
Grant will provide transformative career opportunities
CHOP Foundation
A new initiative, supported by a generous five-year, $19.6 million grant from Bloomberg Philanthropies, has the potential to be life-changing for Philadelphia students and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
Mastery Hardy Williams High School, in Southwest Philly, will become a healthcare career school, and CHOP will welcome as many as 100 qualified high school graduates per year — students it has trained — into jobs with family-sustaining salaries.
“If our students are able to meet the rigorous demands year over year and do what they need to do to get the credentials, we could see families overcome generational poverty,” says Yvette Núñez, Chief of Staff for Mastery Charter Network, who along with Chief Equity Officer Saliyah Cruz, led Mastery’s effort to secure the grant. “Dr. Cruz and I got watery-eyed thinking about it. That’s how important this opportunity is for families in our community.”