 Happy Spring from PEC's Community Connectors! People’s Emergency Center blooms with events and resources this spring!We are offering a full calendar of classes, food relief, community meetings, historical, cultural, and art programs for West Philadelphia residents this year. Action for Early Learning West Philadelphia: Join them online on Thursdays March 31, April 7, April 21, and April 28 from 12-12:30 for a quick 30-minute lunchtime snapshot on the steps you need to take to register your child for Kindergarten. The meeting link is https://bit.ly/AFELKreg. Grandparent's Coffee Talk will be meeting 11am April 14 and May 11 at Grace Lutheran Church 35th & Haverford. For other updates, please visit www.pec-cares.org/action-for-early-learning.
Barnes West: Barnes WEST is a collaboration between PEC and the Barnes Foundation, supported with funding by the William Penn Foundation. Announcements about this year’s program will be posted soon at www.pec-cares.org/barneswest. Bridges to Wealth: Bridges to Wealth, from the University of Pennsylvania, aims to close the wealth gap community by community. PEC meetings are on the second Monday of each month starting at 5:00pm online. Contact Kevin Brown at 267-777-5820 or kevinb@pec-cares.org for the meeting link. Center for Digital Inclusion and Technology: PEC offers free computer classes for adults. Learn skills during remote, group classes in Microsoft Office, social media, design basics, online safety, and more. New this year: certification program designed for parents. Sign up at https://linktr.ee/cditpec or contact Nathan at 267-777-5816 or nkuruna@pec-cares.org. Community Outreach and Planning: This PEC team facilitates programs throughout the year, including the Martin Luther King Day of Service event and Lancaster Avenue Jazz & Arts Festival. Come to the Community Connector Voter Registration event at 40th and Lancaster Avenue on May 2 at 11am! Contact Yolanda Braxton at ybraxton@pec-cares.org or 267-777-5893. Criminal Record Expungement: Come out for an intake clinic with Philadelphia Lawyers for Social Equity. Start the process of erasing non-conviction information from your record, get informed about the pardon process for erasing conviction from your record & more! Saturday, March 26th, 12-2pm and Saturday, April 9th, 12-2pm. Call 1-877-320-1206 during these times listed above to speak with an intake specialist, or attend in-person at Chosen 300, 3959 Lancaster Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19104 Food Relief: PEC's food relief program distributes at their Rowan House location at 39th & Baring Street every Thursday from 10am to Noon. Heritage West: The West Philadelphia Community Archaeology Project, is a collaboration among PEC, the Black Bottom Tribe Association, University City Arts League, and Penn Anthropologists. Visit www.pec-cares.org/pennmuseum to register for Detangling our Roots: An African American Genealogy Workshop at Community Education Center March 26. Or, reserve free tickets to the Penn Museum on Sundays! Lancaster Avenue Business Programs: Various events and assistance available. Contact Dante Leonard at 215-941-9710 or dleonard@pec-cares.org. Men’s Coffee Talk: A grassroots think tank facilitated by PEC, it utilizes the resources and potential of men in the community to identify and implement solutions for issues that impact your neighborhood. Meets the second Tuesday of each month online. Contact Kevin Brown at 267-777-5820 or kevinb@pec-cares.org for the meeting link. Rental Assistance: Visit www.pec-cares.org/rental-assistance for updates about available resources. You can the find the PEC program calendar at www.pec-cares.org/events.
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