PHILADELPHIA (February 13, 2026)—As we reach the midway point for Black History Month, we recognize the importance of uplifting the work our community does on a daily basis. Today, Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner and members of the DAO’s External Engagement and Government Affairs Division announced the awarding of $375,000 in violence prevention microgrants to 45 community-based 501(c)(3) organizations. Since the DAO’s Violence Prevention Grant Initiative launched in May 2021, the program has awarded over $7 million in microgrant awards.
The DAO awarded these local groups for the Food and Housing Insecurity programming they provide to communities across Philadelphia. This work includes providing food access, shelter, coordinating volunteer efforts and much more. The awardees are as follows:
- A New Dawn, Inc. is awarded $10,000
- Ardella’s House, Inc. is awarded $20,000
- Azzim Dukes Initiative is awarded $20,000
- Belfield Advisory Council is awarded $10,000
- Believe In Students is awarded $10,000
- Centennial Parkside CDC is awarded $10,000
- Chosen 300 Ministries, Inc. is awarded $10,000
- Fathership Foundation is awarded $20,000
- First Stop Recovery is awarded $10,000
- Germantown Avenue Crisis Ministry is awarded $10,000
- Get Fresh Daily is awarded $10,000
- Good As Gold Foundation is awarded $10,000
- KITHS Integrated and Targeted Human Services is awarded $10,000
- Neighborhood Land Power Project is awarded $10,000
- Operation Save Our City is awarded $10,000
- Strawberry Mansion Learning Center is awarded $10,000
- The ECO Foundation is awarded $10,000
- The Sunday Love Project is awarded $10,000
- The U School, Inc. is awarded $10,000
- Urban Dream Chasers (dba Level Up Philly) is awarded $10,000
- Urban Resources Development Corporation is awarded $10,000
- AgrotheraPA is awarded $5,000
- Art Sphere, Inc. is awarded $5,000
- Bethany A.M.E. Church is awarded $10,000
- Blessed Sarnelli Community is awarded $5,000
- Caribbean Community in Philadelphia is awarded $10,000
- Feast for Friends is awarded $5,000
- Feast of Justice is awarded $5,000
- Forget Me Knot Children and Youth Services is awarded $5,000
- Fruits of the Family Table is awarded $5,000
- Gentle Gratitude is awarded $5,000
- Greater Hope Ministries, Inc. is awarded $5,000
- Hope for Every Living Person, Inc. is awarded $5,000
- Kelly Anne Dolan Memorial Fund is awarded $5,000
- LandHealth Institute is awarded $5,000
- Latinos Educando Juntos is awarded $5,000
- Papermill Food Hub, Inc. is awarded $5,000
- Refuge Evangelical Baptist Church is awarded $5,000
- Safe Haven Family Life Center is awarded $5,000
- TCG Groceries (dba The Community Grocer) is awarded $5,000
- Tindley Temple UMC is awarded $10,000
- Vetri Community Partnership is awarded $5,000
- Weavers Way Community Programs (dba Food Moxie) is awarded $5,000
- Youth Capital Academy is awarded $5,000
- Zia, Inc. is awarded $5,000
“Thank you to our 45 awardees who focus their time and energy on the critically important work of providing food and housing security to communities in need,” said District Attorney Larry Krasner. “Undoubtedly, this work plays a huge role in the historic reductions in violent crime that we see today. One of the goals of the Violence Prevention Grant is to provide resources to community groups working to address clear root causes of crime.”
“Uplifting the direct services and advocacy of these faith-based and community-based organizations is critical to our work within the DAO’s External Engagement and Government Affairs Division,” said G. Lamar Stewart, Chief of the DAO’s External Engagement and Government Affairs Division. “There’s a clear connection between supporting the foundational and basic needs of marginalized communities and interrupting the cyclical nature of poverty, violence and recidivism. Many of these organizations also support co-survivors of gun violence and violent crime. Our team remains deeply committed to helping communities in the journey of healing and transformation in collaboration with our partners.”
Applications for additional grant funding are currently not being accepted. The DAO will reopen the application process later this year. 501(c)(3) groups interested in future microgrant opportunities should sign up for email updates from the Foundation for new application deadlines. DAO violence prevention grant funding is derived from the lawful and appropriate use of civil asset forfeiture and is distributed and audited by the Philadelphia Foundation.
To see more of the work these awardees do, see the bottom of our full release.
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