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Knight Foundation invests $2.2 million in projects to advance Philadelphia’s public spaces and digital engagement

Photo courtesy Smith Memorial Playground
Friday, April 9, 2021
... — April 8, 2021 — The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation today announced a $2.2 million investment in nine ... support will bolster local programs that advance equitable community development and digital innovation in city ... residents in the design, programming and development of public spaces. “A truly thriving Philadelphia is an ...

Pottstown Area Health & Wellness Foundation Awards Over $800K in Grant Dollars

Pottstown Area Health and Wellness Foundation
Tuesday, December 18, 2018
Pottstown, PA – The Pottstown Area Health & Wellness Foundation (PAHWF) has awarded $854,078 in grant requests during the fall grant round of fiscal year 2018-2019 to 33 non-profit organizations, ...

Community Nonprofits Awarded $13.8 million To Renovate Cecil B. Moore and Heitzman Recreation Centers

Cecil B. Moore's karate students perform at the Rebuild launch celebration.
Friday, March 15, 2019
City of Philadelphia Press Release (3.14.19) This week Rebuild ... is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to modernize and transform Philadelphia’s neighborhood parks, recreation ... Director Nicole Westerman said. “Partnering with trusted community nonprofits allows the City to complete renovations ...
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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 the fourth cycle of the Kensington Community Resilience Fund (KCR Fund). The KCR Fund was ... community members, City government, and the Scattergood Foundation to address the harms caused by the opioid and ...
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Creating a Data-Informed Community for Our Work

Tuesday, February 26, 2019
8:15am - 10:00am
Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia
Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia’s Out of School Time Funders and Small Funders Roundtable are ... 402, Philadelphia, PA 19102) for Creating a Data-Informed Community for Our Work .

The Brandywine Health Foundation Announces Over $800,000 In Grants to Non-Profits Serving Greater Coatesville

Monday, February 11, 2019
COATESVILLE, PA. February 11, 2019 - The Brandywine Health Foundation recently distributed 30 grants totaling $834,000, ... that positively influence the health and well-being of the individuals in the Greater Coatesville community.  As community health increasingly becomes more ...
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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 first round of grants from the Kensington Community Resilience Fund (KCR Fund), a ... of generous support from the following funders: The Douty Foundation, Scattergood Foundation, K10 Kids Foundation, ...

Pottstown Area Health & Wellness Foundation Awards $1.25M in Grants

Tuesday, July 30, 2019
Pottstown Area Health & Wellness Foundation Awards $1.25M in Grants in Spring 2019 for Local Organizations, Quality of Life Pottstown, PA – July 30, 2019 – The Pottstown ... health or that strengthen non-profits, and ultimately the community. “To make a difference in the health and wellness ...

The Alliance for Health Equity Announces Union Community Care Selected as Core Provider of Healthcare Services at Coatesville's Brandywine Center

The Brandywine Center
Thursday, January 16, 2025
... for Health Equity (AHE) announced today that Union Community Care has been selected as the Federally Qualified ... integrated healthcare services to meet the evolving needs of the Greater Coatesville community as part of AHE’s ... and supported. We’re committed to building on AHE’s foundation of health equity by understanding what folks and ...

Brandywine Health Foundation Announces Healthcare & Economic Relief Fund Phase Two Grant Recipients

Tuesday, July 28, 2020
Brandywine Health Foundation recently announced the recipients of the Recovery Phase grants of their Healthcare and Economic ... or journey with them to collectively build a racial equity community of practice.  This is what responsive philanthropy ...

Philadelphia Foundation and Mural Arts Unveil “Strength in our Bonds” Centennial Legacy Mural

Philadelphia Foundation Centennial Mural Dedication
Friday, November 8, 2019
Pedro Ramos, President & CEO, Philadelphia Foundation PHILADELPHIA, PA (11/7/2019) — The Philadelphia ... by speakers including Pedro A. Ramos, President & CEO of the Philadelphia Foundation; Jane Golden, Executive ... Martinez, Lead Muralist. “This mural is a testament to community philanthropy,” Ramos said.  “We knew that the ...

Philly dominates Knight Cities Challenge … again

Monday, June 12, 2017
... Knight Cities Challenge, winning more than $1 million out of $5 million in urban-revitalization grants that the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation  offers annually  to 26 cities. The foundation ... George Abbott, Knight Foundation’s director for community and national initiatives, said he wasn’t ...
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Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s Center for Health Equity Receives $1M Grant from Bank of America

Thursday, July 21, 2022
The  Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s  (CHOP)  Center for Health Equity ... which will extend the hospital’s evidence-based  Community Asthma Prevention Program Plus (CAPP+)  to make ... hospital alliances throughout Pennsylvania and New Jersey, as well as a  new inpatient hospital  with a ...

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
... Leader Joanna McClinton this week announced the approval of $4.5 million to invest in much needed improvements at the ... to frequent. I am so grateful for all that they do for our community and am excited for the upgrades that these dollars ... to bring funding to all recreation centers in Center City, South and Southwest Philadelphia to make them even better ...

How you can help Philly reimagine our civic spaces

Friday, June 15, 2018
... Philadelphia’s growing skyline is not the only sign of the city’s ongoing renaissance. Recent and deep ... two ribbon cuttings comes one important lesson learned: community engagement is crucial to creating a common vision ... Park Conservancy and Patrick J. Morgan is the Knight Foundation’s project director in Philadelphia.   How you ...

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

Tuesday, November 21, 2017
... stories that have described Rebuild as a “ $500 million initiative ,” you might have assumed that,  at least by ... Mayor Jim Kenney’s massive attempt to rewrite the future of the city’s rec centers, libraries, playgrounds, and ... as a public-private partnership, with the William Penn Foundation ’s  $100 million commitment  leading the way. ...
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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 ... step to implement that recommendation. The William Penn Foundation will provide a $250,000 grant to support the project. To ensure that preservation will be community-driven, the project will create a strategy that ...

City Appoints New Executive Director of Rebuild

Kira Strong
Friday, January 3, 2020
... today appointed Kira Strong as the new Executive Director of the City’s Rebuild initiative. Strong has served in that ... efforts in West Philadelphia as Vice President of Community and Economic Development for the People’s ... a historic $100 million commitment from the William Penn Foundation.  “Rebuild came to Moss this spring and hit the ...

May 2019 Update: Rebuild is on the move!

Tuesday, May 14, 2019
... are fully in motion, with work already begun on 24 of the 64 sites approved by City Council for Rebuild funding. ... Saturday, May 4, the Rebuild team joined the Grays Ferry community to celebrate the start of the largest single ... to businesses. With the support of the William Penn Foundation , Philanthropy Network has hosted a ...

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