by usphilly88 | May 5, 2021 | News
From Hardship to Hope is a series of stories about our program graduates told through their eyes. From childhood to now, we will learn about their journeys, and try and understand the impact Uplift has had on their lives. This story is about Adrienne Shaw, a 2019...
by usphilly88 | Apr 26, 2021 | News
From Hardship to Hope is a series of stories about our program graduates told through their eyes. From childhood to now, we will learn about their journeys and try and understand the impact Uplift has had on their lives. Our first story Is about Wayne Garrett, a 2019...
by usphilly88 | Apr 17, 2021 | News
Comcast Newsmakers asked Uplift Solutions Executive Director Atif Bostic about our innovative approaches to some of the most daunting problems facing our communities. You won’t want to miss this incredible feature! Check it out here: Innovative Approaches to...
by usphilly88 | Mar 23, 2020 | News
by Grace Dickinson, Updated: August 15, 2019 On a recent Monday morning, Shontae Smarr pulled up to Center City’s Snap Kitchen and began shuffling bags of food out of the upscale grab-and-go market into her silver Toyota Camry. After filling the car’s trunk and...
by usphilly88 | Mar 23, 2020 | News
By Lauren Vague Stager, Uplift Workforce Solutions “We ARE here as a group!” is one of the phrases that stuck out as I sat in the classroom of the Uplift Workforce Solutions training center. In early January 2018, the fifth cohort of the program began....
by usphilly88 | Aug 20, 2018 | News
All who graduate are guaranteed a job at a partnering store. Anywhere from 300 to 500 ex-offenders listened intently during Temple’s open house for a six-week job training program specifically for ex-offenders, which provides them with a rare opportunity for a...