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The groups announced 17 local organizations will receive a total of $192,000 in City funding to conduct grassroots outreach to maximize the number of Philadelphia households claiming the newly expanded federal Child Tax Credit.
"All you can do is continue to have conversations and be encouraging. Have open dialogue with them, share as much information as you have, try to break up myths."
"It is our obligation to lift as we climb. To try to move things in a positive direction in which everyone is encompassed in the American dream."
"We hold the key... And we, as the folks who are in charge at this point, have the ability to say, “This hasn’t been working, let’s try something new." "
"Our communities aren’t separate from us; they’re our families, the young people we work with in school every day. If it’s your community, you can’t step away from what’s impacting it."
"We don’t see ourselves as any kind of public health organization; we’re just doing what needs to get done to serve our communities the most."
In its second round of grants, the COVID-19 Prevention & Response Fund made grants totaling $668,885 to 84 individuals and nonprofit organizations working to increase COVID-19 education, vaccine access, health resources, and outreach activities in Philadelphia, Montgomery, Delaware, and Chester counties.
Support includes first-ever ‘growth grant’ to Benefits Data Trust, plus pandemic recovery assistance for Visit Philadelphia and Philadelphia Zoo.
In response to the unprecedented and profound impact of COVID-19 on the local economy, available resources, and the ability for its residents to cover basic needs, Union Benevolent Association has awarded $25,000 grants to four community-based nonprofit organizations who are addressing the critical challenges affecting Philadelphia.
Chester County’s Commissioners have stepped up to help local nonprofits recover from the impact of COVID-19. Through the Restore Chester County Nonprofit Innovation & Resiliency Fund, the Commissioners obtained $3.5 million in federal CARES Act funding.
The Nonprofit Innovation & Resiliency Fund was administered by the Chester County Community Foundation with input from regional funders, United Ways, and Chester County government departments
