Students enjoyed soul food after the Kwanzaa ceremony.
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Kwanzaa at Penn
Kwanzaa, a cultural holiday celebrating the cultures of Africa and the African diaspora, was celebrated at Penn with a ceremony and feast, offering sustenance and support for students.
The Economic Justice Project was created by (left to right) recent Wharton grad Solomon Thomas, Makuu Director Brian Peterson, and Wharton fourth-year Khushi Shelat.
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The Economic Justice Partnership focuses on creating an equal financial playing field
From the basics of setting up an investment account to giving a play-by-play on how interest accrues, the partnership—a Projects for Progress winner—hosts financial literacy workshops with middle and high school students around Philadelphia, as well as Penn and other college students.
The fourth-year defender on the women’s soccer team chats about her competitive drive, the charge of a center-back, running five to eight miles per game, playing at home, her favorite memory, and her favorite movie.
Around the holidays, “Penn folks, they really, stretch out, from giving gifts to feeding people,” says Isabel Sampson-Mapp of the Netter Center, who runs annual drives for food and clothing. “We have amazing volunteers. There’s no way I could do it without help.”
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Holiday giving at Penn
From shoes and coats to Hot Wheels and Paw Patrol, the Netter Center’s Isabel Sampson-Mapp coordinates holiday giving.
At the University Lutheran Church, a mobile clinic launched with P4P support in 2021 offers patients access to medical consultations, vaccines, blood pressure screenings, and follow-up care, all for free and without an appointment.
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A ‘supercharge’ to address social justice issues in Philadelphia
Entering its fourth year, Projects for Progress provides funding to interdisciplinary teams of faculty, staff, and students piloting initiatives that tackle educational inequities, environmental injustices, health disparities, and more.
Letícia Marteleto, a social demographer new to Penn, does research at the intersection of fertility, Zika, COVID-19, climate conditions, urbanicity, and inequality.
