Mayor Kenney Cuts Ribbon at Hancock Playground
Tuesday, November 17, 2020
Officials celebrated the completion of a $1.1 million renovation project at Hancock Playground, made possible through the City of Philadelphia's Rebuild initiative.
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Big Picture Alliance Named 2020 Bartol Award Winner
Monday, July 27, 2020
The Stockton Rush Bartol Foundation has selected Big Picture Alliance - which engages, educates and empowers Philadelphia youth through filmmaking and digital media arts - as the winner of the 2020 George Bartol Arts Education Award.
Philadelphia Cultural Fund Announces $200K in Youth Arts Impact Grants
Wednesday, July 15, 2020
The Philadelphia Cultural Fund announced that $200,170 in grants of $5,410 each will be awarded to 37 small and mid-sized Philadelphia organizations that are providing meaningful cultural and arts experiences for Philadelphia’s youth. In response to COVID-19 and the impact it is having on the arts community, the Philadelphia Cultural Fund suspended the 2020 Youth Arts Enrichment Grant and has
William Penn Foundation Awards Additional $2.6M to Support COVID-19 Relief, Recovery Efforts in Philadelphia
Tuesday, June 30, 2020
In its fifth special meeting since March, the Foundation's Board of Directors approved a series of grants to immediately support multiple elements of recovery, including efforts to support early learning, youth programs and employment, and food access.
Philadelphia Foundation’s Youth-In-Philanthropy Program Awards $72,000 In Grants to Philadelphia Nonprofits
Tuesday, June 23, 2020
YOUTHadelphia grant recipients included seven nonprofits serving young adults in the areas of mental health, sexual health, education reform and youth leadership
Successful ‘Read To Succeed’ Summer Program Goes Virtual
Monday, June 22, 2020
Administered by The Fund for School District of Philadelphia, the program's goals of promoting literacy and preventing the phenomenon known as “summer slide” have been expanded to include countering the "COVID slide," this year's loss of school instruction time to the pandemic.
76ers Donate Funds to Purchase 10,000 Chromebooks for School District of Philadelphia Students
Monday, March 30, 2020
Funding from the Sixers will help get computers to students at home to allow distance learning during ongoing school closures due to COVID-19.
The Fund for the School District of Philadelphia School announces $5M gift for laptops to get students online
Friday, March 27, 2020
The Fund for the School District of Philadelphia announced a $5 million contribution from Aileen and Brian Roberts, and their family, to give laptops to Philadelphia students so they can begin learning from home by mid-April.
Brandywine Health Foundation Advances Mission with New Community Opportunities
Wednesday, March 11, 2020
Coatesville Area Youth Philanthropy Program seeks proposals to help area youth, and the search is on for a deserving recipient of the Eastburn Community Service Award.
WCU Students Demonstrate Benjamin Franklin’s Philanthropic Legacy through Annual Grant
Tuesday, February 18, 2020
Grant Awarded to West Chester Public Library and The Garage Community & Youth Center
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