Bridges to Wealth

"Putting on a mask is the least invasive and the most inclusive measure we can do to keep our most vulnerable folks safe and to keep the city operational and going. " - Dr. @alastanford

Shout out to Neubauer Fellowship in Educational Leadership Cohort 6 aka #Sensational6 Spring Institute was in-person (finally!) You all kept students at the center and learning as the priority - THANK YOU! #PHLed 💙📚👍

Shining a light on the people and causes that inspire us to serve,recognizing and thanking volunteers who lend their time,talent and voice to make a difference! #north5thstreet #olney #communitylove #volunteerweek

The first of our Gregory Nesmith Memorial Career Panel series begins at 6:30pm! We’re excited to introduce all of our panelists! Please submit any questions you have via our IG story.

Bridges to Wealth’s Gregory Nesmith Career Panel tonight (6/16) at 6:30pm EST. All are welcome! Register at bit.ly/Career-Panel. Excited to introduce our amazing panelists.

The first of our Gregory Nesmith Memorial Career Panel series begins at 6:30pm! We’re excited to introduce all of our panelists! Please submit any questions you have via our IG story. They’ll be answered in real time tonight!

Bridges to Wealth is teaming up with United Way to provide FREE business literacy classes. You must be a majority owner of a business in PA or NJ to apply. To sign up: bit.ly/UWIDA

The last of our entrepreneurship series with @TGoodend ends tomorrow! Be sure to tune in at 6pm EST! Help us to spread the word for this FREE series to your community. This event is open to teens and adults! eventbrite.com/e/entrepreneur…

A million times this.

Recent Penn graduates Hyungtae Kim, Kwaku Owusu, and Mckayla Warwick form Collective Climb, a team that won a 2020 President’s Engagement Prize as a West Philadelphia-based financial literacy project. penntoday.upenn.edu/news/pivot-fin…

Health care is infrastructure. Housing is infrastructure. Child care is infrastructure. Elder care is infrastructure.

We are excited to share this week's spotlight on Arttia Watts! Arttia is the K-8 UACS site director at Lea Elementary School. Arttia, thank you for all the love, creativity, and commitment you bring to UACS students and families and to the Netter team as a whole! #upenn

Today we spotlight Jill Bazelon, Director of Bridges to Wealth! Jill is committed to empowering underserved students, families & communities members to build wealth through financial access & entrepreneurship. We are grateful for you Jill! @IOPhilly #staffspotlight #upenn

Check out our latest B2W blog posts at b2w.medium.com! This week, we’re talking credit scores.

Our report "WE ARE NOT DISPOSABLE: Food Workers Organizing on the COVID Frontlines" is out now! It's been a tough year: hazard pay is gone, no enforceable standard from OSHA, and millions were excluded from federal relief. But food workers are organizing! bit.ly/COVIDfrontlines

When you engage young people who are directly impacted by violence, you experience first-hand how many things they actually need outside of “putting the guns down” or “finding something productive to do,” writes ⁦@YEAHPhilly⁩’s Kendra Vandewater. whyy.org/articles/creat…

Why Economics Needs More Black Women - a conversation with the @behscientist #BlackHistoryMonth behavioralscientist.org/why-economics-…

If you started supporting yourself in 2020, there’s a good chance you can finally get some stimulus money. Here’s how to claim your cash. ow.ly/gF8d50DIeBt

Breaking: Uber has lost a landmark gig economy case in the Supreme Court. Uber drivers must now be classified as workers and receive minimum wage and holiday pay