Organizations Filed Purposes:
WE PUT THE HUMANITIES IN ACTION TO CREATE POSITIVE CHANGE IN PEOPLE'S LIVES AND COMMUNITIES.
SEE PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 1 FOR A DESCRIPTION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION.
GENERAL PROGRAM OPERATIONSEXPENSES INCURRED IN THE OPERATIONS OF PHC THAT INCLUDE PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT, SPECIAL EVENTS, PARTNERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, PUBLIC OUTREACH AND ADVOCACY.
PENNSYLVANIA HEART & SOUL COMMUNITIES HEART & SOUL IS A COMMUNITY-LED PROCESS THAT USES A HUMANITIES-BASED APPROACH TO EMPOWER NEW LEADERS AND ENCOURAGE POSITIVE CHANGE. PHC WORKED WITH FIVE COMMUNITIES (WILLIAMSPORT, MEADVILLE, GREATER CARLISLE,UPPER CHICHESTER AND CAMERON COUNTY) ACCROSS THE STATE TO USE THE POWER OF STORIES TO DISCOVER HIDDEN VOICES AND SHARED VALUES, AND DEVELOP MEANINGFUL ACTION STEPS THAT INSPIRE COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. WE HAVE LAID THE GROUNDWORK TO EXPAND THE PROGRAM TO BEAVER COUNTY IN 2020. HEART & SOUL ACTIVITIES ARE SUPPORTED BY OUR NEH GRANT, AND ARE OFFERED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ORTON FAMILY FOUNDATION THAT PROVIDES IN-KIND SUPPORT AND ADDITIONAL FUNDING. THE PENNSYLVANIZA DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT HAS BEEN A COLLABORATING PARTNER IN IDENTIFYING APPROPRIATE COMMUNITIES FOR THE PROGRAM AND IN 2019 AWARDED GRANTS DIRECTLY TO UPPER CHICHESTER AND CAMERON COUNTY TO SUPPORT THIER WORK.
TEEN READING LOUNGE (TRL)OPERATING AT 20 LIBRARIES AND OUT-OF-SCHOOL SITES ACCROSS THE STATE FOR THE 2019-20 PROGRAM YEAR, TEEN READING LOUNGE ALLOWS TEENS TO TAKE THE LEAD BY CHOOSING READINGS ON TOPICS OF INTEREST, HAVE HONEST DISCUSSIONS WITH THEIR PEERS, AND PARTICIPATE IN TEEN-LED COMMUNITY PROJECTS. TRL IS IN ITS 10TH YEAR AND IS THE RECIPIENT OF MULTIPLE AWARDS INCLUDING THE AFTER SCHOOL CHAMPION AWARD FROM THE PENNSYLVANIA AFTER SCHOOL YOUTH DEVELOPMENT NETWORK. TRL ALSO PROVIDES HUMANITIES-BASED TRAINING FOR LIBRARIANS AND YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROFESSIONALS AT BOTH CURRENT TRL SITES AND FOR OUR NETWORK OF PREVIOUS TRL SITE STAFF STATEWIDE. IN 2019, WE GAVE OUT A FIRST ANNUAL YOUTH SERVICES AWARD. TEEN READING LOUNGE IS SUPPORTED WITH FUNDS AWARDED BY THE OFFICE OF COMMONWEALTH LIBRARIES, THE NEH AND RESTRICTED DONATIONS FROM INDIVIDUAL AND BUSINESS DONORS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Laurie Zierer | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 50 | $122,965 |
| Omar Woodard | COUNCIL MEMBER | 0.25 | $0 |
| Zabeth Teelucksingh | COUNCIL MEMBER | 0.25 | $0 |
| Mike Smith | COUNCIL MEMBER | 0.5 | $0 |
| Atif Sheik | COUNCIL MEMBER | 0.25 | $0 |
| Jane Sheffield | COUNCIL MEMBER | 0.25 | $0 |
| Jj Sheffer | COUNCIL MEMBER | 0.25 | $0 |
| John Schlimm | COUNCIL MEMBER | 0.25 | $0 |
| Sr Mary Persico | COUNCIL MEMBER | 0.5 | $0 |
| Seulky Mcinnishen | COUNCIL MEMBER | 0.25 | $0 |
| Cheryl Matherly | COUNCIL MEMBER | 0.25 | $0 |
| Darryl Ford Williams | COUNCIL MEMBER | 0.25 | $0 |
| Patty Wilson Aden | COUNCIL MEMBER | 0.25 | $0 |
| Paula Gilbert | PLANNING COMMITTEE CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Christina Saler | GOVERNMENT RELATIONS COMMITTEE CHAIR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Gwendolyn White | GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE CHAIR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Allen Dietrich-Ward | FINANCE COMMITTEE CHAIR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Melody Keim | DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE CHAIR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Ron Cowell | AUDIT COMMITTEE CHAIR | 0.25 | $0 |
| Harris Ferris | TREASURER | 0.5 | $0 |
| Rosemary Pawlowski | VICE CHAIR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Silas Chamberlin | BOARD CHAIR | 2 | $0 |
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