Philadelphia School. Every enrolled family belongs, and parents help with school events, the book fair, classroom reps and parent education talks.
Last active date not known yet
Nonprofit 路 Central
A volunteer nonprofit in Chinatown that runs youth basketball and volleyball, a lion dance troupe, a tech team, scholarships and college visits.
Last seen active: February 2026
Program 路 Central
A youth leadership group for middle and high school students in Philadelphia. It trains students in civic leadership, pairs them with mentors and funds student civic projects.
Last seen active: January 2026
Nonprofit 路 Lower Northwest
Basketball, learning and mentoring programs for children and young people in Philadelphia, from kindergarten up to age 29, with summer camps, holiday clinics and job skills training for older teens and young adults.
Last seen active: September 2026
Program
An advisory body of young Philadelphians who comment on City youth policy, help create youth programs and partner with youth organizations.
Last seen active: July 2026
Nonprofit 路 Upper North
A sports-based youth development group for Philadelphia kids from low-income families. It mixes football drills with academic enrichment, mentoring, and a summer camp.
Last seen active: March 2026
Nonprofit 路 Central
The music school of the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra. It gives music education to young players through auditioned ensembles and lessons.
Last seen active: October 2026
Program 路 West
Free, volunteer-led coding clubs for young people ages 7 to 17. Sessions meet on Zoom on Saturday mornings, and kids choose what to build while learning from each other and from mentors.
Last seen active: September 2026
Program 路 University Southwest
A school where students learn at their own pace and help govern it through a direct democracy, with tuition and open houses for families.
Last active date not known yet
Student group
Penn undergraduates who give free weekly music lessons and mentoring to local K-12 students in West Philadelphia, with field trips and chances to perform.
Last active date not known yet
Nonprofit
A West Philadelphia nonprofit that offers mentoring, tutoring, food help and life skills to youth, families and older adults, with a focus on young people affected by violence.
Last active date not known yet
Program
A City of Philadelphia early reading program. Volunteers sit one on one with a student in grades K to 3 during after school sessions at city out of school time programs.
Last seen active: October 2026
Nonprofit 路 Central
A Philadelphia nonprofit that works to keep families together when poverty, substance use or contact with public systems puts them at risk. Its team has social workers, attorneys, peer mentors and people with lived experience of the system.
Last active date not known yet
Nonprofit 路 Online
A Philadelphia youth development group. It runs a youth program with self-care, book club discussions and leadership, a monthly virtual book club, a feature that shares young people's stories, and trips abroad for teens.
Last seen active: April 2026
Student group
Penn student volunteers who help high school athletes in underserved communities get sports physicals at free or reduced cost, working alongside physicians at local schools.
Last active date not known yet
Nonprofit 路 Upper Northwest
A nonprofit that helps kids stay active through games at school recess and in youth programs, with a Philadelphia office on East High Street.
Last seen active: August 2026
Nonprofit 路 West
A Philadelphia group that connects people with fewer resources to schooling, jobs, money skills, and wellness help. Its youth program, the Blueprint Social Development Institute, gives high school students mentors and a look at careers.
Last active date not known yet
Nonprofit 路 Upper North
A nonprofit that raises money so children and youth can pay for school costs such as tuition, uniforms, and books. The one program its site describes is school technology in Jamaica.
Last active date not known yet
Nonprofit 路 River Wards
A youth development group with free sports, learning, character-building and cultural programs for kids ages 6 to 18. Its 15 community sites each have an on-duty police officer, and 3 school sites run during the school year.
Last seen active: May 2026
Program 路 North Delaware
A program for teens considering a police career, teaching law enforcement skills through mentoring, classroom instruction and hands on training.
Last seen active: May 2026
Nonprofit 路 River Wards
A Philadelphia group that mentors young musicians toward top music schools and careers, and helps students with the cost of study. It runs free career sessions for young musicians and keeps an instrument library.
Last active date not known yet
Nonprofit 路 Central
A nonprofit that runs creative leadership and college and career programs for young people in Philadelphia. In its semester program, teams plan arts-focused service projects in their neighborhoods.
Last active date not known yet
Program 路 Central
A studio in Center City with martial arts, parkour, dance and music classes for kids, teens and adults, plus school break camps and a summer camp.
