What is PFSNI?

Penn Faculty and Staff for Neighborhood Issues (PFSNI) is an organization drawn from the over 4,000 Penn people who reside in the areas immediately north and west of the University of Pennsylvania (ZIP code areas 19104, 19143, 19131, 19139 and 19153). Its goal is to help the University focus and apply its considerable resources to preserve and sustain these neighborhoods for generations of Penn people to come. In April 1993, over 500 Penn faculty and staff signed a petition calling for Penn to make "the well-being of the communities surrounding the University among the highest priorities of the institution over the next ten years." The goals for neighborhood revitalization that were outlined in this document were: enhanced public education in University City a highly visible increase in public safety resources appointment of faculty and staff from Penn's neighborhoods to the Penn committees that deal with issues affecting the community's quality of life a sustained, long-term community revitalization planning process aggressive promotion of Penn's neighborhoods as places for new faculty and staff to live

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