Philadelphia, PA, September 15, 2026 – State Senator Tina Tartaglione (D-2, Philadelphia) today announced more than $7.5 million in Local Share Account (LSA) funding for projects serving communities throughout her district, including significant investments in recreation, housing, community development, accessibility, health care and essential public services.
The funding is awarded through the Commonwealth Financing Authority and supported projects that Senator Tartaglione advocated for as part of her commitment to bringing state resources back to the communities she represents.
“This funding is about making real investments in our neighborhoods and improving the quality of life for the people who live here,” said Sen. Tartaglione. “Whether it’s reopening a playground that has been closed for years, making recreation facilities safer and more accessible, creating affordable housing, strengthening community organizations or improving access to health care and public services, these investments will make a meaningful difference.”
The organizations and projects receiving funding include:
- Jardel Recreation Center: $500,000 for roof, HVAC, masonry, windows and lighting improvements at the recreation center.
- Lawncrest Clubhouse: $763,295 for pool house renovations, including a new roof, HVAC, lighting, facade improvements and ADA bathrooms.
- Monkiewicz Playground: $1 million for the first phase of remediation and renovation of the East Side Field, helping move the long-closed playground toward reopening.
- The City of Philadelphia: $780,000 to install shaded seating areas at four heat-vulnerable playgrounds.
- Pan American Academy Charter School: $157,011 for playground improvements that will increase accessibility, improve safety and meet current ADA requirements.
- Forman Arts Initiative Inc.: $250,000 to help transform part of its North American Street campus into a publicly accessible arts library, along with galleries, performance and community spaces.
- Impact Services Corp.: $991,544 for capital improvements at its Allegheny Avenue headquarters, including replacement of 125 windows.
- Northeast Baptist Community Development Corporation: $1 million to rehabilitate the Gloria Redd Center in Frankford and establish a Digital Innovation Center offering online education, telehealth and government services.
- Rock Ministries of Philadelphia Inc.: $944,956 for Phase II of a mixed-use development in Kensington that will include at least 12 affordable apartments for low-income individuals and families.
- Temple Women & Families Hospital: $855,150 to replace two outdated chillers at Temple Women & Families Hospital with high-efficiency equipment.
Additional Philadelphia and regional projects receiving LSA funding include the Philadelphia City Treasurer/Register of Wills, which will receive $98,767 for a mobile estate services van to bring probate, inheritance tax, marriage license and estate education services directly to residents; Live Good, Inc., which will receive $50,000 for planning and design work to redevelop a warehouse on Ellsworth Street into low-to-moderate-income housing and commercial and community space; The Career Wardrobe, which will receive $50,546 for a vehicle to transport donated clothing and goods between its regional service sites; and WHYY, which will receive $150,000 to upgrade its Emergency Warning System serving the Greater Philadelphia region.
“Local Share funding gives us an opportunity to invest in projects that people can see and feel in their everyday lives,” Tartaglione said. “I’m proud to have advocated for these investments, and I look forward to seeing these projects move forward and deliver lasting benefits for our communities.”
The LSA program is funded through gaming revenues under Pennsylvania’s Race Horse Development and Gaming Act and supports projects that serve the public interest and improve quality of life throughout the Commonwealth.
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