PA is Ready! receives $150k in funding to support immigration services


A partnership of funders and community-based, immigrant-serving organizations collaborate to grant more than $200,000 to ten organizations in Greater Philadelphia
The Chester County Fund for Women and Girls (CCFWG) has awarded $219,000 in grants to 24 non-profit organizations working to improve the lives of women and girls in Chester County.
The Pennsylvania Immigration and Citizenship Coalition (PICC) and The Philadelphia Foundation have announced $321,600 in grants to 20 groups serving 13 Pennsylvania counties through PA is Ready!, a diverse statewide coalition of immigrant-serving organizations.
Please join your colleagues from across the state to learn more about the evolving implications of federal and local actions related to immigrants and refugees.
In two letters posted on election day (Nov. 6, 2018), seven members of Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia issued a call to Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf and Human Services Secretary Teresa D. Miller to shut down the Berks County Residential Center (BCRC). The BCRC is one of only three centers in the United States that detains migrant families.
(Philadelphia, PA) – The Community Fund for Immigrant Wellness, a participatory grantmaking initiative that aims to promote mental health among immigrant communities, is pleased to announce a $215,000 investment in three implementation grantees for its second grant cycle.
A $242,000 grant from the World Education Services (WES) Mariam Assefa Fund will support Engaging Immigrant Talent, an 18-month initiative to advance employer-informed immigrant workforce integration.
Please join us for our third session in our series on Southwest Philadelphia.
Join your funding colleagues from across Pennsylvania to learn why the 2020 Census matters; what’s at stake, both nationally and in Pennsylvania; the value of full count efforts currently underway, such as Keystone Counts; and how funders can take the lead now to lay important groundwork for a full and fair count in 2020.