Philadelphia Higher Education Network for Neighborhood Development

The Philadelphia Higher Education Network for Neighborhood Development (PHENND) is a consortium of over 30 colleges and universities in the greater Philadelphia area. PHENND works to build the capacity of its member institutions to develop mutually beneficial, sustained, and democratic community-based service-learning partnerships. The consortium actively seeks to revitalize local communities and schools and foster civic responsibility among the region’s colleges and universities.

Higher educational institutions can function as permanent anchors and partners for community improvement. Moreover it is deeply in their interests to do so; their futures are intertwined with that of their neighborhoods. PHENND provides a vehicle for coordinating and, where appropriate, combining the efforts of higher eds so that they can make a significant contribution to improving the entire Philadelphia region. Read More

• About Us
  PHENND is a network of over 30 colleges and universities that strengthens service-learning, civic engagement, and community partnership in Philadelphia, connecting academics with community involvement. PHENND’s activities such as conferences, email newsletters, and technical assistance attract and serve a broad array of individuals and organizations from the higher education, service-learning, community service, and non-profit sectors throughout the region.
  
  The PHENND Fellows VISTA program has two tracks--education and nonprofit. For the education track, PHENND places VISTAs in Philadelphia public schools to help the School District of Philadelphia better leverage and manage their community partnerships in a strategic way. For the nonprofit track, PHENND places VISTAs at organizations around Philadelphia to help them build capacity to address specific issues around poverty.
• Our Impact
  The PHENND Fellows program places passionate and talented college graduates in both education spaces and nonprofits, in order to create sustainable systems to address issues of poverty. In doing so, PHENND is training and retaining talented folx to stay and work in Philadelphia and to become the next generation of education and nonprofit leaders.