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City Appoints New Executive Director of Rebuild

Kira Strong
Friday, January 3, 2020
... Brian Abernathy today appointed Kira Strong as the new Executive Director of the City’s Rebuild initiative. Strong has served in that role ... made possible by the Philadelphia Beverage Tax.   City Appoints New Executive Director of Rebuild ...

What's New at Rebuild (November 2017)

Monday, December 4, 2017
    Here is a round-up of recent news and developments with the City of Philadelphia's Rebuild initiative for November 2017: ... ideas cities' are implementing to address them. What's New at Rebuild (November 2017) ...

Rebuild announces 21 nonprofits qualified as Project Users

Rebuild
Friday, November 17, 2017
... for Rebuild grants.  Grantees will work closely with the City and with local businesses to make improvements to select ... HACE; Impact Services Corporation; Mt. Airy USA; New Kensington CDC; Nicetown CDC; Pennsylvania Horticultural ... historic diversity and inclusion goals,” said Rebuild Executive Director Nicole Westerman.  “These are ...

As city waits on soda tax ruling, private sector pours on support for Rebuild

Tuesday, November 21, 2017
... Mayor Jim Kenney’s massive attempt to rewrite the future of the city’s rec centers, libraries, playgrounds, and parks. One ... says Patrick Morgan, Knight’s Philadelphia programs director. More than piggy-packing on Rebuild, Morgan says, ...
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Unprecedented program aims to ‘Rebuild’ Philadelphia, serve as national community investment model

Monday, October 2, 2017
...  (NRPA) concluded its  annual conference  in New Orleans, bringing together more than 7,000 park and ... ,  Shawn McCaney  — now William Penn Foundation’s Executive Director , presented the City of Philadelphia’s Rebuild Community Infrastructure ( ...

Rebuild Announces First Project to Launch, More to Come

Thursday, May 17, 2018
... from Rebuilding Community Infrastructure (Rebuild), the City’s initiative to invest hundreds of millions of dollars ... announcement, the City confirmed that Rebuild will fund a new master plan for Vare, which is expected to launch later ... these improvements” said Michael DiBerardinis, Managing Director for the City. “By formally launching Rebuild, we ...

Francis J. Myers Recreation Center Rebuild Project Awarded $4.5 Million in State Funding

Francis J. Myers Recreation Center Rebuild Project
Thursday, April 28, 2022
... to receive an investment from Rebuild Philadelphia – the City’s historic investment in parks, recreation centers, ... and libraries – and this past summer Rebuild unveiled new athletics courts and a soccer mini pitch as part of the ... J. Myers Recreation Center,” said Kira Strong, Rebuild Executive Director.  “We are overjoyed at the opportunity ...

Seventeen-member oversight board named for Rebuild

Monday, October 30, 2017
... in the making, so you can bet that there have been a lot of questions in recent months about how the whole process is ... get involved with the improvement projects , or how the city plans to  engage the communities that will ultimately ... are the board appointees: Michael DiBerardinis , managing director of the  City of Philadelphia Councilwoman Cindy ...

City Council and Mayor Kenney play nice as rec center ‘rebuild’ advances

Thursday, May 24, 2018
... 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. The positive movement ... million the city has on hand to spend on the $500 million Rebuild initiative. “As you can see, this site is a perfect ...
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One Year of Rebuild: Collaborating to Advance Opportunity, Engagement and Equity in Neighborhoods

Wednesday, January 22, 2020
9:00am - 11:00am
Free Library of Philadelphia
Rebuild is the City of Philadelphia’s initiative to invest hundreds of millions ... construction The panel will be moderated by Rebuild Deputy Director David Gould , and panelists will include: Pati ...

Philly dominates Knight Cities Challenge … again

Monday, June 12, 2017
... immigrant-cuisine marketplace, and a mobile design lab for city service solutions. George Abbott, Knight Foundation’s director for community and national initiatives, said he ... took the largest chunk of funding – again. “We ask for new ideas and I think that spirit of innovation is very ...
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City Launches “Kensington Community Resilience Fund”

Tuesday, April 27, 2021
... participatory grantmaking process   The City of Philadelphia announced the “Kensington Community ... neighborhoods,” noted Joanna Otero-Cruz, Deputy Managing Director for Community Services . “The KCR Fund ... in the Kensington community. As noted by Jennifer Leith, Executive Director of the Douty Foundation ,“This is an ...

Rebuild: Strengthening Neighborhoods Across Philadelphia

Thursday, March 21, 2019
As many of you are aware, Philanthropy Network with the support of ... a philanthropic investment and engagement framework for Rebuild, the city’s joint public-private partnership to revitalize ...

City Announces $360,000 in Grants to Improve Quality of Life in Kensington through Fourth Round of the Kensington Community Resilience Fund

KCR Fund
Thursday, July 11, 2024
... logo.png PHILADELPHIA (July 11, 2024) — Today, the City of Philadelphia announced $360,000 in grants awarded in ... resources, and networking,” said Caz Tod-Pearson, Executive Director of The Simple Way and a Community Advisory ... Committee member.   The KCR Fund recently launched a new website at www.kcrfund.org that highlights KCR Fund ...

New Community-Driven Grant Program Available for Community-Based Organizations

Friday, May 7, 2021
... most impacted by COVID-19 PHILADELPHIA, May 7, 2021 | The City today announced the launch of the N, a partnership ... have long been challenging,” said Mitchell Little, executive director of CEO. “As CEO supports our communities ... our expertise in community-driven grantmaking to this new partnership with CEO.” The deadline to apply for this ...

City announces first round of the Kensington Community Resilience Fund grant recipients

Kensington Community Resilience Fund
Wednesday, July 14, 2021
KCR Fund.png PHILADELPHIA — The City of Philadelphia today announced the recipients of the ... Gonzalez, President of HACE, noted the importance of this new fund to the greater Kensington community. “It was a ... in the area," said Joanna Otero-Cruz, Deputy Managing Director of Community Services. “The KCR Fund represents ...

Philadelphia Takes First Steps Toward City-wide Historic and Cultural Resources Survey

Wednesday, March 4, 2020
PRESS RELEASE via the City of Philadelphia Department of Planning and Development ... rapidly changing neighborhoods,” said Shawn McCaney, Executive Director of the William Penn Foundation. “We are pleased to ...

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