What We Fund

The Bennett Family Foundation funds non-profit organizations that strive to provide stability, self-sufficiency and hope for their clients. In our first four years of grants, we have supported programs that span several areas of focus within that charter. Examples include:

Support for Mental Health

Mental Health Housing Foundation – build and maintain low-income housing for chronically mentally ill individuals

Street Talk – outreach to the city’s most isolated homeless youth before the patterns and habits of that lifestyle become entrenched

Youth Eastside Services – individual and family counseling for kids coping with emotional issues, substance abuse and violence

Youth Suicide Prevention Program – training for suicide awareness and prevention for youth

Access to Basic Needs

ACHIEVEability – services for single parent, low-income families such as education, job readiness, and housing assistance

The Clinic – free or low-cost medical care for the uninsured in the Phoenixville/Paoli area

Family Violence & Rape Crisis Services – intervention and prevention services to battered women and sexual assault victims

PACS – Connects the area's "working poor" with community resources and emergency assistance

Alternatives & New Skills

ArtWorks – gives at-risk youth a chance to create public artwork and identify professional opportunities in the arts

Left Foot Organics – operates an organic garden as horticultural therapy for individuals at varying developmental levels

Lots to Gardens – sustainable urban agriculture to create access to fresh food, involving youth as leaders

Roxbury Youth Programs [UUUM] – after-school program offering skills training and mentoring for middle- and high-school students

Vera Project – music/arts center for youth that emphasizes inclusion and participation, including youth involvement in its governance

The Bennett Family Foundation

Eleanore Bennett Charitable Trust