Support PCF by Shopping at Amazon
Now you can support kids while you shop! PCF is now accepting charitable donations through the AmazonSmile Foundation. We are pleased to announced that PCF is now officially [...]
Radnor School District Equipment Donation
The Radnor Township School District donated a truck full of laptops and a few overhead projectors to PCF during the summer! The equipment was picked up from 4 different Radnor District schools. What [...]
Books and Financial Support from A.A.L.L.
PCF was thrilled to receive a car-load of childrens' books along with a very generous donation of $1,225 from the members of the American Association of Law Libraries! The books were [...]
33 Philly Public Schools Need Your Help
PCF was invited to attend the District's Partnerships Resource Fair during school break. Since we had not advertised our renewed focus on supporting schools, we did not expect the huge interest in [...]
Equipment Donation by PMHCC
PCF would like to thank PMHCC (The Philadelphia Mental Health Care Corporation) for their generous donation of computers, monitors, keyboards, mice and cabling. The equipment was picked up by our recycler [...]
Financial Support from Interphase Medical Equipment
PCF was thrilled to receive support from Interphase Medical Equipment. We received a check for $500 which will be used to support our Classroom Computers program. We could not do our [...]
HeathShare Exchange Volunteer Day & Sponsorship
Board member Hal Augustine organized and facilitated a volunteer day with HealthShare Exchange of Southeastern PA. A team of HSX employees showed up and spent almost a full day doing the spectrum [...]
200 iPads to 8 Public Schools
Just before summer break, Endo Pharmaceuticals contacted PCF about a donation of 200 used iPads. They came without chargers/cables but those were easy enough to get. 200 iPads was huge and we knew [...]
Computer Literacy and 3D Classes
After Emlen Elementary received their new computer lab at the beginning of the 2015 school year, PCF jumped on the opportunity to teach technology classes there. About a dozen 5th graders [...]
200 Used iPads Donated by Endo Pharmaceuticals
PCF was incredibly fortunate to receive about 200 used iPads from Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc (Malvern, PA) earlier in 2015. iPads are treasured in schools because of their versatility and other factors. [...]
PCF Supports S.T.E.M. Classes at J.S. Jenks
PCF became aware of the exciting changes taking place at J.S. Jenks Elementary through the Mt. Airy Schools Coalition. Abby Thaker from Mt Airy USA suggested we get in touch with Jenks [...]
Emlen Library Opening
When PCF heard that Emlen Elementary was converting an unused, junk-filled classroom into a library, we got very excited and offered to help. The completion of this project was a [...]
Houston Elementary Classroom Computers
After our successful pilot program at Emlen Elementary, we were given the go-ahead by the Philadelphia school district to work with schools directly. Through the Mt. Airy Schools Coalition, we learned [...]
Woodforest National Bank Volunteer Day
PCF Board member Leona Laibhen-Cesar (standing) along with fellow Woodforest National Bank employees came in to volunteer for the better part of the day. They worked their way through a TON of [...]
Comcast Cares Day
Comcast Cares Day 2015 was the first volunteer event at the warehouse on Ridge Avenue (after we moved there from Chestnut Hill offices). Comcast has provided great support to PCF over [...]
PCF in The Notebook: Out with the old? Not so fast
PCF was featured in an article in The Notebook, Philadelphia public schools' independent voice for parents, educators, students, and friends of Philadelphia Public Schools. In the article, PCF Director and Principal [...]
Classroom Computers Program Pilot at Emlen
PCF placed roughly 60 computers into various classroom at Emlen at the beginning of the 2014-2015 school year. Due to the success of our pilot program there, PCF received official permission from [...]
Turn & Burn Regatta
The Annual Turn & Burn Regatta is held each fall, usually the first or second Sunday in November on the Schuylkill River/Kelly Drive in Philadelphia, PA. Join us and help make sure every Philadelphia [...]
PCF Partner Spotlight: Health Partners Plans
Health Partners Plans is a long-standing, not-for-profit health insurance organization serving more than 180,000 area members through its Medicaid and Medicare coverage and also many children through its KidzPartners/CHIP program. [...]
Study Shows Third Grade Reading Level Predicts High School Graduation
We all know that a student’s experience early on in school can have major implications for their future academic career. Numerous longitudinal studies have demonstrated how warning signs for future [...]