We put people first.
Our work champions the humanities — centering growth, equity, and community as a pathway to positive, lasting change.
We believe in contributing our learnings to the larger conversation about the role of the humanities in creating lasting change. We put participatory research at the forefront of all our work and partner with scholars, consultants, and a cross-sector of leaders including Drexel University, University of Pennsylvania’s PennPraxis, Elizabeth Myrick + Associates, and Allegheny Intermediate Unit.
An independent nonprofit that puts people first, PA Humanities relies on financial support from people like you. As we celebrate our 50th Anniversary, your support will help more Pennsylvanians experience the humanities and put them in action through civic engagement, education, building community, and however they are inspired to make change.
“...the kids highlight the positives. They’re showing you a different side that not everybody gets to see.”
🌧️✨ It is raining poetry in @cityreadingpa!
As part of our Rain Poetry Reading project, local students worked with teaching artists to write bilingual haiku exploring “the colors of my city.” Thanks to a water-activated installation, their words will soon come to life on the sidewalks outside the @readingpublib whenever it rains!
Read the whole story on PAHumanities.org.
Photos by @margoreedstudio.
We really felt the joy and energy at our PA Heart & Soul 10th anniversary reception this week! Thank you to everyone who joined us - it was an honor to celebrate with our wonderful friends and partners. 💖✨
Photos by @RustbeltMayberry. Courtesy of @communityheartandsoul.
Today is Community Heart & Soul Day by proclamation of @governorshapiro for 10 years of PA Heart & Soul! We celebrated this milestone with a public event in the Capitol Rotunda, with PA Humanities staff, the Community Heart & Soul team and partners, and legislative champions. Thank you to everyone who joined us!
PA Humanities opposes the Trump administration’s 2026 budget proposal, which seeks to eliminate the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), and the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). Coupled with the termination of grants by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and the slashing of public broadcasting, these actions represent an unprecedented dismantling of our civic and cultural infrastructure.
We are defunding our future.
Follow the link in our bio to pahumanities.org/act to read our full statement, and learn how you can help #SavePAHumanities.
