Nearly 75 business leaders, community supporters and elected officials gathered for the annual event that raised over $45,000 in support of local women and girls.
The grantees are a collection of grassroots organizations working across the region, with a focus on race, economic and gender justice
An additional $1.5 million in support for the fund also was announced, including contributions from William Penn Foundation ($1million), Wells Fargo ( $250,000), TD Bank ($100,000) and Philadelphia Health Partnership, Santander Bank and the Samuel S. Fels Fund ( $50,000 each).
The Local Innovations in Vaccine Equity in Pennsylvania project (LIVE PA) is a partnership with the Pennsylvania Department of Health reduce vaccine hesitancy and ensuring an equitable vaccine distribution throughout the commonwealth. A total of $4.63 million is available, including $630,000 for faith- based organizations.
In late October, the Fund awarded its third round of grants totaling $170,500 to 52 nonprofit organizations and individuals working to increase COVID-19 education, vaccine access, health resources, and outreach activities in Philadelphia, Montgomery, Delaware, and Chester counties.
The organization's mission remains the same, but its new name will convey how it will carry out its mission into the future— by tackling the complex and often uncomfortable and inequitable health, economic and social issues that prevent people from attaining optimal health and prosperity.
Four additional organizations to receive more than $2.5 million in funding; additional grant awards to be announced in the coming weeks.
In a time of global unrest and uncertainty, Leeway Foundation continues to be led by our community and grantees to reimagine our world and reclaim spaces of power through their socially engaged artistic and cultural practices.
The Independence Blue Cross Foundation announced new grant funding for a collaboration with Temple University’s College of Public Health and Department of Nursing to create a direct pathway to nursing from high school to college for students of color.
HealthSpark Foundation's new Dr. Frank E. Boston Black Justice Fund will addresses the historical exclusion of Black leaders and Black community-serving organizations from tackling the challenges and opportunities facing Montgomery County residents
