Insight Pt. 2: Children's Scholarship Fund Philadelphia, The Gift of Life Donor Program,Teach for America

Children's Scholarship Fund Philadelphia is a privately funded program, whose mission is to provide financial access for students from under-resourced Philadelphia families to safe, high-quality, tuition-based schools. CSFP will start taking scholarship applications for the 2024-2025 school year starting September 27th. Keisha Jordan, CEO and Executive Director, Children’s Scholarship Fund Philadelphia gives us the details on who qualifies and how to apply.
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The Gift of Life Donor Program is the Regions organ and tissue transplant network. According to the organization 5000 men woman and children in our region awaiting a lifesaving organ transplant. I speak to Philip Davis who was diagnosed with end stage renal failure on his 34th birthday. While on dialysis three time a week for almost three years, Phillip got married, is raising a young son and is the Assistant principal at a school in Trenton NJ. His story underscores the critical need for organ donation and what we can do to help. To register as an organ donor to www.donors1.org

Breast cancer is a significant health concern for Black women. They face unique challenges related to breast cancer, including higher mortality rates compared to women of other racial and ethnic backgrounds. Several factors contribute to this disparity, including delayed diagnosis, limited access to quality healthcare, socioeconomic disparities, and lower screening rates. I speak to Anita T. Conor and John Connor from Praise is the Cure about their efforts to raise awareness about breast cancer in the Black Community and their upcoming 18th Annual Weekend of Hope, Health and Healing October 7-October 8th at John F. Street Community Center 1100 Popular Street Philadelphia and the upcoming Benefit Dance Concert on October 8th 4 pm at Bryn Mawr College McPhearson Auditorium 1500 N. Merion Avenue, Bryn Mawr PA. Except for the fundraiser all the events are free, but some require pre-registration. For information on all the events of the weekend go to www.praiseisthecure.org.