Senator Sharif Street Announces $875,000 PCCD Award for Temple University Hospital’s WRAPS Project
PHILADELPHIA, PA − December 10, 2025 −Senator Sharif Street is proud to announce an $875,000 award from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) to support Temple University Hospital’s Wellness and Recovery through Advocacy and Patient Support...Senator Sharif Street Distributes New Laptops from Lab Charter for Local Organizations
PHILADELPHIA, PA − December 5, 2025 – Senator Sharif Street is proud support Lab Charter’s new initiative to expand digital access across the 19140 community through the Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority (PBDA) Digital Connectivity Technology Program...Minority and Diverse Enterprise: Funders Forum
Senator Sharif Street Announces Over $8 Million in Low-Income Housing Tax Credits for Philadelphia Affordable Housing Developments
PHILADELPHIA, PA – October 14, 2025 – Senator Sharif Street announces that the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency (PHFA) has awarded more than $8 million in Conditional Reservations of Low-Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC) to support the development of several new...Street Calls on Penn to resist Trump Attack on Academic Freedom
PHILADELPHIA, PA – October 3, 2025 – Sen. Sharif Street (D-Phila.) has issued the following statement responding to news reports that the Trump administration is pressuring the University of Pennsylvania to compromise the university’s academic integrity: As a proud...Senator Sharif Street Reflects on Success of 4th Annual Community Baby Shower
PHILADELPHIA, PA – July 23, 2025 – On Saturday, July 19, Senator Sharif Street was proud to host the 4th annual Community Baby Shower in collaboration with Grands as Parents Inc, N.O.R.T.H. WIC Program, Temple University Government and Civic Engagement, Temple...Senator Sharif Street Proud to Bring Laptops to Community Institutions
PHILADELPHIA, PA – July 17, 2025 – Senator Sharif Street is proud to announce that the Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority will award grants through the $20 million Digital Connectivity Technology Program (DCTP) to distribute hundreds of laptops throughout...Senate Democrats Continue to Sound Alarm on Catastrophic Impacts of Trump’s Reconciliation Bill on Healthcare, Hospitals, and Food Access Across Pennsylvania
HARRISBURG, PA − June 30, 2025 − On Monday, June 30, members of the Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Caucus gathered in the East Wing Rotunda to draw attention to the urgency of stopping Trump’s domestic policy bill from becoming law. In its current form, the bill poses an existential threat to Medicaid, SNAP, and rural hospitals across Pennsylvania.