NORTH10 PHILADELPHIA

Youth programs historically, north10 philadelphias focused on providing out-of-school time (ost) programming, offering high quality, structured learning opportunities for local youth in grades k-12, outside of the traditional school day. In 2025, ost programs were offered to children and youth in grades k-12. North10s ost programs, which takes place at the lenfest center, run year-round, and are focused on the philosophy of positive youth development and emphasize college and career readiness skill building. The organization utilizes this research-based framework which stresses youth involvement and active engagement and seamlessly integrates a trauma-informed care approach built on the principles of safety, trustworthiness, choice, collaboration and empowerment. The organizations ost programs support the positive growth and development of children who live with systemic stresses that can cause lasting impact while simultaneously ensuring students graduate high school on time, prepared

Infrastructure investments mary mcleod bethune elementary school yard: deepening its commitment to the children and families of the neighborhood, in 2024, the organizations partnership with the school district of philadelphia to create a safe and community-focused space at mary mcleod bethune elementary school became a reality. Through a collaboration with the trust for public land (tpl), a national nonprofit organization, the organization worked closely with the world renowned urban landscape firm, olin, and, utilizing the student participatory design effort, the organization transformed the bethune schoolyard into a community park, cutting the ribbon on april 12, 2024. Be a gem crossing: effective august 25, 2017, the organization, as a sole member, entered into an operating agreement with gla. Gla was established by the organization to acquire, hold, manage and develop certain real estate property in alignment with its mission. Effective may 25, 2022, 3200 germantown general partner

Community backbone over the years, the center became a cornerstone of a comprehensive campaign to revitalize the hunting park-east tioga section of north philadelphia, just east of broad street. North10 philadelphia was established as the parent organization of the center and to deepen and expand its impact into the neighborhoods it serves. Headquartered at the center, the organization derives its name from the centers north 10th street address. Committed to the principle that residents must shape their own future, it aims to foster thoughtful, strategic, resident-driven renewal, with a goal of becoming a model for community transformation that can be replicated in other neighborhoods and cities. To that end, in 2025, the organization continued to lean into its role as a community backbone, facilitating an effort to implement a resident-driven strategic plan that takes a comprehensive approach to enhancing the quality of life in hunting park-east tioga. Furthermore, 2025 saw the contin