Last seen active: September 2026
Nonprofit 路 Central
A youth-run healthy food business where high school students develop healthy food products, sell them to schools, and work with kids on cooking and hands-on learning.
Last active date not known yet
Nonprofit 路 Central
Online one-on-one tutoring for students from kindergarten through 12th grade in Philadelphia and South Jersey, matched with graduate student tutors. Also offers college application help for high school students.
Last seen active: August 2026
Program 路 North
Rivera Recreation Center is a City of Philadelphia Parks and Recreation center in the North part of the city. It offers programs and leagues for neighbors, and its advisory council is open to anyone who comes to a meeting and signs in.
Last seen active: October 2026
Student group
A Penn student group that gives underserved Philadelphia students early hands-on time in biotech and research labs, with mentors and weekly lab workshops.
Last active date not known yet
Nonprofit 路 North
A free music program for young people in under-resourced parts of Philadelphia, run in schools, community centers and the juvenile justice system, with mentoring and college and career help.
Last seen active: October 2026
Nonprofit 路 Upper Northwest
A youth development group for Philadelphia young people ages 6 to 24. It offers tutoring and educational support, mentoring, and leadership workshops on creative expression, money habits, mental health, and civic life.
Last active date not known yet
Nonprofit 路 North
A Philadelphia nonprofit that helps young people learn business skills, build leadership, and work toward money independence through cohort sessions and mentoring.
Last seen active: August 2026
Faith community 路 Lower Northwest
A church on Ridge Avenue with a 10:30 am Sunday service, children and youth programs, a preschool and after-school care, and a food pantry called The Table.
Last active date not known yet
Nonprofit 路 Central Northeast
A Philadelphia mentoring program for girls ages 13 to 19 that aims to prevent violence. Girls join free eight-week cohorts with weekly Monday mentoring, plus leadership, life skills and creative workshops.
Last seen active: August 2026
Nonprofit
A regional volunteer group based in King of Prussia that covers Philadelphia and three nearby counties. Its volunteers tutor and coach students online, read to young children, and help people understand Medicare plans.
Last seen active: January 2025
Program 路 River Wards
Soccer and life skills for young people in Kensington and Harrowgate. EduSoccer teams for ages 4 to 18 and the PlayMaker program for high school students help kids build teamwork and career skills.
Last seen active: June 2026
Program 路 River Wards
Samuel Recreation Center is a City of Philadelphia Parks and Recreation center in the River Wards part of the city. It offers programs and leagues for neighbors, and its advisory council is open to anyone who comes to a meeting and signs in.
Last seen active: October 2026
Nonprofit 路 South
A South Philadelphia theatre group that teaches improv, acting and storytelling to adults, kids and teens. It also runs free Sunday improv jams, summer camps and family shows at its theatre space.
Last seen active: October 2026
Program 路 West
Sayre-Morris Recreation Center is a City of Philadelphia Parks and Recreation center in the West part of the city. It offers programs and leagues for neighbors, and its advisory council is open to anyone who comes to a meeting and signs in.
Last seen active: October 2026
Program 路 North
Scanlon Recreation Center is a City of Philadelphia Parks and Recreation center in the North part of the city. It offers programs and leagues for neighbors, and its advisory council is open to anyone who comes to a meeting and signs in.
Last seen active: October 2026
Program
Lets a Philadelphia resident volunteer in a public school classroom once the school agrees and the volunteer has finished the required clearances and orientation.
Last seen active: October 2026
Student group
Penn students who run a science competition invitational and mentor Philadelphia middle and high school teams. Their Urban Initiative offers science mentoring at under-resourced high schools.
Last active date not known yet
Nonprofit 路 South
A nonprofit that has helped immigrant and refugee families in Greater Philadelphia since 1984. Young people can join an afternoon arts program at Furness High School, and adults can volunteer by phone.
Last active date not known yet
Nonprofit 路 Central
A nonprofit of young transit riders in Southeastern Pennsylvania. Members give feedback to SEPTA, educate riders, and push for student transit passes on campuses.
Last active date not known yet
Program 路 West
A neighborhood recreation center run by Philadelphia Parks and Recreation in the West part of the city, Shepard Recreation Center hosts programs and leagues, plus an advisory council that any neighbor can join.
