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Vanguard awards $1.63M to childhood learning effort
Friday, April 27, 2018
The Vanguard Strong Start for Kids Program recently presented a $1.63 million grant to Drexel University’s West Philadelphia Action for Early Learning initiative.
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National Movement for Children’s Literacy Converges on Philadelphia
Thursday, July 19, 2018
More than 700 educators, foundation executives and national leaders in early childhood education will convene July 24-27 in Philadelphia for Grade-Level Reading Week, the nation’s most significant convening focused on getting all children reading on grade level by the time they enter fourth grade.
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New grocery store experiment hopes to inspire learning
Tuesday, September 11, 2018
The new "Talk It Up" program seeded by the William Penn Foundation seeks to make grocery shopping an opportunity for interaction and learning between parents and children.
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Opinion | Solving Philly’s poverty issues takes consistent, relentless effort by Mayor Jim Kenney
Wednesday, September 19, 2018
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.
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The Rider-Pool Foundation Announces Grant Awards for Lehigh Valley Programs
Wednesday, January 23, 2019
Allentown-based Rider-Pool Foundation awarded $376,000 to Lehigh Valley organizations focusing on addressing and improving quality of life for residents through education, housing, culture, arts and human services.
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Ten Philly Elementary Schools Awarded $500K in “Good To Great” Grants to Strengthen Early Literacy Programs
Wednesday, April 24, 2019
The grants, up to $75,000 in size, were awarded though the Fund for the School District of Philadelphia and funded by the William Penn Foundation.
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All K-3 students in School District of Philadelphia to receive free books every month
Monday, June 3, 2019
A $1.3 million grant from the William Penn Foundation will expand the national book choice and ownership program to every elementary school in Philadelphia.
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William Penn Foundation announces grants for Creative Communities, Great Learning and Watershed
Thursday, June 6, 2019
William Penn Foundation announced recent grant awards of more than $27 million to advance Watershed Protection, Creative Communities and Great Learning in Philadelphia.
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Bartol Foundation Awards 18 Grants to Philadelphia Arts & Cultural Organizations
Thursday, July 25, 2019
The Stockton Rush Bartol Foundation announced that it will distribute $95,000 in grants to 18 Philadelphia arts and cultural organizations.representing a range of artistic disciplines with an emphasis on arts education and community-based arts programs.
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Douty Foundation celebrates 50th anniversary, releases new funding guidelines
Thursday, August 1, 2019
As Douty Foundation begins its 51st year of grantmaking, they have released new funding guidelines that will increase their minimum grant size to $20,000 and up their annual payout to 10- to 15-percent.
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