Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s (CHOP) Healthier Together, Fab Youth Philly (FYP), Philadelphia Parks & Recreation, the West Philadelphia YMCA and other local organizations joined forces to support a paid learn-to-swim and paid lifeguard skill-building and lifeguard certificate programs for local youth.

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) announced today that it has received $150,000 in funding from TD Bank to support and expand the hospital’s Medical Financial Partnership (MFP).

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia has received a $300,000 grant from Rite Aid Healthy Futures to expand the impact of Healthier Together programs focused on healthy food access. Healthier Together will partner with the Garden at the Nicolas and Athena Karabots Pediatric Care Center in West Philadelphia, Medical Financial Partnership and Family Justice Partnership.

CHOP’s Healthier Together Initiative Awards $225,000 to Nine Community-based Organizations Delivering Violence-Prevention Programs On Thursday, October 27, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia celebrated the official grand opening of its Center for Advanced Behavioral Healthcare which featured remarks from hospital leadership including Madeline Bell along with Dr. Tami Benton.

CHOP joins Parks & Rec on the Kobe Bryant Dream Court to celebrate inaugural West Philadelphia summer camp basketball league.

Children living in the neighborhoods around the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia campus in West and Southwest Philadelphia have experienced more than their fair share of trauma, which only increased with the COVID-19 pandemic and the rise in gun violence. 

Deeply Rooted, which is led by the Penn Urban Health Lab, partners with community organizations and leaders to advance environmental justice in Black and brown neighborhoods in Philadelphia

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) is proud to announce our participation in Accelerate Health Equity, an initiative designed to combat systemic racism and barriers to achieving health equity.

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) today announced the completion of its 100th home renovation for families enrolled in the Community Asthma Prevention Plus (CAPP+) Program.

CHOP participated in Root Cause Coalition Annual Summit, discussed partnership and program best practices for offering trauma-informed training and peer support groups for grief and loss