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Mindset: Level Up Celebration

Several participants from the MindSet Program recently “leveled-up” in a ceremony celebrating their...

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Episcopal Community Services

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World Golf Hall of Famer, Gary Player, Presented $300,000 Check to Support ECS's Out-of-School Time Program

On October 14, 2022, professional golf champion and World Hall of Famer Gary Player presented a check for $300,000 to Episcopal Community Services (ECS) to support ECS’ out-of-school time (OST) program, the second largest OST program in Philadelphia. The check presentation took place at the Feltonville School of Arts and Sciences.

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Workforce Development

Do You Have Career Goals? Let Us Help. Join the RISE Initiative!

Are you seeking employment or looking to start your dream career? If you need help preparing for college or figuring out what your next step in life could be, the RISE Initiative is for you. Plus, it’s FREE! Though virtual, in-person coaching is available upon request for this six-month commitment.

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Supporters

GET INVOLVED: CHRISTMAS DRIVE

Be a Santa for children and families throughout Philadelphia!

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Workforce Development ECS Voices

ECS Voices: Erika, MindSet Participant

We’re elevating the voices of the people sharing in our mission to share about our impact and efforts to influence positive change.

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Workforce Development

Head Coach David Griffith moderates a panel to discuss solutions to the workforce crisis

On Friday, June 4, 2021, David Griffith, executive director and head coach of Episcopal Community Services (ECS), moderated a panel of regional workforce development professionals to discuss solutions to the workforce crisis.

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A New Heart

A new heart I will give you, and a new spirit I will put within you; and I will remove from your body the heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. Ezekiel 36:26

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News

9 Ways To Celebrate Black History Month This Year

February is Black History Month. Here are a few ways you can celebrate near ECS’ Main Office in historic Society Hill.

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Event

Quest Documentary Screening and Q&A

The night before the Forum on Justice & Opportunity, we will host a screening of Quest, the debut documentary by Philadelphia-based director Jonathan Olshefski and producer Sabrina Schmidt Gordon.

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Volunteers

Celebrating 40 Years of Dolphin Companions

Forty years ago, the Rev. Virginia C. Thomas founded Dolphin Companions to alleviate the loneliness of seniors.

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