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City Appoints New Executive Director of Rebuild

Kira Strong
Friday, January 3, 2020
... of the City’s Rebuild initiative. Strong has served in that role in an interim capacity since November, and before that, as ... efforts in West Philadelphia as Vice President of Community and Economic Development for the People’s ...

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

Better Tomorrows
Wednesday, August 3, 2022
... Health Equity (The Alliance) is proud to release $620,000 in support over two years to eight registered 501(c)3 ... the Coatesville Black Media Renaissance and $12,500 in discretionary funds was released to address emergent needs ... Collaborative Innovation Fund was formed as a result of a community-wide survey highlighting the pressing need for ...
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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
... initiative to invest hundreds of millions of dollars in neighborhood parks, recreation centers, and libraries. ... impact. The discussion will use Rebuild projects in Kensington and Harrowgate as examples of how Rebuild is ... neighborhood revitalization efforts Elevating the voice of community members Helping to strengthen and grow small, ...

Wells Fargo Helps LISC Expand Financial Opportunity

Thursday, March 15, 2018
... Support Corporation (LISC) to help underemployed workers in 15 metro areas increase their incomes and raise their ... focus on the helping build the skills needed to advance in key local industries such as information technology and ... American families,” said Mike Rizer, head of Wells Fargo Community Relations. “We take our responsibility to the ...
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Mayor Kenney Cuts Ribbon at Hancock Playground

Tuesday, November 17, 2020
... initiative to invest hundreds of millions of dollars in neighborhood parks, recreation centers, and libraries. ... to show our communities that their city is invested in them by making critical investments in vital neighborhood ... with Rebuild, visit rebuild.phila.gov . ### Rebuilding Community Infrastructure (Rebuild) is an investment of ...

Seventeen-member oversight board named for Rebuild

Monday, October 30, 2017
... is a $500 million citywide initiative that’s seven years in the making, so you can bet that there have been a lot of questions in recent months about how the whole process is going to roll ... next one  is this Thursday, Nov. 2, at the  Mayfair Community Center .) Now, the Rebuild effort has its own ...

How you can help Philly reimagine our civic spaces

Friday, June 15, 2018
... city’s ongoing renaissance. Recent and deep investment in the public spaces that bring us together is also a sure ... the first phase of their development: Centennial Commons in West Fairmount Park and the Rail Park in Callowhill. With ... two ribbon cuttings comes one important lesson learned: community engagement is crucial to creating a common vision ...

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
... this week announced the approval of $4.5 million to invest in much needed improvements at the Francis J. Myers Recreation Center in Southwest Philadelphia.   Francis J. Myers Recreation ... to frequent. I am so grateful for all that they do for our community and am excited for the upgrades that these dollars ...

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

Thursday, May 24, 2018
... conference held at one of the city’s public facilities in dire need —   Olney Rec Center . The hulking North Philadelphia community hub will begin to receive renovations with $8 ... of the overall budget while the controversial levy remains in limbo with the courts — meaning that only a handful of ...

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

Wednesday, March 4, 2020
... a project to explore that question. When the project ends in December 2022 the City will have a plan for an ongoing, ... will also have completed a pilot survey based on that plan in one city neighborhood. In its April 2019 final report ... support the project. To ensure that preservation will be community-driven, the project will create a strategy that ...

May 2019 Update: Rebuild is on the move!

Tuesday, May 14, 2019
Rebuild projects are fully in motion, with work already begun on 24 of the 64 sites ... funding. Rebuild is Philadelphia’s historic investment in the city’s parks, recreation centers, and libraries.  ... Saturday, May 4, the Rebuild team joined the Grays Ferry community to celebrate the start of the largest single ...

The Nelson Foundation Announces June 2024 Grant Awards

The Nelson Foundation
Wednesday, July 17, 2024
... All core grants are three-year general operating awards in the amount of $60,000. The process was highly competitive, ... a positive impact for young people and the communities in which they live. This year’s eleven core grant ... Extracurricular Collaborative ($10,000) and Kensington Community Resilience Fund ($10,000).  The Nelson Foundation ...

Philadelphia’s Placing a $500 Million Bet on Play

Monday, September 11, 2017
... Kinney via NEXT CITY As the city plans a major investment in rec centers, parks and libraries, two neighborhoods offer ... gained a reputation for violence after a string of murders in 2014. Incomes have declined; poverty is rising. Nail ... (replaced two decades ago, now dilapidated), and the community garden (just a few years old), the Lawncrest ...

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

Tuesday, November 21, 2017
... that,  at least by now , the project’s funding was set in stone. While that’s largely true, there still are a few ... has earmarked to pay off the interest on the $300 million in construction bonds. While city officials  have ... commitment  leading the way. While the soda tax remains in limbo, the nonprofit sector has already stepped up for ...
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What's New at Rebuild (November 2017)

Monday, December 4, 2017
... made up of a diverse coalition of city officials, community leaders and subject matter experts, is charged ... interactive map (check it out here - you can explore sites in your neighborhood!), and a detailed Project Statement ...  outlining operations through June 2019.  Rebuild in the News Plan Philly  explores possibilities beyond ...

Philly dominates Knight Cities Challenge … again

Monday, June 12, 2017
... Challenge, winning more than $1 million out of $5 million in urban-revitalization grants that the John S. and James L. ... George Abbott, Knight Foundation’s director for community and national initiatives, said he wasn’t ... and I think that spirit of innovation is very present in Philadelphia,” Abbott said, adding, “The ultimate ...
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