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⭐️The Tigris Foundation was grateful to attend the annual Greater Philadelphia Human Rights Campaign gala! From key-note speakers to a fabulous performance from Sapphira Cristal, the night was an incredible chance to learn more about the many ways in which the HRC fights to protect the queer community. 🏳️‍🌈 🧡To learn more about their critical work or to donate, please visit www.hrc.org !

📣Registration for the Jewish Relief Agency’s March Food Distribution is now open! Serving over 6,000 diverse, low-income individuals, the JRA works with hundreds of volunteers to deliver kosher and nutritious food assistance across Greater Philadelphia. 🍎 🧡Join their mission and sign up to volunteer today at www.jewishrelief.org/register-to-volunteer !

📦The Tigris Foundation is proud to support Mitzvah Circle by donating resources, volunteering time, and facilitating vital community connections. This partnership helps Mitzvah Circle provide essential items and personalized care to families in crisis, ensuring they receive critical support without barriers. 🤝 Last week, we took the time to help package essential items for those in our community to be able to thrive this winter season. ❄️ 🧡Visit www.mitzvahcircle.org to l

📣Save the date! Join the Eastern PA Trans Equity Project for their next Trans & Gender-Creative Kids Playdate on April 18th! 🏳️‍🌈 🌟In collaboration with Cosmic Writers, children and their caregivers will have an opportunity to participate in a Magic & Mischief Kids Fantasy Writing Workshop! 🧡Email Development@PaTransEquity.org for more details!

🏒From kickball to air hockey, the latest Trans & Gender-Creative Kids Playdate, hosted by the Wissahickon Valley Boys & Girls club, was a blast! In partnership with the Tigris Foundation, the Eastern PA Trans Equity Project has been organizing regular meetups focused on offering support and building a welcoming community for trans and gender-creative kids and their caregivers! 🏳️‍🌈 🧡Learn more about this program, visit our "Projects" page!

💗Thanks to the generosity of a local donor and the Women’s Center of Montgomery County, the Tigris Foundation was able to deliver 1040 pads, 2000 panty liners, 2520 disposable wipes, and 2370 tampons to the students at Norristown Area School District! These supplies will go directly to menstruators who need them, building a healthier and more equitable community! 💪

📚The Tigris Foundation was grateful to visit BookSmiles’ warehouse where volunteers were busy sorting thousands of books for distribution to kids who need them! BookSmiles currently distributes more than 100,000 books a month, giving new life to used books while promoting childhood literacy and strengthening communities. 💪 🎉We look forward to continuing to support their work in 2026 with our second collaborative book drive on May 16th. 🧡To join BookSmiles mission, visit w

💫We are so proud to call the Eastern PA Trans Equity Project our partner! 🎉Despite a challenging year for transgender people and those who love them, in 2025 the Trans Equity Project managed to continuing serving folks with traditional programming while building-out additional services: -Expanding Basic Needs and Legal Name Change Services into 8 additional counties -Providing 441 people with over $157,000 in direct aid for basic needs -Serving 3,032 attendees through Commu

⏰Save the date! The Eastern PA Trans Equity Project will be hosting their 2nd Annual Trans Art Showcase on March 8th, from 12-4pm at the Ice House in Bethlehem, PA! 🏳️‍⚧️ 🎨🖌️This family-friendly event will feature transgender and nonbinary artists sharing their music, painting, and more.

❄️The Tigris Foundation was proud to support Elmwood Park Zoo’s annual Wild Lights spectacle this winter! With millions of twinkling lights, live music, and illuminated animal displays, over 200,000 attendees were able to experience this stunning celebration of holiday spirit and community. 🎊 🧡Learn about their impact in their 2025 Wild Lights Marketing Report!

In honor of the United States’ 250th birthday, Cosmic Writers  is teaming up with Vote.org  to run “Writing Democracy: A Dystopian & Utopian Fiction Competition for 3rd-12th Graders!” To encourage young storytellers to use their voices to make civic impact, students are invited to submit their own utopian and dystopian fiction, sharing their unique stories about their vision for the future of our country. Submissions are due April 13th! Visit www.cosmicwriters.org/writing-dem

2025 has been a whirlwind of impact: funding 18 projects, hosting multiple events, and fostering community connections that helped advance meaningful work for young people across our region and beyond. 💫 🦒From Zoo trips with the Wissahickon Valley Boys & Girls Club, to student-led produce distributions with Food Connect, and hosting the largest single donation drive in the history of BookSmiles, we are committed to building a world that works for everyone. 🤝 🙌We are endle

Join Joyful Readers for their family-friendly literacy carnival on Monday, January 19th in honor of MLK Day! 🎟️ 📚Volunteers will work together on a variety of meaningful projects to support students at Willard Elementary—transforming the school through vibrant murals and engaging activities! 📍Frances E. Willard Elementary School, Kensington, PA 🗓️January 19, 2026 ⏰Volunteer opportunities from 8:30am-1:00pm 🧡Interested in uplifting your community through meaningful servic

Senator Maria Collett  has continued the fight to close the menstrual equity gap in this year's budget, investing another $3 million to provide free period products to students in all of PA's school districts! Read more in her recent impact report .

❄️Join Gentle Gratitude on December 20th for their Children’s Winter Wonderland event! This special day helps ensure that children in the Southwest Philadelphia community are warm during the winter and able to experience joy this holiday season. 🎄 🗓️Saturday, December 20th, 2025 ⏰1:00 PM 📍2798 S 69th St., Philadelphia, PA 19142

We were grateful to share food, stories, and vision at the Holiday Sunset Social in support of The Community Grocer! 🌱 🌻It’s inspiring to witness the impact of The Community Grocer—strengthening community and making healthy and affordable food accessible, all while celebrating a recent Forbes 30 Under 30 nomination. 🌟We are proud to support their mission through collaboration with the Power of Paint Academy and William C. Bryant Academy to empower students as they design a

📚Brookline Public Library (NH) recently wrapped up their monster-building program in collaboration with Cosmic Writers and the Tigris Foundation! 💫Read how this program impacted their students below: “We had some wonderful testimonials [from the kids]! My favorite was from a fifth grade boy who has never really written a story before. I wasn’t sure if he was going to enjoy the program. But he did worked hard on each assignment. On the day of the presentation to the parents,

💫Our partner, Rebel Ventures, recently took part in an Innovation Challenge organized by UPenn—a business competition where local nonprofits are invited to share their mission while teams of students compete to develop the best idea to support each nonprofit’s success. Over 100 students participated in the challenge, putting their problem-solving skills to the test. 🧠 🍎We are proud to support Rebel Ventures as they continue to grow their student team for the 2025-2026 scho

We are so thankful for the vital work our partners are doing to uplift our community this holiday season! Find out ways you can support their efforts in our newsletter below: https://www.tigrisfoundation.org/so/60Pgnpduo?languageTag=en

The Tigris Foundation was proud to connect the Mitzvah Circle—a local organization providing essential items and personalized care to families in crisis—with the Weavers Way Co-op. ☀️ 📦Through this partnership, Co-op members can now fulfill their volunteer hours by sorting and packaging donations for Mitzvah Circle. Already, 7 Co-op members have taken advantage of this new volunteer opportunity—helping vulnerable families in our communities get the resources they need to thr