Last seen active: October 2026
Program 路 Lower North
Shissler Recreation Center is a recreation center in the Lower North part of the city with programs, leagues and a community advisory council. Showing up to one council meeting and signing in makes you a voting member.
Last seen active: October 2026
Program 路 Upper North
A neighborhood recreation center run by Philadelphia Parks and Recreation in the Upper North part of the city, Simons Youth Center & Teen Center hosts programs and leagues, plus an advisory council that any neighbor can join.
Last seen active: October 2026
Nonprofit 路 University Southwest
A Philadelphia music nonprofit for children, teens and adults. It offers in-person and online music classes, plus recitals, workshops and student CD releases.
Last active date not known yet
Nonprofit 路 South
A community nonprofit, started in 2011, that helps girls and young women build confidence, plan for college, and grow into leaders. It gives scholarships and runs leadership programs and yearly conferences.
Last seen active: October 2026
Nonprofit 路 Lower Southwest
A Philadelphia group that works to empower women and girls through education, arts and culture, sports, and health programs. It also runs a summer camp.
Last active date not known yet
Nonprofit 路 Lower North
A free play space in East Fairmount Park with a giant wooden slide, an indoor playhouse, and a nature play area. Volunteers have helped with planting, weeding, mulching, story time, crafts, and the yearly appeal mailing.
Last seen active: October 2026
Neighborhood or civic group 路 University Southwest
A community development group serving Southwest Philadelphia since 1987. It offers housing counseling, job and workforce help, an after-school program and a summer camp, and it runs the Neighborhood Advisory Committee, which gives residents a say in local planning.
Last seen active: October 2026
Nonprofit 路 Lower North
A Philadelphia nonprofit that helps school-age children build creative and expository writing skills through free writing programs, classroom visits, and workshops for teachers.
Last active date not known yet
Nonprofit 路 Central
An all-volunteer Philadelphia group that raises money and gives grants to youth-serving nonprofits. Members join a donor council or the board to help choose grants and run events.
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Nonprofit 路 North
A program that pairs squash with fitness training, school help, leadership work and long-term mentoring. It is based at the Lenfest Center in North Philadelphia.
Last seen active: September 2026
Faith community 路 River Wards
A Catholic parish with Sunday Masses at 8, 10 and 11:30 am, some Masses said in Polish, and a Saturday evening vigil.
Last seen active: October 2026
Nonprofit 路 Central
A nonprofit that brings stained glass to Philadelphia public high school students and also teaches stained glass workshops at its studio on South Broad Street.
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Nonprofit 路 Lower Northwest
A Philadelphia soccer nonprofit with Short Shots for children ages 2 to 6, the Playmakers leadership program for students in grades 9 to 12, school and camp programs, leagues and tournaments.
Last seen active: January 2025
Club
A youth athletic club with football, basketball and baseball, cheerleading and dance, and a financial literacy program. It is looking for coaches and mentors.
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Nonprofit 路 Online
A Philadelphia media arts group that teaches photography, film and virtual reality to Black youth, with Black instructors. It also stages public photo exhibits about Philadelphia's Black music history.
Last seen active: April 2026
Nonprofit 路 North
An afterschool learning center in the Strawberry Mansion neighborhood that helps local kids and teens with homework and offers mentoring.
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Student group
Penn student volunteers who bring sports, fitness, and health education to students in West Philadelphia schools.
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Nonprofit 路 Central
A free running program for Philadelphia students in grades 6 to 12 that trains them toward a half or full marathon, with volunteer mentors called Running Leaders.
Last seen active: November 2025
Program
A paid summer job and internship program for Philadelphia teens ages 14 to 18. Teens apply online, complete the document and clearance steps, and are placed with employers in career tracks such as finance, science and creative arts.
Last seen active: July 2022
Program 路 Lower Northeast
A neighborhood recreation center run by Philadelphia Parks and Recreation in the Lower Northeast part of the city, Tarken Recreation Center hosts programs and leagues, plus an advisory council that any neighbor can join.
Last seen active: October 2026
Nonprofit 路 South
A Philadelphia performance group that runs theater and movement workshops for students, a youth series about hope and the future, and internships for city high school seniors.
