KidZone Philadelphia is a ten-year initiative to engage communities across Philadelphia to work together now to ensure success across future generations, beginning in Northwest Philadelphia. State Representative Dwight Evans and Foundations’ CEO Rhonda H. Lauer co-chair the KidZone Philadelphia Leadership Council, which includes the leaders of The Reinvestment Fund, Greater Philadelphia Urban Affairs Coalition, the United Way of SEPA, Germantown Settlement, and Ogontz Avenue Revitalization Corporation.

KidZone will undertake an integrated set of initiatives in Education, Employment, and Civic Engagement. The Education initiatives will ensure that children will smoothly transition to Kindergarten, healthy and ready to learn. The Employment initiatives will ensure that youth will smoothly transition to college or a “living wage” job, ready to earn. The Civic Engagement initiatives will support parents and the community to fully engage in healthy child, youth, and family development and school success.

To contact us:
Foundations, Inc.
KidZone Philadelphia Office
7157 Ogontz Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19138
Tel: 215-424-5810
Fax: 215-424-4121
Email: kidzoneinfo@foundationsinc.org
Web: http://www.kzphila.org/

The KidZone Philadelphia Leadership Council

The KidZone is supported by elected officials from throughout Northwest Philadelphia: City Councilwoman Donna Reed Miller, City Councilwoman Marian Tasco, State Representative John Myers, State Representative Cherelle Parker, State Senator LeAnna Washington.