West Philadelphia Action for Early Learning

To contact West Philadelphia AFEL at PEC, call Melissa Tsuei at 267-777-5823 or mtsuei@pec-cares.org
Follow us at @WestPhillyAFEL

Text PECAFEL to 844-961-3547 for notifications!

Education begins at birth

We are putting West Philly kids first! This early childhood education quality and awareness collaboration is a partnership among Drexel University, First Up, and People's Emergency Center.  Join us, and make sure that your child is ready for success. AFEL programs are for families with children under the age of eight living in the 19104 zip code.

Events

Growing Readers Community Workshop

Action for Early Learning is bringing you early literacy in a way that fits your family!
​Join us for:

• Practical, research-based strategies to support your child's reading in the home and neighborhood
• Trauma-informed ways to check in on your family's well-being
• Get creative with other parents and caregivers.

Contact: actionece@pec-cares.org to learn more.

Raising your grandchildren? Come to Grandparents' Coffee Talk!

Happening monthly on Facebook Messenger Rooms 

Are you a grandparent of children who are between 0-8 years old living in 19104? The goal of this group is to come together with other West Philly grandparents and empower one another! You are your grandchildren’s BEST first teacher!

Contact: Kelly Thomas, actionece@pec-cares.org 

Free! Books to Go!

Take your family out for a walk and look for the bright orange Sidewalk Libraries. AFEL and our great partners like @readingrecycled and @readby4th are working to help families create vibrant and culturally-relevant home libraries in West Philadelphia. Education begins at home!

• Across the street from Mill Creek Playground, 48th Street
• 42nd and Ogden
• 42nd Street Playground
• 324 Holly Street Community Garden
• 37th and Mount Vernon Playground

Activities that Stimulate Learning

Building with materials (such as paper towel tubes, plastic bottles, craft supplies, or interlocking bricks) with your child engages problem-solving skills, introduces new vocabulary and demonstrates cause and effect.

Baking with your child has the same effect, and adds math and science concepts!