OUR IMPACT

Since 1999 the bulk of our support has come from neighbors, and you have made a huge impact! In the past year alone you allowed us to produce eight street and sidewalk festivals, graduated 25 new business-leaders from our entrepreneur training program, and helped local businesses secure hundreds of thousands of dollars in grants to grow their operations.

$200K Invested in Businesses

Support for businesses affected by the pandemic, closure of Girard Avenue and Storefront Improvement Program grants

Diverse Business Community

Full-time corridor management, connecting businesses with support

PhillyiHub

Twice-annual cohorts, training the next generation of entrepreneurs in our target neighborhoods

Business Network

Park to Broad Business Network providing
promotion and networking to businesses across Brewerytown, Fairmount, Spring Garden, and
Francisville

Safer & Cleaner Communities

New lighting and amenities on Girard and Fairmount Avenues, and Lemon Hill, increasing neighborhood safety. Street cleaning crew removing 1,000 bags of litter annually, tree planting and clean-up days, through collaborations with police and residents several times each year

Second Saturday Stroll

Monthly events highlighting Brewerytown Businesses for neighbors and newcomers

Girard Ave Street Fest

District-wide festival bringing thousands to Brewerytown businesses

Taste of Fairmount

Highlighting the Park to Broad District's best restaurants, chefs and culinary experiences

Fairmount Arts Crawl

Annual event creating opportunities for hundreds of artists and entrepreneurs

You can help the community continue to thrive. Your investment ensures we can sustain essential services and raise ambitions for the neighborhood. With additional funding we can undertake:

New pop-up events to nurture new restaurants and retailers
Enhanced promotion to grow existing community businessesImproved lighting, clean and green initiatives
Advocacy for safer sidewalks, streets, and connections to Fairmount Park