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Rebuild: Strengthening Neighborhoods Across Philadelphia

Thursday, March 21, 2019
As many of you are aware, Philanthropy Network with the support of William Penn Foundation and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation has ... We are committed to galvanizing the philanthropic community around this project, convening a small member-led ...

Philadelphia’s Placing a $500 Million Bet on Play

Monday, September 11, 2017
... and for worse — remained largely the same. A mash-up of two adjacent neighborhoods, Lawndale and Crescentville, ... (replaced two decades ago, now dilapidated), and the community garden (just a few years old), the Lawncrest ... investment, and one that might. (The William Penn Foundation provided grant funding for the reporting and ...

Rebuild announces 21 nonprofits qualified as Project Users

Rebuild
Friday, November 17, 2017
PHILADELPHIA -  Today, Rebuilding Community Infrastructure (Rebuild) announced that 21 local ... to select Parks and Recreation and Free Library of Philadelphia facilities.   The following nonprofits will ... Services; Fairmount Park Conservancy; Free Library Foundation; Habitat for Humanity Philadelphia; HACE; Impact ...

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 ... next one  is this Thursday, Nov. 2, at the  Mayfair Community Center .) Now, the Rebuild effort has its own ... Council Janet Haas , board chair of the  William Penn Foundation Stacy Holland , educational consultant Floyd ...

Philadelphia: Building a Stronger City Through Public Spaces

Thursday, May 24, 2018
... director for Philadelphia at John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, reflects on the role of public spaces in creating more informed and engaged ... between people and their city and fostering greater community connection, trust and involvement. Philadelphia: ...

Beech stands in the gap during funding crisis

Derrick Thomas and Ken Scott
Friday, February 7, 2025
... $25,000 in small program grants through its Alston-Beech Foundation . The grants are especially helpful during the atmosphere of uncertainty surrounding the reorganization of the federal ... the foundation has awarded over 500 grants to non-profit, community-based organizations and over 300 college ...

Brandywine Health and Housing Center Celebrates 10th Anniversary

Friday, May 4, 2018
... by:  Ken Knickerbocker Pictured: Former Brandywine Health Foundation CEO Frances Sheehan (l) joins the Foundation's ... Briggs at the podium to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Brandywine Health and Housing Center opening in ... to our donors, our volunteers, our grantees, and our community partners,” said Vanessa Briggs, President and CEO ...

The Alliance for Health Equity Releases $657,500 in Grants to Greater Coatesville Nonprofit and Grassroots Organizations

Better Tomorrows
Wednesday, August 3, 2022
... Innovation Fund.jpg Better Tomorrows, recipient of the Collaborative Innovation Fund (Coatesville, ... Collaborative Innovation Fund was formed as a result of a community-wide survey highlighting the pressing need for ... Community Youth, & Women’s Alliance (CYWA) & Stages Arts Initiative & First Fruit to receive $50,000. Parkesburg ...
22Jan2020

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 of dollars in ... neighborhood revitalization efforts Elevating the voice of community members Helping to strengthen and grow small, ...

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

Thursday, May 24, 2018
... this week, with key legislation passing favorably out of a City Council committee on Monday. The positive movement ... —   Olney Rec Center . The hulking North Philadelphia community hub will begin to receive renovations with $8 ... the city has on hand to spend on the $500 million Rebuild initiative. “As you can see, this site is a perfect ...
25Jun2019

Southwest Philly 2019: Tour of the Neighborhood and What We Can Do Next

Tuesday, June 25, 2019
9:00am - 4:30pm
Bartram's Garden
... and the ways in which funders can help revitalize the community. Topics will include economic development, health, environment, use of green space, diversity and immigration, and more. We will ...

Wells Fargo Helps LISC Expand Financial Opportunity

Thursday, March 15, 2018
... areas increase their incomes and raise their standards of living LISC is one of the nation’s largest nonprofit ... American families,” said Mike Rizer, head of Wells Fargo Community Relations. “We take our responsibility to the ... of organizations like LISC, we will continue to invest in community-based programs that address critical needs at the ...
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Mayor Kenney Cuts Ribbon at Hancock Playground

Tuesday, November 17, 2020
... Strong and City Officials today celebrated the completion of a $1.1 million renovation project at Hancock Playground. ... by Rebuild, the Kenney Administration’s signature initiative to invest hundreds of millions of dollars in ... with Rebuild, visit rebuild.phila.gov . ### Rebuilding Community Infrastructure (Rebuild) is an investment of ...

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: November 1  - The Rebuild ... made up of a diverse coalition of city officials, community leaders and subject matter experts, is charged ...
17Oct2017

Rebuild Site Visit

Tuesday, October 17, 2017
1:00pm - 2:30pm
Philadelphia, PA
... Philanthropy Network members and the City’s Commissioner of Philadelphia Parks and Recreation Kathryn Ott Lovell on ... sites that could receive investments through Rebuilding Community Infrastructure (Rebuild), Mayor Jim Kenny’s seven ... local communities across Philadelphia. We will hear from community leaders about the critical role of community ...
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29Apr2021

Chester County Funders Meeting

Thursday, April 29, 2021
9:00am - 10:30am
Video Conference
Join the next meeting of the Chester County Funders on Thursday April 29th from ... revitalization initiatives and progress in the City of Coatesville. Invited guests include Sonia Huntzinger, 2nd ...

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