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City Appoints New Executive Director of Rebuild

Kira Strong
Friday, January 3, 2020
...   Rebuild2.jpg PHILADELPHIA - Managing Director Brian Abernathy today appointed Kira Strong as the new Executive Director of the City’s Rebuild initiative. Strong has served in that ...

Mayor Kenney Cuts Ribbon at Hancock Playground

Tuesday, November 17, 2020
... Council President Darrell Clarke, Rebuild Executive Director Kira Strong and City Officials today celebrated the completion of a $1.1 million renovation project at Hancock Playground. ... neighborhood spaces,” said Mayor Kenney. “With these new improvements, Hancock Playground is now a space where ...

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

Thursday, May 24, 2018
By Malcolm Burnley via Plan Philly   Mayor Jim Kenney’s plan to revamp public ... this week, with key legislation passing favorably out of a City Council committee on Monday. The positive movement ... who remain critical of the agreements that the mayor has struck with labor unions to diversify their ranks. As he ...

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 ... a plan for an ongoing, city-wide survey of historic and cultural assets. It will also have completed a pilot survey ... changing neighborhoods,” said Shawn McCaney, Executive Director of the William Penn Foundation. “We are pleased to ...

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 ... city’s revival. This week, Philadelphians welcome two new park projects as they complete the first phase of their ... affordability. Read More Jamie Gauthier is executive director of the Fairmount Park Conservancy and Patrick J. ...

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 ... 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 ...

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 ... and libraries – and this past summer Rebuild unveiled new athletics courts and a soccer mini pitch as part of the ... Recreation Center,” said Kira Strong, Rebuild Executive Director.  “We are overjoyed at the opportunity to grow ...

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 ... operations through June 2019.  Rebuild in the News Plan Philly  explores possibilities beyond sports programs at ... ideas cities' are implementing to address them. What's New at Rebuild (November 2017) ...

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 ... 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 ...

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

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

Beech stands in the gap during funding crisis

Derrick Thomas and Ken Scott
Friday, February 7, 2025
... . The grants are especially helpful during the atmosphere of uncertainty surrounding the reorganization of the federal ... and over 300 college scholarships through its scholarship fund . During the pandemic, the foundation provided $1,000 ... support community-based organizations like the North Philly Rams that mentor youth and build their self-esteem ...

City Launches “Kensington Community Resilience Fund”

Tuesday, April 27, 2021
... participatory grantmaking process   The City of Philadelphia announced the “Kensington Community Resilience Fund,” ( KCR Fund ) a public-private-community partnership ... neighborhoods,” noted Joanna Otero-Cruz, Deputy Managing Director for Community Services . “The KCR Fund ...

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

Tuesday, July 28, 2020
... Health Foundation recently announced the recipients of the Recovery Phase grants of their Healthcare and Economic Relief Fund. Over $373,000 will support general operations of ... Brandywine Health Foundation has implemented a series of new funding strategies due to the impact of COVID-19 on the ...

Philadelphia Foundation Fund Supports Community-based Programs in Northwest Philadelphia

East Mt Airy Neighbors
Tuesday, November 5, 2019
... – The East Mount Airy Neighbors (EMAN) Community Fund of the Philadelphia Foundation is pleased to announce it ... better ’ said Natalia Serejko, EMAN’s Executive Director. “We are extremely proud to be able to support the ...

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

Tuesday, November 21, 2017
Via Plan Philly | By Malcolm Burnley Given all the news stories that ... Mayor Jim Kenney’s massive attempt to rewrite the future of the city’s rec centers, libraries, playgrounds, and ... says Patrick Morgan, Knight’s Philadelphia programs director. More than piggy-packing on Rebuild, Morgan says, ...
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Rebuild Announces First Project to Launch, More to Come

Thursday, May 17, 2018
... (Rebuild), the City’s initiative to invest hundreds of millions of dollars in parks, recreation centers, and ... 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 ...

Seeking to Build Community, Philadelphia Invests $500M in Recreational Spaces

FDR Park
Friday, September 22, 2017
... Nonprofit Quarterly . This year, employing a combination of city bonding authority—backed by a city tax on soda ... and increasingly for basics like air conditioning and new floors.” While “wealthier neighborhoods can more ... of the indoor basketball courts. George Matysik, executive director of the nonprofit Philadelphia Parks Alliance, is ...

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 ... from around the country. The premier annual meeting of the park and recreation community, over a three-day period ... McCaney  — now William Penn Foundation’s Executive Director , presented the City of Philadelphia’s Rebuild ...

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