North Philly Project exists to impact the wellness of communities that have been underserved, marginalized, and often overlooked. Our intent is to be a resource of hope and inspiration, helping area residents connect to their life dreams.
I AM BECAUSE WE ARE.
Youth Initiatives
Education Gaps
North Philly Project uses education, recreation, and mentorship programs to elevate individuals and
families as they assert ownership in the
rebuilding of our community.
Do You Want to Play?
This collaborative effort uses basketball as a gathering point of recreation, education and career opportunities for growth and sustained success for community youth.
Harold Barnes Scholarship
The scholarship assists families, youth, and children of North Philadelphia in the continuance of education or vocational plans.
Social Determinants
of Health
In North Philadelphia health disparities are significant as more than 46% of its residents are entrenched in poverty. The resulting traumas and stressors associated with impoverished communities expose harsh truths of social determinants of North Philadelphia (healthcare access and equity, education access and quality, social and community context, economic stability, and neighborhood and built environment).
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As residents look for answers and solutions for lives of wellness, North Philly Project decided to address trauma created through generational poverty, food deserts, lack of quality healthcare, and deficits for career focused workforce development. Through collaborative smart international partnerships with other community keyholders, North Philly Project is offering a wellness initiative as a resource and solution for community wellness in North Philly.
EIGHT DIMENSIONS OF WELLNESS (SAMSHA)
Efforts to support the wellness of the families in North Philly begins with defining wellness as a term and concept. The term generally equates to the understanding that wellness includes but goes beyond feeling well physically. Not just the absence of illness, wellness is generally defined as the active pursuit of good health and well-being across multiple areas of life.
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Wellness is comprised of several dimensions that feed and support each other to build a robust lifestyle of wellness. In some cases, this is recovery, in other cases this is healing from life trauma, in some cases this is restoration and, in many cases, this is discovery of a life dreamed of but never realized. The programs and community offering from North Philly Project are founded on the Eight Dimensions of Wellness (SAMSHA). Unlike health, which can be seen as a static state, wellness is a dynamic process—an ongoing journey of making choices toward a healthier, more fulfilling life.
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Wellness is a lifelong journey of actively nurturing your health and happiness across multiple dimensions of life. It’s less about reaching a destination and more about making consistent, intentional choices that bring balance, meaning, and fulfillment. We invite you to journey with us into the place we desire…individual wellness, family wellness and community wellness. This is the essence of North Philly Project!
Who We Are
North Philly Project is part of important community collaboratives, comprised of smart, intentional partnerships that work together to bring solutions to the issues that hinder wellness in North Philadelphia.
MAKE A DONATION
Your donation will impact the wellness of our communities that have been underserved, marginalized, and often overlooked. It will help North Philly Project provide the resource of hope and inspiration, to help area youth and their families connect to their life dreams.
North Philly Project (EIN : 47-2723414) is an exempt organization as described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; registered nonprofit with the State of Pennsylvania.