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Tiny WPA is dedicated to growing and empowering an army of talented community-design leadersBuilding Heroes that will make Philadelphia the national model for how to engage people of all ages in the design of their cities and help lay the foundation of an incomparable future for community-generated civic innovation.
Tiny WPA is dedicated to growing and empowering an army of talented community-design leadersBuilding Heroes - that will make Philadelphia the national model for how to engage people of all ages in the design of their cities and help lay the foundation of an incomparable future for community-generated civic innovation. Organization Overview and HistoryNamed after FDRs Works Progress Administration, Tiny WPA was conceived by Alex Gilliam in 2012 as a program of Public Workshop with a focus on youth-led community design improvement projects. Projects included creating a tree inspired shade canopy for a farmers market in North Philadelphia, transforming a vacant lot into a pop-up skate park in Camden, and design-building a community message board with Peoples Emergency Center (PEC) in West Philadelphia, among others. Due to the growing interests in these small creative interventions and the need to connect, grow and support a movement of community design leaders, Tiny WPA expanded and evol
The organization redefines how youth and adults participate as civic change agents and leaders by finding ways for them to contribute to the design of their neighborhoods through collaboration and teamwork.
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 |
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| Alexander G Gilliam Iii | Chairman | 50 | $75,000 |
| Renee Schacht | Vice Chairman | 50 | $75,000 |
| Joshua Nims | Director | 1 | $0 |
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