The Ending Racism Partnership is a citywide, participatory collaboration of Philadelphia residents, leaders, and influencers from community, business, government, and philanthropy to end racial injustice and economic inequality, starting with our city. The Partnership is co-convened by Urban Affairs Coalition, Independence Blue Cross, and Rev. Dr. Mark Tyler, Pastor of Mother Bethel AME Church, supported by a Steering Committee of…
Dear Friends and Family, 2020 has been a journey of challenges and change, and has given us an opportunity to identify where change is needed. The COVID-19 pandemic, racial injustice and civic unrest have revealed larger systemic issues that have plagued our communities for generations. But today, I feel hope – hope that we have…
Philadelphia, PA (November 19, 2020) — Brown’s Super Stores, a family business which operates 10 ShopRite supermarkets and 2 Fresh Grocer supermarkets in the Philadelphia area, the Urban Affairs Coalition (UAC), Salem Baptist Church of Roslyn, and with our newest partner The Roots, we will once again convene to provide Thanksgiving meals for families in…
ManUpPHL’s mission is to step into the lives of the men who are statistically most likely to be victims or perpetrators of gun violence in our city, and to provide them with the mentoring, accountability, resources and consistency they require to change their lives and make our communities better. We provide support in 5 areas: Employment, Criminal…
In this episode of “Driving Change,” Sharmain sat down with UAC Executive Vice President Arun Prabhakaran, a dreamer and doer whose personal journey personifies UAC’s forward-looking mission. While Arun may be one of the most recent additions to our esteemed team, he is no stranger to the great work of the Coalition. In this…
PHILADELPHIA – November 12, 2020 – Join the Urban Affairs Coalition (UAC) for a special virtual forum – “Ending Racism: This is Movement, Not A Moment” – on Friday, November 20, from 9-9:30 a.m. The virtual event will convene local business leaders, decision-makers, and grassroots community nonprofits to connect on individual and collective efforts to…
