PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — District Attorney Larry Krasner and the Philadelphia Foundation came together at West Kensington Ministry Wednesday to announce the reopening of the application process for the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office Violence Prevention Grant Program.
Krasner’s office and the foundation are welcoming local, community-based nonprofit organizations that support people struggling with addiction to drugs and who are in recovery to apply for microgrants ranging from $5,000 to $50,000.
“The money with that would help us to really elevate this program,” Britt Carpenter, director of the Philly Unknown Project, said.
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Carpenter launched the Philly Unknown Project after he began his own recovery in December 2015. In the nearly nine years since, his organization has created a green space and provided opportunities for work development and job placement for formerly incarcerated people. He hopes to receive one of the microgrants.