Green Family Foundation

Yesterday marked the 54th Annual Samuel A. Green Scholarship Award Ceremony where the Green Family Foundation and Firstrust Bank awarded 24 high school seniors from the Greater Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley region with $365,000 in college scholarships. The 24 SAG scholars were celebrated in a ceremony at the Firstrust Bank Club at the Philadelphia Eagles stadium with a locker room tour, a field tour, and a keynote speech from Former All-Pro Philadelphia Eagle and Founder and President of the Make The World Better Foundation, Connor Barwin. Nearly 450 students applied for the scholarships this year. The Samuel A. Green Scholarship Program, one of the region’s most renowned high school scholarship programs, granted two-year college scholarships ranging from $5,000 to $12,500 per year to community-minded seniors who crafted personal essays about how they will leverage their education to substantially impact their communities. Thank you to all that applied and congratulations to our recipients and their families.

If you or someone you know is a graduating high school senior in the Greater Philadelphia or Lehigh Valley area who demonstrates leadership potential and a fierce commitment to making a substantial impact in their community, apply for the Samuel A. Green Scholarship Program presented by @firstrustbank and Green Family Foundation. Scholars will receive up to $20,000 in multiyear support towards their college education. For details and to apply, visit https://lnkd.in/emuPHMsK

The Green Family Foundation is seeking its next Executive Director. Check out attached job description for details for this unique opportunity, ideal qualifications, and instructions for how to apply.

May 29, 2024, marked the 55th annual Samuel A. Green Scholarship Awards Ceremony where the Green Family Foundation and Firstrust Bank awarded 18 high school seniors from the Greater Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley region with $360,000 in college scholarships. The 18 SAG Scholars were celebrated in a ceremony at the Firstrust Bank Club at the Philadelphia Eagles Stadium with a keynote address by Ala Stanford, MD, FACS, FAAP, founder of the Black Doctors Consortium, a national leader in health equity, a health care policy advisor, and former regional director of the US Department of Health and Human Services of the mid-Atlantic. Dr. Stanford's book, Take Care of Them Like My Own, is part memoir and part manifesto for health equity and justice. On shelves August 6, 2024 (Simon and Schuster Publishing), it offers urgent lessons about the power of communities working together to take care of one another and the importance of fighting for a healthcare system that truly fulfills its promise to all Americans. The Samuel A. Green Scholarship Program, one of the region's most renowned high school scholarship programs, granted $20,000 scholarships ($5,000 per year) to community-minded seniors who crafted personal essays about how they will leverage their education to substantially impact their communities. Thank you to all who applied, and congratulations to our 2024 Samuel A. Green Scholars and their families!

“When we go through a community driven process, we can co-create solutions. There is a path forward. I believe there is a path forward and there is evidence of that today.” Dr. Bill McKinney of New Kensington Community Development Corporation (NKCDC) Please share broadly the amazing collaborative and community driven work that is happening in Kensington. We need to do things differently and that is the aim of the newly released KENSINGTON PLANNING PROCESS report. Check it out here: www.kensingtonplan.org. Thankful to everyone who’s leading this work: Bill McKinney and his team at NKCDC and Casey O'Donnell and his team at Impact Services CDC Grateful to those who are supporting this effort: NEUBAUER FAMILY FOUNDATION Scattergood Foundation William Penn Foundation Green Family Foundation The Pew Charitable Trusts Bank of America regional foundation Spring Point Partners LLC City of Philadelphia + City Council.

DEADLINE TO APPLY MARCH 3rd! If you or someone you know is a graduating high school senior in the Greater Philadelphia or Lehigh Valley area who demonstrates leadership potential and a fierce commitment to making a substantial impact in their community, apply for the Samuel A. Green Scholarship Program presented by @firstrustbank and Green Family Foundation. Scholars will receive up to $20,000 in multiyear support towards their college education. For details and to apply, visit the link in our bio!

If you or someone you know is a graduating high school senior in the Greater Philadelphia or Lehigh Valley area who demonstrates leadership potential and a fierce commitment to making a substantial impact in their community, apply for the Samuel A. Green Scholarship Program presented by Firstrust Bank and Green Family Foundation. Scholars will receive up to $20,000 in multiyear support towards their college education. For details and to apply, visit the link in our bio!

If you or someone you know is a graduating high school senior in the Greater Philadelphia or Lehigh Valley area who demonstrates leadership potential and a fierce commitment to making a substantial impact in their community, apply for the Samuel A. Green Scholarship Program presented by @firstrustbank and Green Family Foundation. Scholars will receive up to $20,000 in multiyear support towards their college education. For details and to apply, visit the link in our bio!