Thank you for considering our children’s future in your philanthropy.

We would love to hear from you. 

Executive Director: Maurice Taylor  

Phone: 215-200-8029

Email: maurice@inspirephiladelphia.org

Mission

To positively reshape and strengthen Philadelphia; One Child, One Family, and One Community at a time.

To accomplish our mission, we will improve the educational and social quality of the neighborhoods we operate in by providing dynamic, interactive and transformational programming and services for youth, adults and their communities.

All Our Children Deserve an Education

Right now, there are children in our communities who are full of potential and who dream of going to college. With your help, we can connect these children with the programming and support to transform potential into results and dreams into reality. 

We Provide Programming in the Kensington and Strawberry Mansion/Sharswood Communities

Vision

One Child

One Family

One Community

at a time. 

Inspire Philadelphia is a startup youth and community development nonprofit organization that will provide unique and comprehensive programming, activities, and services to the residents of the Greater Philadelphia area. Inspire Philadelphia’s goal will be to uplift and enrich the lives of Philadelphians.

Strawberry Mansion/Sharswood

Highest incidence of youth shooting victims in Philadelphia

 (14% of all child shootings in the City) 

Highest rates of child abuse and neglect in Philadelphia

(2.5x higher than average) 

Kensington

Highest cluster of people in poverty in the City of Philadelphia. 

(60% poverty rate) 

Low rate of graduation from High School

(40% Graduation Rate from High School)

Abuse, Crime, Hunger, Neglect, and Poverty should not be the norm for our most vulnerable population.