On Monday April 10th, Philadelphia City Councilmember-at-large Isaiah Thomas joined Vetri Cooking Lab at W.B. Saul High School to learn more about Vetri Community Partnership’s after-school and out-of-school time program. Together with high school students, the Councilmember minced garlic and...
Author: Fae Ehsan
Vetri Community Partnership among 40 organizations to receive funding from Campbell Soup Foundation
Vetri Community Partnership is thrilled to announce that we have received a $20,000 grant from Campbell Soup Foundation alongside 20 other wonderful organizations across the United States, including 6 organizations in the Greater Philadelphia area that serve Camden. This is...
✨ Volunteer Spotlight: Mira Rabin ✨
Meet Mira! Mira has been a volunteer with Vetri Community Partnership since the fall of 2019, volunteering with Vetri Cooking Lab and at times, the Mobile Teaching Kitchen. We chatted with Mira about what inspired her to start volunteering with...
Governor Josh Shapiro and Lt. Governor Austin Davis join VCP in a day of service
On Sunday January 15, 2023, Vetri Community Partnership was honored to host Governor Josh Shapiro, First Lady of the Commonwealth Lori Shapiro, Lt. Governor Austin Davis, and Second Lady of the Commonwealth Blayre Davis for a day of service in...
#VCPeople: Meet two new staff members, Courtney and Whitney!
We’re excited to introduce you to the two newest staff members here at Vetri Community Partnership: Courtney Smith and Whitney Smith (and before you ask, they are not related!)! Courtney is joining the SNAP-Ed team as an educator, and Whitney...
2022 Year in Review
2022 was a huge year for Vetri Community Partnership with new board leadership from Marc Vetri and Lisa Dykstra, a new CEO in Maddy Booth, our first large fundraising event in several years, and a move to a space that...
Reflections from Greater Philadelphia Leadership Exchange Conference
By: Maddy Booth, CEO In early October, I had the incredible honor and privilege of attending the three-day GPLEX Conference in Detroit with over 150 Philadelphia leaders in attendance. Hosted by the Economy League of Philadelphia, GPLEX is designed to...
Happy Ramadan! Here’s how two Vetri Community Partnership staffers observe the Muslim month of fasting…
By: Nafissatou Ba & Fae Ehsan Last week, Muslims worldwide began their annual observance of Ramadan, a month of spiritual fulfillment, discipline, charity, and abstaining from food from dawn to sunset. More than 200,000 Muslims call Philadelphia home, making our...