The Philadelphia Catholic League is excited to announce that Business Leadership Organized for Catholic Schools (BLOCS) has agreed to become the presenting partner for the 2024 Girls’ & Boys’ Basketball Championships. The partnership is highlighted by a comprehensive sponsorship of the PCL Boys’ Basketball Semifinals and Girls’ & Boys’ Championship games at The Palestra.

School choice can be a polarizing – and often politicized – issue. Each new charter school that pops up provokes debate, funding toward private or Catholic institutions is challenged for not going toward public schools, and with each decision a parent makes, the potential criticisms seem endless. But truthfully, without this myriad of options, the education system can’t properly serve students in the way they need to be served. Why should a child’s future be determined by their ZIP code or their family’s financial standing?

Students at Mother Teresa Catholic School are known to write thank-you cards to a local charity called BLOCS around the holidays.

BLOCS, or 'Business Leadership Organized for Catholic Schools,' provides about 17,000 need-based scholarships to school children in the Philadelphia region each year.

In a statement to the BLOCS Board of Directors and Staff, Chief Executive Officer Dave Rowan announced the nonprofit officially closed the 2023 fiscal year (ending June 30, 2023) having collected more than $110 million in EITC (Educational Improvement Tax Credit) contributions, representing a $41 million, or 59% increase from the prior year.

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro could still be the first in his party to provide genuine school choice for his constituents. Part of Shapiro’s original allure was his ability to think and act for himself. When, as a gubernatorial candidate, he expressed his support for Lifeline Scholarships, Shapiro captured the attention of voters and pundits alike. Bucking the Democratic Party’s orthodoxy, which explicitly rejects school choice in its platform, takes guts.

Don Saleski spent the weekend in Delisle, Saskatchewan, with Dave Schultz to his left, right next to Orest Kindrachuk, somewhere in between. As they all promised 50 years ago, they were walking together forever. It’s how championship teams are supposed to work.

Brown Brothers Harriman has appointed Joseph Chott as a co-head of the Brown Brothers Harriman Philadelphia office, alongside Clark O’Donoghue. In his current role as a Relationship Manager, Joe works with high-net-worth clients, business owners, endowments, and foundations.

The first female board member for BLOCS, Dorae Sudell talks about raising funds through the EITC tax credits in PA, which are available to individuals and corporations.

An unorthodox coalition wants Gov. Josh Shapiro to put money behind the support he expressed for Pennsylvania school choice on the campaign trail last year. Advocates said Friday that letting children move to better schools should transcend partisan lines and is crucial for their futures.

WSFS Cares Foundation donates over $326,000 to BLOCS

BLOCS hosted their annual gala at Fairmount Water Works. The annual event celebrates the contributions of BLOCS’ dedicated donors and the expansion of Pennsylvania’s tax credit program, which aids in providing scholarships to children throughout the Greater Philadelphia region, giving them the opportunity to receive a high-quality, values-based education that changes their lives and redefines their futures.

School choice can be a polarizing – and often politicized – issue. Each new charter school that pops up provokes debate, funding toward private or Catholic institutions is challenged for not going toward public schools, and with each decision a parent makes, the potential criticisms seem endless.