LIFT

By DAVID BORNSTEIN

Is it time to rethink our basic assumptions about the way we fight poverty?

Honoring 2012 Lifting Communities Award Recipient David Eisner, President and CEO, National Constitution Center

LIFT-Philadelphia engages talented volunteers to work one-on-one with underserved community members throughout Philadelphia to combat poverty and expand opportunity for all people in our community.  At LIFT, we believe that the very act of two people working together one-on-one – sharing their strengths in a trusting relationship – is the most important first step in creating transformation and achieving success.  If you know our work, we welcome you to support what we continue to achieve; if you are new to LIFT-Philadelphia, we invite you to learn more and be inspired.

This year, LIFT-Philadelphia is proud to present its inaugural Lifting Communities Award to David Eisner, President and CEO of the National Constitution Center, in recognition of his strong and longstanding commitment to civic engagement and strengthening communities.

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Honoring Impact in the Chicago Area

LIFT-Chicago invites you to join us at Salvage One as we celebrate a year of growth and achievement and lay the groundwork for an exciting year ahead. If you know our work, we welcome you to support what we continue to achieve; if you are new to LIFT-Chicago, we invite you to learn more and be inspired.

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Honoring Impact in the Bronx and Nationwide

LIFT invites you to join us at Highline Ballroom as we celebrate a year of growth and achievement and lay the groundwork for an exciting year ahead. If you know our work, we welcome you to support what we continue to achieve; if you are new to LIFT, we invite you to learn more and be inspired.

LIFT is excited to welcome musician, activist, and LIFT Board of Directors member, Ben Harper, who will be on hand for a special musical performance.

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On Wednesday November 30th, LIFT honored its partners—the City of Cambridge and Harvard University—for their “Distinguished Service” to the community at its 10th Anniversary Celebration held at the Microsoft New England Research and Development Center.

LIFT-Chicago is thrilled to announce that Sol Anderson will be joining our team as the Regional Program Manager.  Sol comes to LIFT-Chicago with over 10 years experience supporting underserved communities.

This past Thursday evening, November 10, LIFT-Philadelphia and the Civic House at the University of Pennsylvania presented Think About It: Urban Poverty, a panel discussion on urban poverty. In a packed lecture hall on campus, LIFT-Philadelphia student directors moderated a panel that engaged LIFT volunteers, students, non-profit professionals, a LIFT client, and University of Pennsylvania faculty in a discussion on urban poverty in West Philadelphia. The panel brought together many unique perspectives into one room to discuss activism, West Philadelphia, the roots of poverty, and how students can move outside of the classroom to fight for social justice.

Students heard from four panel members, including:

-Andrew Lamas, Professor of Urban Studies

-Nijah Famous, Community Development Manager at ACHIEVEability

-Anisha Sinha, Site Coordinator/Americorps National Direct at LIFT Philadelphia

-Angela Allen, LIFT-Philadelphia client and West Philadelphia Resident