The JeffSolves Summer Sprint Challenge is a 6-week sprint bringing together students, professionals, and community members to build human-centered solutions that protect access to critical health benefits.
Free · 10–15 hrs/week · Now through Jul 30
Recent policy changes could make it harder for people to keep Medicaid and SNAP benefits, even when they still qualify. A missed notice, confusing renewal, new reporting requirement, or missing document can disrupt access to care, food, work, and daily stability for millions of Pennsylvanians.
Our neighbors need support. You can help.
Join the challengePennsylvanians at risk for losing health coverage each year.
Source: PHMC
of adults say it's too hard to renew or keep coverage.
Source: PHMC
in annual costs in our region when people lose coverage.
Source: Urban Institute
Average cost shifted to providers and taxpayers per uninsured ER visit.
Source: Urban Institute
Projected Medicaid & SNAP Losses Due to Federal Changes
Learn more about the impact of upcoming federal changes from the PA Dept of Human Services
Join us as teams unveil the prototypes they've built over six weeks to protect health coverage in Philadelphia. Hear from community partners, celebrate the work, and help shape what comes next.
Free and open to the public. RSVPs help us plan the space and refreshments.
Discover, collaborate, build, refine, and pitch — every team moves through the same five-phase arc during the sprint.
Explore the challenge and unmet needs.
Co-design solutions with the community.
Prototype and validate with real feedback.
Iterate and polish based on feedback.
Present your solution at the showcase.
From kickoff through Demo Day, here is the roadmap for the challenge.
These phases are a general roadmap — teams build asynchronously on their own timeline. The sprint team provides both structured touchpoints and as-needed support along the way, so you can move at the pace that works for your team.
We heard from leaders, learned the challenge, met collaborators, and began shaping solutions.
Meet people on the frontlines of health access and learn what they need.
Ideate different tools and solutions with your team and mentors.
Build, test, and refine solutions with community feedback.
Share solutions and celebrate impact with the wider community.
Demo Day is a just milestone. Teams that want to keep building step into a continued support runway designed to turn prototypes into lasting change for Pennsylvania.
Continued mentorship and workspace for teams who keep building.
Connections to aligned funders and pilot opportunities.
Pathways to test solutions with real partner organizations.
Whether you are competing, mentoring, or just curious, come see the prototypes teams have built and help shape what comes next.
Register for Demo DayYou'll get the tools, guidance, and connections to turn ideas into solutions — structured working sessions, hands-on coaching, and a community of collaborators committed to seeing the work through past Demo Day.
Guidance from experienced leaders and practitioners.
Build solutions with a diverse team.
Design thinking, data, and technical support.
Validate with community partners and stakeholders.
Showcase your work to funders, press, and civic leaders.
Continue the work while pursuing real-world impact.
Teams brought together diverse experiences, expertise, and ideas to build solutions that work for our city. Lived experience, professional craft, and a willingness to learn all had a role in this challenge. See what they built at Demo Day.
On Tuesday, June 16 at Jefferson Alumni Hall in Center City Philadelphia, with a virtual audience joining on Zoom, we launched the JeffSolves Summer Sprint Challenge. The evening grounded the room in why benefits access is urgent, opened a community discussion about HR-1 and what is at stake, and featured a partner panel with Clarifi, Jefferson Health Plans, and Philabundance moderated by Erin Morton of United Way.
A detailed recap and photos are coming soon. The event recording will be shared with challenge participants.
Whether you're a community member, curious about Demo Day, or following the work, send us a note. We read every message and reply as soon as we can.