For members ready to see real change in their life and community, Network Action will offer opportunities to become part making change happen in Philadelphia and beyond through developing political action campaigns. Focus issues include:

• Affordable housing
• Mental health resources
• Safe spaces for Black and Brown people
• Reducing gun violence 

Members will learn how to research the issues impacting them and how to advocate for the changes they want to see in their communities

Upcoming Events

Stand Up, Speak Out! Advocacy and Action Fair

Saturday, October 25, 2025
12-3 p.m.
Triple Bottom Brewery (915 Spring Garden Street, Philadelphia PA 19123)

Join Network Nation for an inspiring gathering at Triple Bottom Brewery where you can connect with local advocacy organizations and discover resources to lead community change. This event highlights how taking action serves as a powerful pathway for individuals and communities to heal our trauma. You’ll have opportunities to meet organizations and connect with other community members who are ready to stand up, speak out, and take action to make change in their own neighborhoods and across Philadelphia.

This event is planned and lead by Network Nation, a community-member–led organization of alumni of the Building Wealth and Health Network, and made possible through the generous support of Women’s Way and Triple Bottom Brewery.

Together we can heal — and hold the power to create lasting change.

Past Network Member Advocacy Efforts

In the past, Network members actively engaged in ongoing advocacy on a number of important issues. They have participated in formal campaigns to raise the TANF cash grant allotment through the Meet the Need Campaign and participated in listening sessions with the USDA to push forward efforts to update the Thrifty Food Plan to increase SNAP amounts for families. Members have also spoken out in local and national media, testified locally and nationally to political leaders, and written opinion articles on a variety of topics.

A selection of Network member advocacy includes:

• Policy Brief for White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health: Changing the Narrative to Change the Policy (July 2022)
• New legislation would increase Pennsylvania welfare benefits (October 2021)
• I’m forced to live off $205 a month under Pa.’s outdated welfare system (August 2021)
• 25 years after welfare reform, the system is pared down as intended. But critics say the program is failing. (August 2021)
• Reducing Child Poverty by Expanding Child Tax Credits (July 2021)
• SNAP Participants Author Policy Brief Highlighting Necessary Program Changes (May 2021)
• Calling on Philadelphia to Reinvest in its Community, Not the Police (June 2020)

How to get involved

Updates on Network Nation programs will be shared through a regular email newsletter and text message updates. Contact the Network to make sure we have your up-to-date contact info:

• Text 215.876.0176
• Call 267.359.6237