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Nonprofit 路 West
A nonprofit that runs free sports and enrichment programs for girls in Philadelphia, including tutoring, an after-school Girls Club and a leadership academy for high school girls.
Last seen active: October 2026
Nonprofit 路 University Southwest
A nonprofit that prepares teenage girls for leadership through college prep, mentoring, life-skills workshops and community service. The site has join and volunteer pages and an enrollment form.
Last seen active: June 2020
Nonprofit
A Philadelphia nonprofit that runs workshops, adventure camps and one-on-one mentoring to help teens build life skills.
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Nonprofit 路 University Southwest
A nonprofit that works with young people on skills, character, and mentoring. Its programs include auto technician training, photography, fitness, a lifestyle course, and a music and engineering class. It has also run book bag drives and food giveaways for people experiencing homelessness.
Last seen active: August 2023
Nonprofit 路 North Delaware
A Philadelphia nonprofit for youth and families. It runs a summer basketball camp for kids, a yearly turkey drive, and a Martin Luther King Jr. speech contest that gives college scholarships.
Last seen active: August 2026
Nonprofit 路 North
A youth sports and mentoring group based on West Hunting Park Avenue in Philadelphia. It runs fall basketball and girls volleyball for kids, a free music program for teens, and after-school and mentoring work.
Last seen active: September 2026
Nonprofit 路 Lower North
A Philadelphia nonprofit that brings youth and adults into designing and building play spaces, public amenities and neighborhood improvements.
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Nonprofit 路 University Southwest
A community development group in Mantua that serves meals through its Bread 4 Life program and helps high school seniors with college applications.
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Student group
A Penn student group that works for children's rights here and abroad. Members raise money, speak up on issues like health and fairness, and volunteer.
Last seen active: September 2026
Nonprofit 路 Lower Northeast
A Philadelphia nonprofit that runs a free evening center for youth ages 10 to 17, a summer camp for younger kids, and a community food pantry. Youth get homework help, arts, sports, cooking, and a meal.
Last seen active: May 2026
Program 路 Lower North
A Temple University program that runs media and storytelling classes for Philadelphia high school students, helping them build leadership skills and a voice in their communities.
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Nonprofit
An improv nonprofit that uses improv games to build speaking, teamwork and confidence in young people. It runs free improv workshops in Philadelphia public school classrooms and a free afterschool improv program for high school students.
Last seen active: September 2026
Nonprofit 路 University Southwest
Runs UPLIFT Academy, an early learning school in Philadelphia with a Montessori approach to reading and STEM, and funds reading rooms and meals for children in Liberia.
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Nonprofit 路 Upper Northwest
A Germantown youth sports and enrichment group. It runs baseball, softball, Quickball and basketball, plus after-school programs at partner schools and a summer camp.
Last seen active: August 2026
Neighborhood or civic group
A youth led Philadelphia group that does organizing and policy work to win more money and better conditions for public schools.
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Nonprofit 路 North
A nonprofit that turns vacant lots and shared spaces into green space, and gives young people hands-on training in landscaping and environmental work. Its three program areas are Youth Development, Creative Environment Learning, and Community Greening.
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Program 路 South
Vare Recreation Center is a recreation center in the South part of the city with programs, leagues and a community advisory council. Showing up to one council meeting and signing in makes you a voting member.
Last seen active: October 2026
Nonprofit 路 Lower North
A community arts and youth organization on Germantown Avenue in North Philadelphia. It runs youth arts and farm education, a media lab, and neighborhood projects with young people and local residents.
Last seen active: March 2025
Program 路 North Delaware
A neighborhood recreation center run by Philadelphia Parks and Recreation in the North Delaware part of the city, Vogt Recreation Center hosts programs and leagues, plus an advisory council that any neighbor can join.
Last seen active: October 2026
Nonprofit 路 Lower Northwest
The parent group for W.B. Saul High School. Parents, guardians and students plan school volunteer work, run fundraisers, and speak up for the school at meetings held in person and on Zoom.
Last seen active: October 2026
Program 路 Upper Northwest
Water Tower Recreation Center is a City of Philadelphia Parks and Recreation center in the Upper Northwest part of the city. It offers programs and leagues for neighbors, and its advisory council is open to anyone who comes to a meeting and signs in.
