Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
Opinion | Solving Philly’s poverty issues takes consistent, relentless effort by Mayor Jim Kenney
Mayor Kenney arugues that ultimately, the best ways to reduced Philadelphia's systemic, intergenerational poverty are to improve educational and economic opportunities, and to empower residents with the resources they need to get family-sustaining jobs.
Philanthropy represented on new Philadelphia City Council Special Committee on Poverty Reduction and Prevention
William Penn Foundation announces new grants
In November, the William Penn Foundation Board of Directors approved grants of nearly $20 million in support of Great Learning, Great Public Spaces and Watershed Protection.
The Foundation for Delaware County awards over $1M to local nonprofits, launches COVID-19 Response Fund
The Foundation for Delaware County announced $1,055,488 in grant awards to 52 area nonprofits and the launch of the Delaware County COVID-19 Response Fund.
City of Philadelphia Launches “PHLConnectED”
The City of Philadelphia today announced PHLConnectED, a collaboration to connect up to 35,000 low-income K-12 student households with internet service and laptops and provide digital skills training and tech support for families,
The Giant Company and its Customers Raise $3.3 Million to Fight Food Insecurity in Local School Districts
Through its new Feeding School Kids initiative, The GIANT Company announced that together with its customers, more than $3.3 million was raised to address the issue of childhood hunger throughout local public school districts in the communities it serves.