About the Fund Our Facilities Coalition
Established in early 2019, “Fund our Facilities” is a coalition of elected leaders, labor organizations, and community groups focused on securing funding for improvements to school buildings.
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Read the Jan. 2021 Coalition Press Release
We are advocating for a commonsense agenda based on the following:
- Every child across the Commonwealth has the right to a quality public education in a school that is safe, healthy, and clean.
- For too long, students across the state have suffered from catastrophic disinvestment in their schools, resulting in physical and environmental hazards in their school buildings.
- As leaders in our communities, we have a moral imperative to work in a unified way to ensure that no child is ever again poisoned in their classroom.
- NEW, January 2021: As shameful conditions in school facilities have persisted without comprehensive remediation, facilities needs have increased. Additionally, the onset of the COVID-19 crisis has exacerbated many of the existing needs within buildings, specifically around air quality and ventilation.
New, January 2021: Our Coalition is calling for an immediate investment of $200 Million to remediate the most pressing environmental concerns within more than 225 School District of Philadelphia buildings.
- More school cleaning and maintenance staff
- Rodent & pest control; asthma control
- Accelerated & expanded lead paint and asbestos stabilization
- Repair of water leaks
- Electrical & lighting upgrades
- Bathroom upgrades
- Window replacement
- NEW, January 2021: COVID related response and upgrades (including air quality)
- Improved strategic planning, data management, collaboration, and quality control efforts
Coalition Partners
Organizations
- A. Phillip Randolph Institute
- ACLU Pennsylvania
- AFSCME 1199C
- AFSCME District Council 88
- AFT Pennsylvania
- Allegheny Labor Federation
- American Federation of Teachers
- BMWED-IBT 3012
- For Our Future PA Action Fund
- Laborers District Council 332
- Local 14 Heat & Frost Insulators
- PA Spotlight
- PASNAP
- PCCY
- Pennsylvania AFL-CIO
- Philadelphia Council AFL-CIO
- Philadelphia Federation of Teachers
- Philadelphia Jobs with Justice
- PhilaPOSH
- Philly Healthy Schoolsl Initiative
- Pittsburgh Federation of Teachers
- POWER
- Public Interest Law Center
- Seafarers International
- SEIU 668
- Working America
- Working Families Partnership
Members of Congress
- Congressman Brendan Boyle
City Council Members
- Councilmember Mark Squilla
- Councilmember Kenyatta Johnson
- Councilmember Jamie Gauthier
- Councilmember Curtis Jones, Jr.
- Council President Darrell L. Clarke
- Councilmember Cindy Bass
- Council Majority Leader Cherelle Parker
- Councilmember Derek Green
- Councilmember Helen Gym
- Councilmember Isaiah Thomas
- Councilmember Katherine Gilmore Richardson
- Councilmember Kendra Brooks
State Representatives
- Minority Leader Rep. Joanna McClinton
- Representative Liz Hanbidge
- Representative Matt Bradford
- Representative Carol Hill-Evans
- Representative Tina Davis
- Representative Joe Ciresi
- Representative Mary Jo Daley
- Representative Tim Briggs
- Representative Ben Sanchez
- Representative Leanne Krueger
- Representative Dave Delloso
- Representative Jennifer O’Mara
- Representative Kevin Boyle
- Representative Ed Neilson
- Representative Mary Isaacson
- Representative Joe Hohenstein
- Representative Jason Dawkins
- Representative Malcolm Kenyatta
- Representative Brian Sims
- Representative Elizabeth Fiedler
- Representative Regina Young
- Representative Rick Krajewski
- Representative Amen Brown
- Representative Morgan Cephas
- Representative Donna Bullock
- Representative Danilo Burgos
- Representative Darisha K. Parker
- Representative Chris Rabb
- Representative Stephen Kinsey
- Representative Mike Zabel
State Senators
- Senator Nikil Saval
- Senator Tina Tartaglione
- Senator Sharif Street
- Senator Vincent Hughes
- Senator John Kane
- Senator Tim Kearney
City Officials
- Controller Rebecca Rhynhart
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