Gerald Weaber Email & Phone Number

Philadelphia, Pa, Us

Philadelphia, Pa

The Support Center for Child Advocates provides legal assistance and social service advocacy for abused and neglected children in Philadelphia County. Child Advocates is one of the most successful volunteer models serving children in the country.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Retired

Member of the board since 1996, elected President in June 2009-2013.

WWB Network MissionTo expand the economic assets, participation, and power of poor women as entrepreneurs and economic agents by opening their access to finance, knowledge and markets.WWB VisionOur vision is to improve the economic status of poor families in developing countries by unleashing the power inherent in women. We believe that when a woman is given the tools to develop a small business, build assets, and protect against catastrophic loss, she is empowered to change her life and that of her family. Women’s World Banking was established in 1979 to be a voice and change agent for poor women entrepreneurs. Our goal is to continue to build a network of strong financial institutions around the world and ensure that the rapidly changing field of microfinance focuses on women as clients, innovators and leaders.

Two centuries ago, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania became the center of prison reform worldwide. In 1783, a group of prominent citizens led by Benjamin Franklin, Benjamin Rush and others organized a movement to reform the harsh penal code of 1718.The Prison Society sponsors an Official Visitors Program with access to all state and county correctional facilities granted through an act of the legislature. This legislative mandate, unmatched anywhere in the nation, ensures citizen involvement in the administration of justice which provides a base of information for the oversight of the prison system and for advocacy promoting fair and equitable treatment. Today, the Prison Society’s network of more than 450 Official Visitors makes roughly 5,000 prison visits each year and continues to be one of the most vital and important aspects of the organization.

The Patchwork Family Center provides services to incarcerated mothers and their children at the Essex County Jail. Parenting skills training and support groups, women's health education, re-entry services & family reunification support, and supervised family visits. e.g.- Mother's Voice: functionally illiterate mothers learn to read with help from an LVA tutor. Mothers then read the books aloud to their children during family visits at the jail and the kids receive an audio recording and a copy of the book to take home. Children read themselves to sleep at night along with their mothers voice at bedtime. Through ongoing contact with community volunteers it was hoped that incarcerated men and women are empowered with new insights and skills to transform their experiences toward responsible and productive lives. The ultimate goal was to break the costly cycle of recidivism and create a more just system.

American Friends Service Committee (AFSC). The AFSC is a Quaker-based organization that carries out service, development, social justice, and peace programs throughout the world.

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