Pennsylvania Approves $40M Budget Increase to Educational Improvement Tax Credit Program
The General Assembly passed a budget in June, to be signed by Governor Wolf that includes Senate Bill 1, which addresses an increased need statewide for educational alternatives to students and their families via an expansion of Pennsylvania’s tax credit scholarship programs.
BLOCS Announces $1M Donation to Saint Francis de Sales
Jim Downey, BLOCS Development Manager was on hand at Saint Francis de Sales School in Southwest Philadelphia for a check presentation for a $1M gift from an anonymous donor. The gift was made to the school through BLOCS’ EITC/OSTC Tax Credit program, which allows donors to redirect their state tax liabilities to award scholarship monies to students & families in need.
Independence Mission Schools and PPP Loans
BLOCS Board of Directors Chairman Matt Topley penned this Op Ed printed in last month’s Philadelphia Inquirer, in which he discussed the funding disparities between Philadelphia’s Independence Mission Schools and that of private schools in the greater Philadelphia area.
BLOCS Mobilizes to Raise More Than $1.3 Million in Tuition Assistance for Families Impacted by COVID-19
BLOCS Chief Executive Officer Dave Rowan announced that the nonprofit has successfully awarded over $1.3M in tuition assistance to more than 2,200 students in the Philadelphia five county region, whose families have suffered financial hardships due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
