Heights Philadelphia

"It's time to think bigger. It's time to be better. Join Heights and see how far we can go when Philly students lead." Watch our launch video here: bit.ly/HeightsLaunchV… #ReachNewHeights #HeightsPhilly #HeightsPhiladelphia

Kicking off our #HeightsClassof2025 campaign with Zhiyu Wu, @DrexelUniv ’25 🎓—graduating Summa Cum Laude in Marketing + headed to a full-time role at RBI in Miami! 🌟 Support grads like Zhiyu: bit.ly/HeightsPhilade… #ReachNewHeights #HeightsPhilly

Big thanks to @PHLBizJournal for spotlighting Heights + @comcast in its Partners in Philanthropy issue! Comcast’s $1M gift jumpstarted CS/Tech pathways at GWHS + just led to our first hire, alumna Kawthar Aguibi! 🙌 Read more: bit.ly/PBJPartnersinP… #ReachNewHeights

This week's #HeightsHighlight is alum Mohamadou Sow. A 2020 graduate of Penn State, Mohamadou now works as a Cyber Risk Analyst at @CapitalOne. Swipe to discover more about his journey and how he's achieving Economic Mobility through education, opportunity, and hard work.

Vote for Heights (once a day!) Voting closes January 19th. How to vote: 1. Click this link: votephillyfaves.com 2. Click ‘Services’ 3. Click ‘Nonprofit Organizations’ 4. Select ‘Heights Philadelphia’ 5. Click ‘Review And Cast My Ballot’ 6. Scroll down and 'Submit My Ballot'

Now through March 31st, you can vote for Heights through the @Target Circle program. Find out more about Target Circle here: target.com/circle Every vote counts! And don’t forget, as you earn more votes, you can keep voting multiple times during the campaign. #TargetCircle

Grateful to the #AUCPhillyClub for their partnership with “The HBCU Experience” event at @TempleUniv, which welcomed close to 300 Heights high school students from 15 of our partner schools. Many thanks to the @PhillyTrib for highlighting it: bit.ly/PhillyTribHBCU…

This week's #HeightsHighlight is Irene Jimenez-Lorenzo, an Alum and newly hired Finance Coordinator at Heights! Irene attended Carver High School and earned her degree in Business Administration from @AlbrightCollege, where she concentrated on Finance and Marketing. #Heights

This week's #HeightsHighlight is collegian Ethan J Rodriquez. Ethan is an Arcadia University senior earning his Media and Communications degree. Ethan got involved with Heights during his 8th-grade year when a Heights representative came to speak at his middle school.

Many thanks to the Philadelphia Inquirer for featuring one of our Heights Collegians, Ethan Rodriguez, in this article about the importance of addressing gun violence in the city. #ReachNewHeights #HeightsPhilly #HeightsStudents #HeightsCommunity

Click here to read our 2024 Fall Stakeholder Newsletter: bit.ly/2024FallStakeh… #ReachNewHeights

This week's #HeightsHighlight is Istneydina D. Thomas, an alum of Central High School who attended @penn_state, studied Psychology and English and is currently a first-year PhD student at the the University Colorad Boulde.

We are grateful to the @PhillyInquirer for uplifting our partnership with @TempleUniv and featuring Kayla Woods, a Heights student and Cecil B. Moore scholarship recipient.

The K-12 Philly School Fair is back! We are excited to partner with @Elevate_215 and the @PHLschools for this academic year and this year's K-12 Philly School Fair. The Fair will be held on Fri, Sept 27th, and Sat, Sept 28th. Get your free tickets now at bit.ly/phillyschoolfa…

𝐒𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐅𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐅𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒! Join us for a fun afternoon of live music, fall activities, community tables, food trucks, games, and giveaways. Register Here: bit.ly/HeightsFallFes…

This week's #HeightsHighlight is first-year collegian Dymir Evans! Dymir is a 2024 graduate of Carver High School and started at @TempleUniv this fall, studying Computer Science.  #ReachNewHeights #HeightsPhilly #HeightsStudents

As part of a Heights Biomedical Science summer program designed for rising 10th and 11th-grade students, we welcomed the @EPA to our office to lead a mock trial activity. During this time, our students had designated roles on the trial, including jurors and judges.

This week's #HeightsHighlight are Heights Alums and newly appointed Board Members Danilo Burgos and Ben Quan.  Ben joined Heights in 4th grade while attending the Haverford School and Danilo began his involvement in high school at Abraham Lincoln. #ReachNewHeights

Our six-week internships in research laboratories at Temple University, along with several of our other summer programming opportunities, kicked off last week. We can't wait to share more updates about what our Heights students are up to this summer! #ReachNewHeights

As we approach the end of our fiscal year on June 30th, we want to remind you that it’s not too late to make a gift to support our students. Help us create pathways to education and workforce success for Philly students! Consider donating today at give.heights.org.

The Step Up to College: Rising Senior Edition is here! The Rising Senior Edition, offered in English and Spanish, is the Summer Supplement to the Guide and informs juniors entering their senior year about the steps they can take over the summer to prepare: stepuptocollege.org