Insight Pt. 2: 2022 Philly HS Fair, Reading Promise Week, AIDS Walk 2022, Project Home

Published: Oct. 7, 2022, 9:01 p.m.

b'The 2022 Philly High School Fair will take place in-person with nearly 100 public district, public charter, private and Catholic schools in attendance October 14-15. More than 100 high schools of all types (district, charter, private and parochial). With school representatives on hand to provide one-on-one support, answer questions, and help students apply on the spot, the fair makes the high school application process as easy as possible for all Philadelphia families. I speak to Dr. Stacy E. Holland, Executive Director of Elevate 215 which is sponsoring the event.

http://phillyhighschoolfair.com
www.elevate215.org

Reading Promise Week is bringing literacy events, resources, and free children\\u2019s books citywide October 10th through 16th. I speak to Jenny Bogoni, executive Director Read by 4th Campaign and Reading Captain, Tiye Thompson.
www.readingpromise.org.

The 36th Annual AIDS Walk Philly will take place on Sunday, October 16, 2022, as the need to help vulnerable individuals is more important than ever. I speak to AIDS Fund Executive Director Robb Reichard about the event and how money raised supports the organization\\u2019s mission to provide emergency funds to individuals living with HIV through the From All Walks of Life Fund.
Register at www.aidswalkphilly dot org or 215-731-WALK

Project HOME is a nonprofit that\\u2019s been on the frontlines of the fight against homelessness in Philadelphia since 1989. I speak to co-Founder, President and Executive Director Sister Mary Scullion about the state of homelessness in Philly and the organization\'s evidence based model for ending and preventing chronic homelessness. We also talk about Bring Philly HOME is our annual fundraising, networking and community engagement event that invites the entire Philadelphia region to come together and generate essential awareness and resources for the fight against homelessness.
https://www.projecthome.org
https://www.projecthome.org/bring-philly-home-2022'