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07Nov2018

Pennsylvania Foundation Convening: Promoting Community Health

Wednesday, November 7, 2018 to Thursday, November 8, 2018
The Penn Stater Hotel & Conference Center
... grantmaking, leverage expertise and resources for greater impact, spread best practices, build intersections in ... Health Funders Collaborative, Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia, and Northeastern Pennsylvania Grantmakers.  ... Pennsylvania Health Funders Collaborative will hold its annual meeting, and community foundations will gather for a ...

May 2019 Update: Rebuild is on the move!

Tuesday, May 14, 2019
... approved by City Council for Rebuild funding. Rebuild is Philadelphia’s historic investment in the city’s parks, ... Penn Foundation , Philanthropy Network has hosted a member-directed Rebuild Leadership Group who guided the ... including how to invest, visit Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia’s  Rebuild pages . May 2019 Update: ...

Rebuild Announces First Project to Launch, More to Come

Thursday, May 17, 2018
At an event in South Philadelphia, Mayor Jim Kenney was joined by Councilman ... programs. The center was forced to close in October 2017 after it was deemed unsafe by structural engineers hired ... was devastated. The reality is without Rebuild, Vare Rec Center would likely close again within the year, with no ...

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
KCRFund logo.png PHILADELPHIA (July 11, 2024) — Today, the City of ... of The Simple Way and a Community Advisory Committee member.   The KCR Fund recently launched a new website at ... following groups:  Beyond the Bars Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia Big Picture Philadelphia By Faith Health ...

William Penn Foundation announces Creative Communities Grants

Thursday, December 13, 2018
... that sharing a list of recently approved grants can foster greater synergy, coordination, and communication among our ... of the natural environment, and offer platforms for cultural expression. Grants were awarded to the following ... of the School District and early care facilities in Philadelphia. A grant was awarded to the  Free Library of ...
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Foundations Community Partnership Founder Ron Bernstein to Retire

Ron Bernstein
Friday, November 1, 2019
... category (2019), Calkins Media’s Good-Doer Award (2017), Rotary Club’s Four-Way Test Award (2015), and the ... Institute of Behavioral Health, Philanthropy Network of Greater Philadelphia, and the Pennsylvania Health Funders ...

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

Tuesday, November 21, 2017
... massive attempt to rewrite the future of the city’s rec centers, libraries, playgrounds, and parks. One of those ... to be using the sites,” says Patrick Morgan, Knight’s Philadelphia programs director. More than piggy-packing on ... private partners play in helping to define public space in Philadelphia. For example, the Knight-funded  Reimagining ...
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Rebuild announces 21 nonprofits qualified as Project Users

Rebuild
Friday, November 17, 2017
PHILADELPHIA -  Today, Rebuilding Community Infrastructure ... to select Parks and Recreation and Free Library of Philadelphia facilities.   The following nonprofits will ... Users.  An RFQ for Project Users will be issued on an annual or biennial basis to ensure that a wide range of ...

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 ... Addressing Community Trauma Community Advisory Committee Member Maria Gonzalez, President of HACE, noted the importance of this new fund to the greater Kensington community. “It was a privilege to work ...

City Appoints New Executive Director of Rebuild

Kira Strong
Friday, January 3, 2020
... 267-251-3064, maita.soukup@phila.gov   Rebuild2.jpg PHILADELPHIA - Managing Director Brian Abernathy today ... community in Philadelphia deserves high-quality parks, rec centers, and libraries. I look forward to building on the ... the release of the  2019 Rebuild by the Numbers  annual report. The report shares updates on the program’s ...

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

Tuesday, July 28, 2020
... and organizational stressors of the COVID-19 pandemic. A 2017 study conducted by the Philadelphia Foundation, The Financial Health of Philadelphia-Area Nonprofits, revealed that over forty ...

City Launches “Kensington Community Resilience Fund”

Tuesday, April 27, 2021
... participatory grantmaking process   The City of Philadelphia announced the “Kensington Community Resilience ... partnership between community members, the City of Philadelphia, and regional funders to explicitly address the ... build resilience, and improve the quality of life in the greater Kensington community. To increase agency and support ...

Regional Foundation Announces $2 Million in Grant Awards

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Wednesday, December 20, 2023
Philadelphia, PA (Dec 20, 2023) – Today the Regional ... process will address preserving community assets and cultural diversity and sense of belonging and identity ... and build a more vibrant, equitable Orange. 2nd Century Alliance (via Chester County Economic Development Foundation) ...

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

Friday, May 7, 2021
... serving neighborhoods most impacted by COVID-19 PHILADELPHIA, May 7, 2021 | The City today announced the ... to the pandemic are encouraged to apply. They must have annual operating expenses under $3 million and be physically located in and provide services in Philadelphia. Grants of $15,000 will be made to organizations ...

Mayor Kenney Cuts Ribbon at Hancock Playground

Tuesday, November 17, 2020
Press Release   Rebuild Hancock Playground.png PHILADELPHIA - Mayor Kenney alongside Council President ... first budget as a part of his vision for a more equitable Philadelphia, Rebuild seeks to improve pivotal community ... of safe, stimulating recreation, environmental and cultural centers. PPR promotes the well-being and growth of ...
17Oct2017

Rebuild Site Visit

Tuesday, October 17, 2017
1:00pm - 2:30pm
Philadelphia, PA
... Network members and the City’s Commissioner of Philadelphia Parks and Recreation Kathryn Ott Lovell on ... Francis J Meyers Recreation Center . Located in Southwest Philadelphia, Francis J Meyers is among the 400 sites that ... Rebuild improvements will have on local communities across Philadelphia. We will hear from community leaders about the ...
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The Nelson Foundation Announces June 2024 Grant Awards

The Nelson Foundation
Wednesday, July 17, 2024
... eleven core grant recipients are: 12+ , Big Picture Alliance , Chester Education Foundation , Collective Climb , ... , Ordinarie Heroes , Parkesburg Point Youth Center , Philadelphia City Rowing , Project 440 , We REIGN Inc , and ... for Tomorrow ($5,000).  President’s Fund grants: Greater Philadelphia Extracurricular Collaborative ($10,000) ...

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