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Rebuild Announces First Project to Launch, More to Come
Thursday, May 17, 2018
Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney announced Vare Recreation Center as the first Rebuild project.
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City Council and Mayor Kenney play nice as rec center ‘rebuild’ advances
Thursday, May 24, 2018
Mayor Jim Kenney’s plan to revamp public facilities throughout the city took another step forward this week, with key legislation passing favorably out of a City Council committee on Monday.
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Pew Report Examines Philadelphia’s Foreign-Born Population
Thursday, June 7, 2018
A new analysis by The Pew Charitable Trusts looks at the economic and social characteristics of the city’s foreign-born—including their countries of origin, income, level of education, and work status—and examines how these characteristics have changed in recent years, while also making comparisons with the nation, the Philadelphia suburbs, and nine other major cities.
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Rebuild Receives Grant to Support Needed Improvements to Vare
Thursday, July 12, 2018
The Patricia Kind Family Foundation announced a $125,000 grant to the City of Philadelphia’s Rebuild initiative to support the community engagement and design process for improvements at Vare Recreation Center.
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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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Mostly behind the scenes, the work of Rebuild begins
Wednesday, August 22, 2018
Following the decision by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to dismiss the long-running legal challenge to the Philadelphia Beverage Tax, which supplies key revenue for Rebuild, work on Mayor Kenney's $500 million project to improve libraries, parks, playgrounds, and recreation centers is gearing up.
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Govenor Wolf Creates Commission to Ensure Fair, Accurate Count in 2020 Census
Friday, September 14, 2018
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf signed an Executive Order establishing a new commission that will coordinate Pennsylvania’s involvement with the U.S. Census Bureau to ensure a fair and accurate count in 2020.
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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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On the Table Philly returns for 2018
Thursday, September 20, 2018
The Philadelphia Foundation and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation are once again partnering to bring On the Table to Greater Philadelphia.
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Special Report: Corporate Philanthropy
Sunday, September 23, 2018
This special story package from the Philadelphia Inquirer spotlights how Philadelphia area businesses and nonprofits are contributing to our community.
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