Community Storytelling

The 2020 Community Voices grant will support the creation of a video documentary and multimedia performance of young peoples' artistic response to the impact of COVID-19 on their lives and their communities.

The 2020 Community Voices grant will support Philly Audio Diaries, a youth public radio training program. The program will provide POC youth with rigorous, one-on-one reporting experience in the city. In addition to connecting youth to public radio stations, the program will compensate students for their work.

The 2020 Community Voices grant will support Project Engage, an internet radio programming targeting community violence, mental health, education, and civic engagement in Chester, Pennsylvania and surrounding communities.

The 2020 Community Voices grant will support an intergenerational storytelling project aimed at preserving the oral traditional history of the African diaspora while facilitating communication and cultural exchange among young and elderly members of Philadelphia's African immigrant and refugee communities. In addition, the project will capture the stories and impact of COVID-19 on African immigrant frontline workers.

The 2020 Community Voices grant will support the production of a mini series, working title: “COVID-19 Season and Beyond,” that explores how the pandemic has exacerbated long-existing social inequities and economic disparities that primarily impact Black and Brown communities.