About PSP
Things are rigged, and we're done pretending it isn't.
Rich developers and big donors set the agenda in this city. Most of us walk past streets we don't recognize anymore, pay rent we can't afford, and work jobs that don't cover what life costs. The people making those calls don't live on our blocks.
PA Solidarity Project is what happens when working people decide to organize anyway.
What we believe
Everyone deserves dignity and respect.
Our abundance should be shared fairly so everyone can thrive.
If you agree with both, you're in the right place. Everything we do comes back to these.
How we work
Your neighbors run this.
The spokespeople, the leaders, and the public faces are members. Staff work behind the scenes. If you've ever felt talked over by a nonprofit, this won't feel like that.
We build the community before we build the campaign.
The political work only holds if the relationships underneath it are real. Strong relationships are what make a campaign win.
We'd rather be invited in than shout from outside.
We're building something solid enough that the people inside city hall want to work with us.
No shortcuts.
This is a multi-year build, not a two-month sprint before an election. We move at the pace the work actually takes.
Who we are
PA Solidarity Project was founded by Wes Lathrop, who has organized communities for 22 years across several states. He built the two-organization model behind Faith in Florida and Faith in Florida Action Fund, so he has done this before.
Our staff is small and growing, and we're building a member leadership program right now.
The people building PSP know how to organize. One of our members ran a field operation that knocked on 1.2 million doors in the last election cycle. That kind of know-how, plus our roots in the neighborhood, is the bet we're making.
Our sister organization
PA Solidarity Project has a sibling organization: The Future Belongs to Us, a 501(c)(3) community-building group working in the same neighborhoods. Separate boards, separate bank accounts, shared values.
The Future Belongs to Us is where people come together for block parties, cleanups, shared meals, and hard conversations. PA Solidarity Project is where the political work happens for the people who want to step into it.
You don't have to be part of both. Plenty of people aren't.