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Movemakers outreach program

MoveMakers Philly is our affiliated youth program. MoveMakers Philly and UMA are financially tied- so supporting one organization supports the other. Dope! MoveMakers Philly is launching their 2021/2022 fundraising campaign to help underserved youth attend MoveMakers programming. Check it out below!
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I Am The Move! is MoveMakers Philly’s outreach program. We are proud to launch our 2021/2022 outreach program schedule starting with a campaign beginning on Giving Tuesday, November 30th, 2021. For 2021/2022,  we have a two part initiative. The first part of this initiative is what will start on Giving Tuesday. Our goal at this stage of fundraising is to raise $7500.

Donate to support

Help underserved youth attend MoveMakers Philly!It has been a year running for our I Am The Move program. Last summer we provided summer camp scholarships to 25 families living in Philadelphia neighborhoods. In the winter of 2022 we became a Philadelphia School District Strategic Partner, which has resulted in residencies at 3 different Philadelphia Schools in which we serve a total of 140 kids weekly. And we are currently on route to add a 4th before the year ends. The funds raised in our winter campaign have powered us to provide MoveMakers Philly programming weekly to nearly the same amount of children that attend our HQ weekly on a paid membership basis. The children that we are serving via our Strategic Partnership with the Philadelphia School District live in neighborhoods that are under resourced. In a relatively short period of time, MoveMakers Philly and Urban Movement Arts have made significant strides in our mission to support underserved communities. Our year of success is a result of your participation in our fundraising campaigns. We do not plan to stop anytime soon, so we invite you to stay involved in our upcoming projects.

Raise us to $10,000 for Summer/Fall 2022
  1. Summer 2022

Summer Camp Scholarship: This summer we are aiming for 40 scholarship studentsFunds will support:
  • Staffing to accommodate additional students.
  • Additional training for staff such as trauma informed teaching
  • Weekly field trips, including Mutter Museum, Franklin Institute, Academy of Natural Sciences and the Cliffs at Callowhill.
  • Lunches and Snacks
  • Transportation support

Continued Summer Partnership with Philadelphia School DistrictMany of the schools that we are currently working with provide summer school and other programs while school is off. Funds raised will support us in continuing to send staff to Philadelphia public schools during summer break.
  1. Fall 2022

Funds raised during this campaign will also contribute to our effort to continue the work that we started with the School District in  Winter 2022. At the very least, we want to start the Fall returning to the 4 schools that we established relationships with in the 2021/2022 school year. Of course, if we exceed our goal, we will add to our weekly roster. The primary goal is to sustain our mission and work to provide services to Philadelphia schools in underserved neighborhoods.

Donate to I AM The Move this Spring and power MoveMaker Philly and Urban Movement Arts to continue to expand our reach to more children in Philadelphia and to continue our work with the School District.

I Am The Move is supported by Archedream For Humankind, our 501(c)3, tax exempt,  fiscal sponsor. This partnership allows all donations made to I Am The Move to be tax-deductible. Archedream For Humankind has been a collaborator of MoveMakers Philly for six years, offering dance theater enrichment and support with fundraisers for outreach programming. It pleases us to continue our work together for I Am The Move!
Our Target is $10,000
Help us reach our goal!
 Support underserved youth with attending Movemakers Philly Summer Camp!
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The donation portal is live! Donate through the link above
*The hyperlink for donation will take you to our fiscal sponsor, ADHK’s PayPal page. You will initially receive a receipt that payment is complete. Soon after, you will receive an email notice that contains information for your tax filing.

​To donate by check, email kayla@urbanmovementarts.com
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