Philly Bridge and Jawn, a new nonprofit based in Kensington, will pay teenagers stipends to cook meals for each other.
Philly Bridge & Jawn, or PB&J, which is funded by a $10,000 grant from the, will bring a group of 20 Kensington teenagers together. The teens will receive stipends to meet five days a week year round and cook a meal for each other. Every day, they’ll also be introduced to other youth service providers from the neighborhood.“[Then] the idea is really to expand the amount of positive interactions that they have and expand their world back up.
“It just opens up a lot of different [conversations]. It’s hands on and something folks can be proud of,” she said. Currently, PB&J is ramping up for a pilot version of the fully realized program, which will take place over five days this fall at the Impact Services building on Allegheny Avenue Belknap is recruiting teenagers for the program, drawing from the relationships he’s already built with Kensington youth to find boys and girls who could use PB&J the most.
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