Last seen active: October 2026
Program 路 Upper Northwest
A neighborhood recreation center run by Philadelphia Parks and Recreation in the Upper Northwest part of the city, Waterview Recreation Center hosts programs and leagues, plus an advisory council that any neighbor can join.
Last seen active: October 2026
Nonprofit 路 North
A youth nonprofit that runs a summer day camp for children and TGIF, a mentoring program for female college students of color. Its website lists a boys' program too, but the page for it gave no details.
Last seen active: December 2020
Nonprofit 路 West Park
A nonprofit that works to transform education for Philadelphia students through paid digital marketing and cybersecurity pre-apprenticeships. Adults can volunteer, join a committee, or mentor.
Last seen active: October 2026
Nonprofit 路 West Park
An arts nonprofit in West Philadelphia that runs after school art, dance, theater and guitar classes for young people, plus summer camps and a yearly outdoor arts festival.
Last seen active: June 2026
Program 路 University Southwest
A free weekly play session for neighborhood young children and the grown-ups who bring them. It meets at the West Philadelphia Cooperative School on Baltimore Avenue.
Last seen active: August 2014
Student group 路 Online
Penn students tutor local K-12 students one on one for free through Civic House. Sessions run in the fall and spring, in person or online.
Last seen active: September 2026
Student group
A Penn group for students who like numbers: it shares statistics resources, runs career and social events, publishes research, and tutors middle school students in West Philadelphia.
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Nonprofit 路 University Southwest
A Philadelphia nonprofit, founded in 2021, that runs media and animation studios and a free after-school digital media lab. A math and building series is listed as coming soon.
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Student group
A Penn student group for students interested in biomedical science. Members learn about graduate school and health careers, meet female STEM mentors, and do community service and science education in West Philadelphia.
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Program 路 West
A neighborhood recreation center run by Philadelphia Parks and Recreation in the West part of the city, Wright Recreation Center hosts programs and leagues, plus an advisory council that any neighbor can join.
Last seen active: October 2026
Nonprofit 路 Lower North
A Philadelphia nonprofit that helps families move up through education, housing, workforce and money skills programs. It runs community leadership, youth and volunteer programs, and it hosts homebuyer and housing workshops.
Last seen active: October 2026
Nonprofit 路 University Southwest
A Black-led nonprofit that works with young people ages 15 to 24 in West and Southwest Philadelphia. It supports youth affected by violence and runs a weekday hangout, violence prevention work, and youth volunteer and work openings.
Last seen active: January 2025
Nonprofit 路 Upper Northwest
A Philadelphia nonprofit that uses performing arts to build confidence, voice and community in children and teens from kindergarten through 12th grade. It runs fall to spring classes, summer camps, and Shadow Company, a year-round youth theater group for high schoolers.
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Program 路 Northern Liberties
A no-cost arts program that explores social justice through art-making for young people ages 14 to 25 in Philadelphia. It is aimed at BIPOC LGBTQ+ youth and allies.
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Nonprofit 路 Upper North
A Philadelphia nonprofit started in 2025 that teaches kids and teens money skills, business building, and leadership. It has worked with high schools and held a youth business fair.
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Nonprofit 路 Upper Northwest
A Philadelphia nonprofit that teaches students the basics of interior design and provides furniture and room design at no cost to students in need.
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Nonprofit 路 Central
A Philadelphia nonprofit that has worked with youth and young adults for over 35 years. It runs school-based after-school clubs, paid career and construction programs, a violence intervention program, and civic programs.
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Nonprofit 路 Central
A nonprofit that teaches high school age youth about sexual health, so they can learn accurate facts about sex, consent and staying healthy. The fall cohort meets online and covers body knowledge, birth control and reducing stigma around STIs.
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Club 路 West Park
A Philadelphia chapter of Omega Psi Phi that runs youth education work, an HBCU college tour and health and community action projects. Its Epic Day Party is open to the public and raises money for the chapter's foundation and community causes.
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Program
A martial arts school with youth, teen and adult classes, plus camps, an after-school program and a school program for young children. It has locations in Queen Village and in Mt Airy and Germantown.
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Includes: mentoring, tutoring and homework help, after school and summer programs, scouts and youth clubs, teen leadership and youth voice, school and parent groups, playgroups and parent meetups, foster care and kinship help.