Hermanowski Family Foundation Initial Request Form

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Organization Name: Mighty Writers
Legal Name (if Different):
Also Known As:
Mailing Address: 12 E Church Lane
City: Philadelphia
State: PA
Postal Code: 19144
Main Phone: 2672390899
Main Fax:
Organization Website: www.mightywriters.org
Employer ID Number: 010920922
Organization Tax Status: 501c3

Proposal Information

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Today’s Date: 3/10/2023
Requested Amount: 10000

Project Title: Mighty Writers Whole Child and SEL Afterschool Programs for Lifelong Success.
Project Description:

Mighty Writers (MW) requests $10,000 in program support to implement our Whole Child and SEL Afterschool Programs, which includes
Afterschool Academy (ages 8-14), a daily program (3-6 pm) from Mon-Fri, for grades 3-8, provides homework help and snacks and teaches 25 writing units to develop writing skills. Each week, various SEL activities are offered for students to build self-awareness, compassion, and community building.

College and Career Prep (ages 15-17), Workshops focus on critical thinking and persuasive writing skills to prepare teens for high school success, college readiness, SAT preparation, and college campus tours.

Literary art workshops (ages 7-17), Workshops equip, educate and inspire students to write more through art-integrated projects to foster creativity and inspiration. Students gain hands-on learning in music, visual arts, theater, dance, and literature.

1:1 Mentorship (ages 8-17), students in grades 2 through 12 are paired with mentors to achieve academic goals. Students meet for 4 hours per month for six months.

Mighty Toddlers (ages 3-7); high-quality early childhood literacy workshop including storytime, letter recognition, story acting, book creation and family engagement activities.

Mindfulness Workshops (ages 7-17): SEL-integrated, trauma-informed workshops to help kids and youth effectuate concepts like gratitude, compassion, and respect through mindfulness activities such as yoga-based movements, meditation, journaling, arts, and storytelling.

Approximately 85% of our students are BIPOC from low-income, marginalized areas. Funding will help us teach 4,500 underserved kids ages 3-17 across eight writing studios in PA and NJ. All our programs are designed to increase literacy proficiencies through innovative and interdisciplinary curricula to improve writing skills, stimulate critical thinking, and foster creativity to help students grow cognitively, socially and emotionally.
We aim to equip students with literacy tools to improve their academics, graduate high school, and enroll in college to transform their lives and reach their full potential.

Total Project Budget: $2,676,845

Other Funding
Sources For The Project (Committed & Potential): Towsend Press-$300,000 (committed), William Penn Foundation -$200,000 (Committed), Hamilton Family Foundation -$250,000 (committed), Connelly Foundation ($40,000), Newark Art Council -$10,000 (Committed), AC Cultural Heritage and Cultural Affairs -$10,000 (committed), Impact 100 Essex -$100,000 (potential), VCM Foundation- $50,000 (committed), Accenture – $5,000 (committed) and more.

Project Duration: June 1 2023 to June 30, 2024
Geographical Area Served: Philadelphia County, Chester County, Camden County, Atlantic County and Essex Cunty
Age Group To Be Served: ages 3-17

Contact Information

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Contact Prefix (Mr,Mrs etc.): Mrs.
Contact First Name: Sukripa
Contact Last Name: Shah
Contact Title: Development Associate
Contact Phone: 2672390899
Contact Email: sshah@mightywriters.org